ADOC classifies 2020 death of incarcerated man as homicide
Darnell McMillian died in 2020 after being placed in a cell with another incarcerated man. Both were on suicide watch.
Prisons
Alabama to resume prison visitations with restrictions
Alabama is the last state to resume prison visitations, according to The Marshall Project and statements from Mississippi and Virginia.
DOJ provides court with specific details of abuse, unconstitutional conditions in Alabama prisons
The amended complaint was necessary after a federal judge told the DOJ that its allegations weren't specific enough.
Former Alabama correctional officer gets more than seven years in prison on drug charges
Gary Charles Dixon, Jr. pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility.
After blanket testing, 75 incarcerated men at Staton prison test positive for COVID
Alabama prisons in June had the fifth highest number of COVID deaths per capita in the nation.
Art exhibition to feature works of current, formerly incarcerated individuals
The organizations are working together to create an arts exhibition called “Changing the Course."
November 11, 2021
Judge dismisses assault charge against Alabama correctional officer
The correctional officer has been sued multiple times by incarcerated men alleging he assaulted them, with one case settling before trial.
Man serving at Donaldson prison dies
Jonathan Click, 33, was found unresponsive by prison staff. He's the latest in at least four recent deaths of incarcerated people in Alabama.
Deaths of woman at Birmingham prison, man at Bessemer prison under investigation
The woman was found unresponsive on Halloween. The man had multiple health problems and was being treated at a hospital.
Alabama man serving at Donaldson prison dies
Brian Sullivan was being treated for an advanced, terminal illness, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed.