An inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections. A new report highlights the challenges facing 1,200 Alabamians paroled after being sentenced to life in prison. Some of those who have been released and led productive and meaningful lives for decades can be sent back to prison for minor offenses that did not even result in a conviction. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)
People sentenced to life in prison in Alabama may receive parole.
But the almost 1,200 Alabamians who have done so are on supervision for the rest of their lives; are required to pay a $40 monthly fee and can lose their freedom for slightest infraction, even if they remained trouble free for decades…