Nine incarcerated died at six correctional facilities last week
The deaths occurred between Tuesday and Sunday, with two incarcerated individuals dying on Thanksgiving.
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State corrections captain, former lieutenant charged with bribery
A captain and a former lieutenant were arrested on Monday and charged with four counts each.
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."
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See recent postsAlabama should put a moratorium on executions
Alabama has lost the moral high ground required to stand as executioner. It should at least pause executions until it regains it.
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.
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See recent postsA call for justice, not a cry for mercy for Kenneth Eugene Smith
Gov. Kay Ivey can pause Smith’s execution giving the Legislature time to decide if a 2017 law should have been retroactive.
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.