Alabama Prison Bill Gets Final Approval & More From This Week At The Capitol

 ========= Old Image Removed =========Array
(
    [_wp_attached_file] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2015/04/446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house.jpg
        )

    [_wp_attachment_metadata] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:5:{s:5:"width";i:500;s:6:"height";i:375;s:4:"file";s:46:"2015/04/446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house.jpg";s:5:"sizes";a:6:{s:6:"medium";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:46:"446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-336x252.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:252;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:46:"446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:44:"446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:46:"446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-415x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:415;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:46:"446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-353x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:353;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:46:"446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}}s:10:"image_meta";a:12:{s:8:"aperture";s:1:"0";s:6:"credit";s:0:"";s:6:"camera";s:0:"";s:7:"caption";s:0:"";s:17:"created_timestamp";s:1:"0";s:9:"copyright";s:0:"";s:12:"focal_length";s:1:"0";s:3:"iso";s:1:"0";s:13:"shutter_speed";s:1:"0";s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:11:"orientation";s:1:"0";s:8:"keywords";a:0:{}}}
        )

    [_media_credit] => Array
        (
            [0] => jimbowen0306
        )

    [_navis_media_credit_org] => Array
        (
            [0] => Flickr
        )

    [_navis_media_can_distribute] => Array
        (
            [0] => 
        )

    [_imagify_optimization_level] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_imagify_data] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:2:{s:5:"stats";a:3:{s:13:"original_size";i:235711;s:14:"optimized_size";i:148976;s:7:"percent";d:36.799999999999997;}s:5:"sizes";a:9:{s:4:"full";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:74:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/04/446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:124470;s:14:"optimized_size";i:68906;s:7:"percent";d:44.640000000000001;}s:9:"thumbnail";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:6:"medium";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:82:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/04/446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-336x252.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:24392;s:14:"optimized_size";i:17600;s:7:"percent";d:27.850000000000001;}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:13:"wbhm-featured";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:82:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/04/446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-300x300.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:24912;s:14:"optimized_size";i:17939;s:7:"percent";d:27.989999999999998;}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:82:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/04/446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-415x311.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:35362;s:14:"optimized_size";i:25379;s:7:"percent";d:28.23;}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:82:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/04/446890887_fc7a18bacb_alabama-house-353x265.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:26575;s:14:"optimized_size";i:19152;s:7:"percent";d:27.93;}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}}}
        )

    [_imagify_status] => Array
        (
            [0] => success
        )

)
1675657252 
1431034939

Alabama lawmakers gave sweeping changes to Alabama’s prison system final approval this week. The legislature hopes these sentencing and probation reforms will alleviate some of the overcrowded prison system’s worst problems. For more on this, and the rest of the week’s news from Montgomery, we turn to Don Dailey. He’s the host of Capitol Journal on Alabama Public Television, and he joins WBHM each Friday during the legislative session.

Dailey discusses if these prison reforms can work given the state’s budget shortfall of more than $280 million, plus Republican’s new budget proposal.

 

 

Virginia Democrats show map to counter Trump redistricting but its future is unclear

The new map still requires approval from the courts and the voters but, if enacted, it could help Democrats win four more House seats

What to watch at the 2026 Olympics

NPR journalists are at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Join host A Martinez and correspondents Becky Sullivan, Brian Mann, and Rachel Triesman as they talk about what's coming up.

A ‘Jane Doe’ in the R. Kelly trials is ready to share her real name. And her story

A once anonymous R. Kelly survivor, Reshona Landfair is now ready to reclaim her voice.

Alabama seek to bring back death penalty for child rape convictions

Alabama approved legislation Thursday to add rape and sexual torture of a child under 12 to the narrow list of crimes that could draw a death sentence.

What a crowded congressional primary in N.J. says about the state of Democrats

The contest is one of the first congressional primaries of the year where we will find out what issues are currently resonating with some Democratic voters. Here are some key things to know.

At NOCHI, students learn the art of making a Mardi Gras-worthy king cake

With Carnival in full swing, the New Orleans culinary school gave its students a crash course — and a rite of passage — in baking their first king cake.

More Capitol Journal Coverage