Former Alabama correctional officer sentenced to prison for beating prisoner
A federal judge sentenced Ulysses Oliver Jr., 47, a former Alabama Department of Corrections Sergeant, to 30 months in prison.
Alabama Department of Corrections
Man at Fountain prison found unresponsive, dies
Maurice Powell, 47, was found unresponsive by prison staff on April 4 and was pronounced dead.
Mother seeks answers after son’s likely drug overdose death in Alabama prison
Barbara Maxwell says her son's death was preventable, and that officials need to act to rid the state's prisons of drugs.
Alabama correctional officer arrested, charged in beating of prisoner days before he died
APR obtained a letter written by Victor Russo a day before he was found unresponsive detailing the alleged beating.
Prisoner in altercation with correctional officer seven days before found unresponsive
Victor Russo was found unresponsive Feb. 23 and died two days later. He was in a physical altercation with an officer on Feb. 16.
Incarcerated man at Donaldson prison dies after attack
The man's death is the latest in what is quickly becoming one of the deadliest years in Alabama prisons.
Prisoner death not being investigate as homicide despite “blunt force trauma”
The county coroner said Victor Russo was found unresponsive in his cell with apparent blunt force trauma and died two days later at a local hospital.
Man serving at Ventress prison dies
Riley Henderson, 25, was found unresponsive on Feb. 5, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday.
Alabama prisoner found unresponsive, dies
Justin Maxwell, 31, was found unresponsive by prison staff on Feb. 10 and was pronounced dead.
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."