Office of Victim Assistance [AGOVA]

Victim Assistance Hotline: 1-800-626-7676

About the Office

Created on January 11,1988, the Attorney General's Office of Victim Assistance (AGOVA) was established to provide statewide assistance to victims of violent crime. The journey through the justice system can be traumatic, especially for victims of violent crime. AGOVA offers victims and victims' families a place they can turn to after their offender is sentenced.

AGOVA provides direct victim assistance as well as referrals to victims through its toll-free Hotline, listed above. Some of the services provided are listed below. If you click on any of these topics, you will find some of the information our office regularly provides to victims. Let us know if there is other information you would like to see on our website.

Victims Services Info-Snippets:

• Victim Rights Brochure [PDF, 173KB]
• Victim Notification Form
• The Death Penalty Appeals Process [Publication, PDF, 168KB]
• Understanding Pardon and Parole
• How To Protest Parole
• Sex Offender Community Notification Law
• Crime Counselor Confidentiality
• Crime Victims' Rights
• Victim's Rights at Execution
• Criminal Appeal Notification
• Alabama Crime Victims' Compensation Commission

Other Information

• Toll-Free Emergency Assistance Telephone Quick List
• AGOVA's County Victim Service Officers

Victim's Voice Newsletter

• Victim's Voice, July 2009 Issue
• Victim's Voice, April 2009 Issue
• Victim's Voice, December 2008 Issue
• Victim's Voice, July 2008 Issue
• Victim's Voice, April 2008 Issue
• Victim's Voice, January 2008 Issue

AlaVINE is the Alabama Victims Information Notification Everyday website partnered by Attorney General King and the national VINElink network. Through AlaVINE, victims can get information about criminal cases and custody status using telephone, internet, or email; register to be notified immediately in the event of an offender's release, escape, transfer, or court appearance; or, inquire about the current status of an offender. To see how it works and register, please visit AlaVINE at www.alavine.gov today.