Contract review brings concerns with ADOC’s progress
The Legislative Joint Contract Review Committee reviewed four ADOC contracts, totaling around $2.4 million.
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Elmore inmates relocated during renovations
Elmore inmates will temporarily move to Draper, now the Elmore Annex, during renovations.
Alabama Department of Corrections faces continued hiring setbacks
At the joint budget hearing, Commissioner John Hamm discussed hiring challenges for security personnel and prison construction updates.
Alabama’s second execution using nitrogen hypoxia to proceed
Alabama inmate Alan Eugene Miller reached an agreement with the state and his execution, using nitrogen hypoxia, is slated for next month.
DOJ reaffirms duty of prison officials to protect incarcerated individuals from harm
The plaintiffs in Duke v. Hamm allege that prisoner-on-prisoner violence and sexual assault are rampant.
July 9, 2024
Program aims to reduce barriers for future Alabama correctional officers
Registration is open for a new, no-cost college and career readiness program.
June 12, 2024
House passes bill creating Felony charge for organ retention
Multiple lawsuits have alleged that UAB Medical Center retained organs from individuals who died inside Alabama prisons without obtaining the consent of family members.
Advocate’s incarcerated husband stabbed
The husband of an incarcerated advocate was stabbed in an Alabama Department of Corrections facility.
325 people died in custody of ADOC in 2023
There have now been more than 1,000 deaths in Alabama prisons since a 2019 DOJ investigation found Alabama's prisons unconstitutional.
ADOC incarcerated deaths, water shortage problems
As another year comes to a close, the deaths of incarcerated people continue.