Alabama Department of Corrections

Inmate at Alabama prison for aged and infirmed tests positive for COVID-19

An inmate at the Hamilton Aged & Infirmed facility has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the 8th Alabama inmate to have tested positive for the virus, and a staff member at Holman Correctional Facility has also tested positive for the virus. The man, who has preexisting medical conditions, was taken to a local hospital after … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

May 6, 2020

Seventh Alabama inmate tests positive for COVID-19

An inmate at the St. Clair Correctional Facility has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the seventh state inmate to test positive for the virus, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced late Monday. The man tested positive “while he was at a local hospital where he received care for a non-COVID-19 related preexisting medical condition,” ADOC’s … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

May 4, 2020

Inmate who died at Bullock prison showed no COVID-19 symptoms, ADOC says

An inmate at the Bullock Correctional Facility died Saturday, and while the cause of his death is under investigation, “foul play” isn’t suspected, and he was not exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections said Monday. Richard Jason Reed, 35, of Etowah County died at the Bullock County prison on Saturday, ADOC confirmed … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

May 4, 2020

Sixth Alabama inmate, 16th prison worker tests positive for COVID-19

A sixth inmate in Alabama prisons has tested positive for COVID-19, and three more prison workers as well, the Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday evening. A man serving at Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio tested positive at a local hospital where he was being treated for “advanced, non-COVID-19 related medical conditions that were considered … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

May 2, 2020

Fifth inmate, two more workers test positive for COVID-19 in crowded Alabama prisons

An inmate at the Bibb Correctional Institution and two prison workers at other facilities have tested positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections said in a late-evening press release at 8:58 p.m. Thursday. The man tested positive for coronavirus at a local hospital, where he is being treated for a separate medical condition, ADOC … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 30, 2020

Alabama prisons investigating death of inmate at Limestone Correctional Facility

The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating the Saturday death of an inmate serving at Limestone Correctional Facility, the department confirmed to the Alabama Political Reporter on Tuesday. Alvin Daniels, 68, died on April 25 and although no foul play is suspected his exact cause of death is pending an autopsy, ADOC spokeswoman Samantha Rose … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 28, 2020

Ventress Correctional Facility worker tests positive for COVID-19

A worker at the Ventress Correctional Facility has tested positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday. The worker is the ninth state prison employee to have contracted coronavirus. Two of the workers have recovered and have been medically cleared to return to work, ADOC said in a statement Friday. The latest employee … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 24, 2020

Fourth state inmate tests positive for COVID-19

An inmate at the overcrowded Elba Community Based Facility and Community Work Center has tested positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections said Thursday. The latest positive test is the fourth inmate in state custody to have a confirmed case of the virus. Dave Thomas, 66, a terminally-ill man who was serving at the … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 22, 2020

Locked in Crisis: Packed by strict sentencing laws, prisons brace for COVID-19

As the U.S. reels from an unprecedented global health emergency, many people have been sounding alarms about the magnified threat posed to people in prison. With the highest incarceration rates in the world, America’s overcrowded facilities are prime environments for a contagion like the novel coronavirus to spread. Mandatory minimum sentencing laws have played a … Continued

Nyamekye Daniel, Micah Danney, Eddie Burkhalter and Martin Pratt

April 21, 2020

Alabama inmate died after testing positive for COVID-19. Two others test positive

An inmate in an Alabama prison who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, the Alabama Department Corrections announced Friday. Two others have tested positive for the virus. Dave Thomas, 66, a terminally ill man serving a life-sentence at St. Clair Correctional Facility died Thursday after having been taken to a local hospital on April 4. … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

April 17, 2020