Work Crews

“This is not a retaliatory measure but logistically necessary to ensure that other critical services are being provided,” the department said in a statement

Prisoners including those who provide food, laundry and janitorial services refused to show up for work at major state prisons, leaving staff scrambling to keep the facilities running

The organization Both Sides of the Wall called for the strike Mon. morning to address reforms to Alabama’s sentencing and parole laws

In exchange with Gov. Phil Bryant, Favre suggested “the prison industry possibly as a builder" for his volleyball stadium

This August about 1,670 inmates are in fire camps, including staff like cooks and laundry workers, down about 40% from August 2019

In court papers filed in the case, attorneys for the state said the relationship between inmates and their employers was not the same as free employees

"This is a prison where the incarcerated individuals actually write staff gratitude letters upon graduation," said one officer

Prison officials agreed to correct a mistake related to good-conduct credit rules that had mistakenly extended sentences

Kevin Barton is calling for a ban on violent offenders serving on work crews among other "logical" changes

"It's an opportunity to do something truly meaningful with your time," said inmate and crew member Kevin Payton

Supervisors will now “visually account” for each prisoner at 15-minute intervals and keep crews closer together

Inmate Ruben Hernandez is charged with sexually assaulting a base-camp worker after she rejected his advances

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson wants to send inmate "volunteers" to help rebuild Houston