Alabama inmate tested positive for COVID-19 after his death
Testing data from the department shows there was an outbreak of the disease in the prison around the time he was taken to a hospital.
Alabama Department of Corrections
28th Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Since the start of the pandemic, 441 Alabama inmates and 415 staff have tested positive for coronavirus.
24th Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID
Willie Bernard Collins, 67, died on Oct. 1 after battling the disease for 113 days.
23rd Alabama inmate dies with COVID-19
There have been 409 total positive COVID-19 cases among inmates and 392 total among employees as of Sept. 26.
SPLC report: Despite COVID-19 deaths, Alabama isn’t releasing older, at-risk inmates
A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center published Tuesday found that almost 200 older state inmates, at greater risk from COVID-19, were eligible for parole, but either had no hearing or were denied parole over the summer. Alabama’s three-member Board of Pardons and Paroles denied parole for 44 people who were 65 and older … Continued
Governor establishes Prison Repurposing Commission
Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn have said that as many as 11 of the state’s 13 existing men’s prisons could close.
Prisoners quarantined at formerly closed prison kept in unconstitutional conditions, groups say
Conditions are so bad that inmates have been forced to urinate and defacate on themselves because restrooms are not accessible, the complaint alleges.
John Paul Dejnozka, the “Southwest Molester,” dies after testing positive for COVID-19
John Paul Dejnozka, 76, died on Sept. 9 after testing positive for COVID-19, becoming the 21st Alabama inmate to have died after being confirmed to have the disease. Dejnozka, who was dubbed the “Southwest Molester,” was convicted in 1980 in connection with the assault of at least 18 women in their homes, attacking, torturing and … Continued
Judge denies Worsley’s request to serve sentence outside prison
A judge last week denied Sean Worsley’s request to be transferred to a community corrections program instead of prison for an August 2016 arrest for marijuana possession. Worsley is facing a five-year sentence in the Alabama Department of Corrections after his probation was revoked in April. “Because the Defendant has fled this jurisdiction both times … Continued
Police Chiefs Association “wholeheartedly” supports Ivey’s prison plan
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the two developer teams that are to build the state’s three new mega prisons. Ivey said those prisons are to be located in Bibb, Elmore County and Escambia counties. The president of the Alabama Association of Police Chiefs Chief Patrick W. Mardis released a statement in support of … Continued