Nearly half a million people are in jail across the country who have not been convicted of a crime, but who remain there solely because […]
Author: Anna Claire Vollers
A boy’s death + the law that left his daycare unlicensed
On Monday morning, Jasmyn Johnson dropped off her 5-year-old son Kamden at the Community Nursery & Preschool Academy in west Mobile, according to the day […]
2017 Story of the Year
This story recently won 2017 Story of the Year from the Alabama Press Association, as well as Best News Feature. — Lucas Greenfield was prepared […]
Alabama law reins in religious boot camps
Less than a year after my religious boot camp story published, Alabama lawmakers passed a law that requires these schools to be licensed and regulated. […]
Black babies die at 3x the rate of white babies in Alabama
An overall improvement in infant mortality rates in Alabama may appear as welcome news, but there are troubling findings within recent state health reports. The […]
Mo Brooks outspoken in Senate run: ‘I believe we need another Jeff Sessions’
To understand Congressman Mo Brooks, it’s helpful to understand the man he almost became. Read more on AL.com.
Facing lack of birth choices, an Alabama nurse heads for the border
Jessica Thompson didn’t take her eyes off the glowing dashboard clock as her husband sped their minivan through the night, heading north on a deserted […]
86 kids hospitalized for food poisoning at day care, Alabama could change church loophole
When Angela Foster arrived at the Sunnyside Child Care Center to pick up her kids on June 23, 2015, she found the front door locked […]
‘Wrap those boobs up’: Breastfeeding cop sued and won
She pumped her breastmilk in the locker room at the police station. Shirt askew, horn-shaped pump parts – technically called breastshields – held up to […]