John C. Young, an Alabama police officer who is spending his 'off duty' time advocating for black women who are victims of domestic violence. Tim Jones / for NBC News Oct. 23, 2018, 4:52 PM EDT ...

Several factors determine which agencies receive funding, including service area population and the number of times domestic violence incidents happen in those areas. Nearly $2 million was distributed ...

Derived from data between Jan. 1 and March 31 of this year, the new report shows that 420 assaults were documented within Alabama prisons, down from 446 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, the first ...

Since Friday, two violent incidents involving gunfire contained elements of domestic violence, with one man being shot to death in Lee county, Alabama. Experts say many victims are often afraid or ...

The enduring violence raises questions not only about Alabama’s ability to oversee its 13 men's prisons but also about the federal government’s willingness to hold the state accountable.

The incidents have occurred over the last few days, said Larry P. Spencer, United Mine Workers of America International vice president for District 20.

Thousands of inmates in Alabama state prisons have stopped work over the past few weeks - in prison kitchens, picking up trash and other jobs - to protest their living conditions and the harsh ...

Makayla Jordan, 20, a University of Alabama at Birmingham student, said she has feared dying since the in-school shooting death of Courtlin Arrington, a Huffman High School student. “I walk into ...

LaGarrette Crawford and Dr. Shannette Bone are organizers of Faith in Action Alabama. Tuesday’s incidents impacted them personally because Mae Jemison, a school Crawford graduated from, ... but it ...