Alabama advocacy groups praise Ivey’s execution moratorium
Advocacy groups took issue with Ivey's messaging, but welcomed the halt on executions with the opportunity for reform.
Prisons
Gov. Kay Ivey announces moratorium on executions, orders “top-to-bottom review”
The governor asked the attorney general not to seek additional executions for other incarcerated people until after "a top-to-bottom review."
Another incarcerated man dies at Donaldson Correctional Facility
The ADOC's Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating Antoine Rudolph's death.
Incarcerated man, 44, dies at St. Clair Correctional Facility
The Alabama Department of Corrections identified the deceased as Kishon Green, a 44-year-old incarcerated man.
Execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith halted after failed attempt to find vein
Commissioner John Hamm assured Ivey that the Department of Corrections was prepared to carry out the death sentence successfully, only to fail again.
Prisoner killed at Donaldson Correctional Facility as federal investigators visit facility
On the same day that federal investigators visited Donaldson Correctional Facility, an incarcerated man died after being attacked.
Report: Elderly prisoners put financial strain on ADOC
Over five decades, the number of incarcerated individuals over 50 increased by 3,640 percent.
Inmate death at Ventress Correctional believed to be an overdose
Michael Hardy, a 40-year-old incarcerated man at the Barbour County facility, was found unresponsive Monday.
Incarcerated man stabbed at Elmore Correctional Facility, later died
Sargent was the 15th incarcerated individual to die in an Alabama correctional facility in the month of October.
Incarcerated man dies at Staton Correctional Facility
It was at least the 15th confirmed death in Alabama's state prison system in October.