Alabama inmate tests positive for COVID-19 after death
Fourteen other state inmates and two prison workers have died after testing positive for COVID-19.
Alabama Department of Corrections
Alabama attorney general says state was “ambushed” with DOJ report on mens’ prisons
Reaction to the U.S. Department of Justice’s latest scathing report on Alabama’s broken prisons for men came swiftly on Thursday, and the state’s top law enforcement officer claims Alabama was “ambushed.” The Justice Department report published Thursday details numerous instances of unprovoked and illegal violence against inmates by correctional officers, cover-ups of those crimes by … Continued
Justice Department report finds systemic excessive use of force by prison guards, attempted cover-ups
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday released a report that details why the federal government believes systemic use of excessive force within Alabama’s prisons for men violates the Eighth Amendment. The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama found systemic problems … Continued
14th Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
A 47-year-old man serving at the St. Clair Correctional Facility became the 14th Alabama inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections said Monday. Wilson Roosevelt Conner, who had multiple underlying conditions including end-stage renal disease, died Friday, the department said in a press release. He was tested for COVID-19 … Continued
13th state inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Of the state’s approximately 21,000 inmates, 585 had been tested as of Thursday.
Two more Alabama inmates die after testing positive for COVID-19
The two additional deaths bring the total number of inmate deaths after positive test results to 12.
Alabama Department of Corrections investigating inmate death
His exact cause of death is pending an autopsy, but the department said prior to his death he was not showing symptoms of COVID-19.
Commissioner praises prison employees for putting lives on the line during pandemic
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn on Thursday praised the department’s employees for “literally putting their lives on the line” coming into work during the COVID-19 crisis. Dunn was speaking to the Alabama State Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, which is holding budget hearings in Montgomery. “I cannot praise them enough,” Dunn … Continued
Tenth state inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
As of Tuesday, 97 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19.
Prison worker says excessive pepper spray may have killed inmate
A prison worker says the amount of pepper spray used was excessive, and that officers knowingly and intentionally put the inmate's life in jeopardy.