Prisons

Man serving at Ventress prison dies

Riley Henderson, 25, was found unresponsive on Feb. 5, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday.

February 17, 2022

Alabama prisoner found unresponsive, dies

Justin Maxwell, 31, was found unresponsive by prison staff on Feb. 10 and was pronounced dead.

February 14, 2022

Former Alabama correctional officer gets nine years in prison over prisoner beating

Willie Burks III, a former ADOC lieutenant, failed to stop another officer from beating two handcuffed inmates, instead telling the officer "it's fair."

February 7, 2022

Three more incarcerated men die with COVID-19

The three deaths, all at St. Clair Correctional Facility, bring the total number of COVID-related deaths among Alabama's incarcerated to 73.

February 2, 2022

Man serving at Staton prison dies after attack with weapon

The death Monday is the latest in a string of prison deaths in Alabama, which is being sued by the federal government.

February 1, 2022

Alabama prisoner dies after taken to another prison instead of hospital

William Sullivan died shortly after arriving to Kilby Correctional Facility on Jan. 8 from the minimum security Red Eagle Work Center in Montgomery.

January 21, 2022

Alabama prisons see increasing COVID cases among prisoners, staff

There were 334 new confirmed cases among incarcerated people and 146 cases among prison staff last week.

January 19, 2022

Incarcerated Alabama man dies after attacked with weapon

Harold Wallace is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons, which last year saw record deaths from suicides, homicides and drug overdoses.

January 13, 2022

Alabama prisons see hundreds of COVID cases among incarcerated, staff

There were 204 new confirmed cases among prisoners and 185 self-reported cases among prison staff last week.

January 13, 2022

Two Alabama prisoners die on Christmas Eve, day after Christmas

One man died on Christmas Eve after being attacked with a weapon by another prisoner. A second man was found unresponsive on Dec. 26.

January 11, 2022