John Serba is a freelance writer and film critic based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

All eyes on the state of Alabama after a light has been shined on issues regarding the treatment of inmates in state prisons.

For the second year, loved ones and advocates spoke before a legislative committee designed to curb violence and improve conditions within the Alabama prison system. Again, they described the inhumane ...

Ms. Magazine just published an essay written by one of them women who served time in prison alongside Piper Kerman. After a relatively short prison sentence, Kerman wrote about the experience in her ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — A variety of issues were brought before lawmakers Wednesday at a Joint Prison Oversight Committee hearing in Montgomery. Advocates are calling for reforms inside and outside ...

On April 2, the Department of Justice issued a horrifying report on Alabama’s prisons, with graphic accounts of prisoners who were tortured, burned, raped, sodomized, stabbed and murdered in largely ...

Alabama prisons face ongoing issues with overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and extreme temperatures, advocates say. Inmate advocates and family members allege denial of basic necessities and rampant ...