Prisons

Another man dies at St. Clair prison

Terrell Penick, 46, died on May 31 at St. Clair Correctional Facility. His exact cause of death awaits a full autopsy.

June 2, 2022

Alabama prisons see three more deaths

Two of the men died within hours of one another at Donaldson prison. Officials are awaiting autopsies.

May 26, 2022

Two firearms confiscated outside Alabama prisons in late 2021

No suspects have been identified in the case of a gun found in a field outside Fountain Correctional Facility, according to the Department of Corrections.

May 24, 2022

Two more deaths in Alabama prisons

Trey Norwood, 28, was found unresponsive at Ventress on May 17. Earnest Charles McReynolds, 69, died on May 10 at Donaldson Correctional Facility.

May 23, 2022

New podcast “Deliberate Indifference” spotlights Alabama’s deadly prisons

WBHM's Mary Scott Hodgin spent several years investigating Alabama's prison crisis for the podcast, which released the first episode Wednesday.

May 20, 2022

Two Alabama correctional officers arrested in connection with prison death

The two were arrested Tuesday for allegedly not rendering aid when a man became stuck in his cell's automated door and died in April.

May 11, 2022

Man serving at Easterling prison died in March

There have been at least 15 preventable deaths — suicides, overdoses and homicides — in Alabama prisons so far this year.

May 11, 2022

Man becomes at least 15th preventable death in Alabama prisons this year

Marcus Terrell Grubbs died after he was attacked by another incarcerated man at Kilby Correctional, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed Thursday.

May 6, 2022

Ingram State, Four Star Freightliner announce inmate apprenticeship program

Students in the program will be trained to repair and maintain diesel engines, and can obtain full-time employment through a work-release program.

May 4, 2022

Alabama to pay $623 million for new prison in Elmore County.

APR received a redacted version of the contract of Friday, which details the agreement with Montgomery-based Caddell Construction.

May 2, 2022