October 13, 1950
Describes brutality in prisons, specifically from the perspective of a “Scottsboro Boy” named Haywood Patterson and also discusses how the Democratic nominee for Alabama governor, Gordon Persons, planned to address the issue.
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Accused Negro is Transferred to the Kilby Prison
October 26, 1950
Explains that Cooper Drake, a Black man accused of rape, was transferred to Kilby Prison via ambulance due to the injuries inflicted by an angered posse. Also, gives additional information about the victim, Kathleen Holley
Negro Wanted Since 1947 Is Returned to Lauderdale County
October 26, 1950
Briefly explains that a Black man named Edward McDaniel was picked up by Tennessee police and transferred to Lauderdale County Jail for a crime committed in 1947
Lauderdale, Lawrence Convicts Get Paroles
November 12, 1950
Briefly explains that thirty-three convicts were given paroles and includes thenames of two Black men, Joe Smith and Joe Jones
Two Lauderdale County Convicts Granted Paroles
October 19, 1950
Describes that multiple men were released on parole, including a Black man named James Earl Wilder who killed a white man when he saw him beating his father
Supreme Court Grants Stay In Integration Order For State Jails
March 23, 1967
Describes the order for Alabama prisons to be integrated as the result of a Supreme Court ruling and explains the push back from Governor Lurleen Wallace and Attorney General Gallion.