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Eddie Burkhalter

Eddie Burkhalter is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can email him at [email protected] or reach him via Twitter.

Fifth inmate, two more workers test positive for COVID-19 in crowded Alabama prisons

An inmate at the Bibb Correctional Institution and two prison workers at other facilities have tested positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections said in a late-evening press release at 8:58 p.m. Thursday. The man tested positive for coronavirus at a local hospital, where he is being treated for a separate medical condition, ADOC … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 30, 2020

Advocates: Alabama Supreme Court, release children in detention facilities

An advocacy group for Alabama children on Thursday asked the Alabama Supreme Court to release children in detention facilities due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In the petition to the court the Children and Youth Advocacy Network, made up of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program and the law firm of Blume … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 30, 2020

Alabama Supreme Court extends suspension of in-person hearings amid COVID-19

The Alabama Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order extending a suspension of all in-person court proceedings through May 15 in response to COVID-19. The state Supreme Court previously issued an order March 13 suspending all in-person court hearings for a month. Thursday’s order from the court extends the suspension to match Gov. Kay Ivey’s … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 30, 2020

Jones: COVID-19 testing must increase as states consider reopening

Until testing for COVID-19 is more broadly available it will be unclear the extent of the deadly virus’s reach throughout Alabama and the U.S., and difficult to safely determine when to fully reopen the economy. That’s the message Sen. Doug Jones made during a press conference on Thursday, in which Jones and health experts from … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 30, 2020

Former officer at Alabama federal prison pleads guilty to sexually assaulting two inmates

A former federal prison correctional officer in Alabama pleaded guilty today to sexually assaulting two female inmates and lying to investigators about the assaults, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Adrian Stargell, 39, pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the rights of two women who he sexually assaulted multiple times and one count … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 30, 2020

Early results of COVID-19 treatment clinical trial promising, UAB doctors say

Preliminary results in a clinical trial for the drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients shows promise that the drug is likely “going to be saving lives,” but the drug company will be challenged to make enough for those who’ll need it, said the doctor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who oversaw the university’s … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 30, 2020

Democratic nominees call for Medicaid expansion

Three Democratic Congressional nominees on Wednesday joined in a call for lawmakers to expand Medicaid in Alabama. Phyliss Harvey-Hall, the Democratic nominee for Alabama’s 2nd District; Dr. Adia Winfrey, who’s running in Alabama’s 3rd District; and the state’s Democratic nominee for Alabama’s 4th District, Rick Neighbors, issued a joint statement asking state legislators to expand … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 29, 2020

Jones urges Alabamians to heed COVID-19 warnings

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, Tuesday encouraged the public to heed Gov. Kay Ivey’s warnings earlier in the day that despite her loosening some restrictions on business closures amid the COVI-19 pandemic, the state isn’t yet in the clear. “As I said last week, I am grateful for Governor Ivey’s measured response in light of … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 28, 2020

Five federal detainees at Montgomery City Jail test positive for COVID-19

Five federal detainees being held at the Montgomery City Jail tested positive Tuesday for COVID-19, and one other detainee is awaiting results, according to the Montgomery Police Department. WSFA first broke news of the confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday afternoon. MPD spokesman Capt. Regina Duckett in a response to APR on Tuesday said the detainees have … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 28, 2020

Alabama prisons investigating death of inmate at Limestone Correctional Facility

The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating the Saturday death of an inmate serving at Limestone Correctional Facility, the department confirmed to the Alabama Political Reporter on Tuesday. Alvin Daniels, 68, died on April 25 and although no foul play is suspected his exact cause of death is pending an autopsy, ADOC spokeswoman Samantha Rose … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 28, 2020