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Senate bill would increase penalties for fentanyl
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (490+ words) A bill pending in the Alabama Senate would put the penalties for possession of a mixture of synthetic fentanyl and the controlled substances used to make it on par with possession of the deadly drug alone. Angelo Della Manna, director…...
Alabama bill would put more restrictions on sex offenders, limit internet access
2+ week, 4+ day ago (392+ words) A bill moving through the Alabama Legislature could put new restrictions on sex offenders convicted of crimes against children, including preventing them from access to the internet. Senate Bill 199 was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday (Feb....
Alabama House passes Child Predator Death Penalty Act
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (684+ words) The House passed a bill Tuesday (Jan. 27) to make the rape, sodomy or sexual torture of children younger than 12 a capital crime punishable by death. House Bill 41 " called the Child Predator Death Penalty Act " passed the House last year, but…...