Contact:
P.O. Box 303500 
Montgomery, AL 36130 
334-242-3460 
334-240-3417 fax 
 

Information about State Department of Labor resources may be of interest to:
• potential employers looking for incentives to hire individuals with criminal histories;
• service providers and individuals with criminal histories who are looking for assistance in finding employment; and
• researchers and policy makers looking at current programs to ascertain what programs are effective and serve their intended purpose.

A. Federal Bonding Program
The Federal Bonding Program provides fidelity bonding insurance coverage to individuals with criminal histories and other high-risk job applicants who are qualified, but fail to get jobs because regular commercial bonding is denied due to their backgrounds.

Contact:
Federal Bonding Program 
Alabama State Employment Service 
Industrial Relations Building, Room 246 
649 Monroe Street 
Montgomery, AL 36131 
334-242-8039 
334-242-8585 fax 
 

 

B. Tax Credits
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit to reduce the federal tax liability of private for profit employers to be used as an incentive for employers to hire individuals from eight different targeted groups: TANF recipients, veterans, ex-felons, high risk youth, summer youth, Food Stamp recipients, SSI recipients, and vocational rehabilitation referrals.

Contact:
Robert E. Langley 
Employment Service Division 
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations 
Finance Department 
649 Monroe Street 
Montgomery, AL 36131 
334-242-8303 
334-242-8299 fax 
E-Mail: EEO@dir.alabama.gov 
Web Site: http://dir.alabama.gov/business/ 
 

 

C. Unemployment Insurance Office
Unemployment compensation is a social insurance program designed to provide benefits to most individuals out of work, generally through no fault of their own, for periods between jobs. In order to be eligible for benefits, jobless workers must demonstrate that they have worked, usually measured by amount of wages and/or weeks of work, and must be able and available for work.

The unemployment compensation program is based upon federal law, but administered by states under state law.
 

Contact:
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations 
649 Monroe Street 
Montgomery, AL 36131 
(334)-242-8025 
(334) 242-8021 fax 
E-Mail: uc@dir.alabama.gov 
Web Site: www.dir.alabama.gov/uc 
 

II. Criminal Record Repository
This is the agency individuals may contact to obtain a copy of their state rap sheet and learn about the process of sealing, expunging or cleaning it up. The criminal record repository can also tell the individual who else is legally entitled to have access to his or her record.

An individual or employer must call or write the Bureau of Investigations to request a release form. The release form must be signed by the individual whose record is being requested along with a $25 fee. Searches for a criminal record can be done based on a name or a set of fingerprints. Each procedure costs $25.

Contact:
Alabama Department of Public Safety 
Bureau of Investigations 
301 South River Street 
P.O. Box 1511 
Montgomery, AL 36104 
334-353-1100 
 

III. State Attorney General
Employers and service providers may obtain information from the state attorney general regarding occupational bars, the licensing of individuals with criminal records in certain jobs, and whether the state has laws that limit what employers may ask job applicants or protections against employment discrimination based on a criminal record.

Contact:
Office of the Attorney General 
11 South Union Street 
Montgomery, AL 36130 
334-242-7300 
Web Site: www.ago.state.al.us 
 

IV. State Department of Corrections

Alabama Department of Corrections

Contact:
Alabama Department of Corrections 
301 South Ripley Street 
P.O. Box 301501 
Montgomery, AL 36130-1501 
334-353-3883 
E-Mail: pio@doc.state.al.us 
Web Site: www.doc.state.al.us 
 

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles provides adult probation and parole services in Alabama.

Contact:
Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles 
301 South Ripley Street 
P.O. Box 301501 
Montgomery, AL 36130-2405 
334-242-8700 
E-Mail: questions4pardonsandparoles@alabpp.gov 
Web Site: www.paroles.state.al.us 
 

Contact:
 

V. State Department of Parole/Probation

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles provides adult probation and parole services in Alabama.

Contact:
Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles 
301 South Ripley Street 
P.O. Box 302405 
Montgomery, AL 36130-2405 
334-242-8700 
E-Mail: questions4pardonsandparoles@alabpp.gov 
Web Site: www.paroles.state.al.us 
 

Contact:
 

VI. Legal Assistance
Free or low-cost legal resources, both in civil and criminal law, are helpful to individuals with criminal histories in learning about relevant state laws governing the expungement or sealing of criminal histories or addressing other legal issues resulting from having a criminal history.

A. State Public Defender

There is no state Public Defender office in Alabama. Defense attorneys are appointed by judges when necessary to provide legal counsel for indigent clients.

Contact:
 

B. Legal Services
 

Alabama’s legal services programs are independent, non-profit organizations that provide qualifying low-income families with legal assistance in civil matters.

Contact:
Legal Services Corporation of Alabama, Inc. 
600 Bell Building 
Suite 1200 
207 Montgomery Street 
Montgomery, AL 36104 
334-832-4570 
334-241-8683 fax 
Web Site: www.alabamalegalservices.org/ 
 

C. State Bar Association
 

Contact:
Alabama State Bar 
415 Dexter Avenue 
Montgomery, AL 36104 
334-269-1515 
334-261-6310 fax 
Web Site: www.alabar.org 
 

 

VII. Local Service Providers 
Community agencies are available to assist individuals with criminal records find employment. This information will inform individuals with criminal records about government agencies and community-based organizations that assist with employment, education or vocational training. Researchers and policy makers may find this information useful in identifying agencies and service providers in order to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs.

The One-Stop Center is also known as the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations local office.

Contact:
Employment Services Division 
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations 
649 Monroe Street 
Montgomery, AL 36131 
Web Site: www.dir.alabama.gov/ 
 

Aid to Inmate Mothers provides services to promote the successful reintegration of women with criminal records by helping them become gainfully employed, obtain clothing, and secure housing.

Contact:
Aid to Inmate Mothers 
P.O. Box 986 
Montgomery, AL 36101 
800-679-0246 or 334-262-2245 
Web Site: www.inmatemoms.org 
 

Re-Entry Ministries, Inc. works with persons with criminal records and offers limited services to prisoners. Programs include support groups for people with criminal records and families of prisoners, church services, job assistance, and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Contact:
Re-Entry Ministries, Inc. 
2224 3rd Avenue North 
Birmingham, AL 35210 
205-320-2101 
 

Renascence, Inc. assists in the transition of non-violent, male ex-offenders from prison to steady employment and responsible living. Renascence provides housing, appropriate monotoring, interpersonal and life skills programs, recovery support groups, as well as access to employment, health, and educational services / opportunities.

Contact:
Renascence, Inc. 
215 Clayton Street 
Montgomery, AL 36104 
334-832-1402 
E-Mail: renascence@bellsouth.net