Habitual Felony Offender Act: Alabama law produces long prison sentences for questionable prior convictions
Southern Poverty Law Center, April 9, 2021: Habitual Felony Offender Act: Alabama law produces long prison sentences for questionable prior convictions
“High-profile cases like Henderson’s have in part led to a chorus of opposition to the HFOA. A large coalition of Alabama activists – including the SPLC Action Fund and Alabamians for Fair Justice – have urged state lawmakers to approve a repeal currently under consideration.
‘Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Act is the harshest repeat offender law in the Southeast, with the exception of Mississippi,’ reads a February 2021 open letter signed by 165 Alabama lawyers, law professors and former judges. ‘We strongly urge the Alabama Legislature to pass this important bill during its 2021 session.’”
