Incarcerated individual may have allegedly been beaten to death by officers
ADOC’s Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating McCloud’s death.
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Several incarcerated people die amid more prison violence
The violence and death inside ADOC facilities continue as billions of dollars are being prepared to go towards funding one new prison.
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See recent postsUnarmed, tazed and beaten
Most of these incidents involve white officers and black citizens. Not this time. The victim is white.
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See recent postsA gruesome murder should point Montgomery in a new direction
The city didn’t arrive overnight at a place where 16-year-old girls are drinking smoothies after a gruesome murder, and the road out of it won’t be a short one either.
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See recent postsThe double standards in American policing are not OK
There is no single scene that better exemplifies the underlying friction between American law enforcement and the non-white public it is meant to serve than those cops in Kenosha driving right on by a double murderer.
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See recent postsPrison system issues show “lack of institutional control”
"Our Department of Corrections is not being run in a manner that the people of Alabama should accept, and it is past time to make a change there."
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See recent postsWho will stand and lead?
Alabama is beset by a worldwide pandemic, economic collapse and a growing cry for social justice for its black citizens. Anyone of these crises alone would require superior leadership of conscience, fortitude and political skill. But at this moment, who is leading? The silence of the state’s top leaders is troubling but speaks to the … Continued
Family awaits report on cause of son’s death in Easterling prison
The mother of a 22-year-old who died in Easterling Correctional Facility on Sunday says the family couldn’t get answers from prison officials about what happened to him, and only learned that officials believe he died by suicide after reading news articles. Carla Underwood Lewis said her family began receiving calls from other incarcerated men at … Continued
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See recent postsWriters of Accountability Act never heard of the Good Samaritan
Most of us heard the parable of the Good Samaritan at an early age. Probably in a Sunday School Class. And in Alabama, it was probably a Baptist Sunday School. As you remember, Jesus told the story of a Jewish traveler who was beaten and left by the side of the road. A priest saw … Continued