Issues and Agencies: The Alabama Department of Corrections
In that same year, Alabama had the most overcrowded prisons in the nation. Alabama’s prisons were designed to hold 12,115 prisoners, but instead housed 21,046 prisoners, 174% of the system’s designed capacity. (Data is unavailable for the states of Ohio, Missouri, and Connecticut). Alabama has added no capacity since, and the state’s custodial prisoner […]
PARCA Partners with VOICES on the 2025 Alabama Kids Count Data Book
VOICES for Alabama’s Children published the 2025 Alabama Kids Count Data Book yesterday. For the 10th year in a row, PARCA worked with VOICES as a data partner for the project. Since 1994, the Alabama Kids Count Data Book has documented and tracked the health, education, safety, and economic security of children at the state and county levels. […]
Crime and Public Safety Ranks #7 Among Alabama Voter Priorities
In late 2017, the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) surveyed Alabama voters to determine their thoughts about the general direction of the state and the issues that most concern them. PARCA partnered with Samford University to survey policy professionals from across the state including academics, journalists, business and nonprofit leaders, and lobbyists. Their […]