Sunday, June 14, 2026

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Easterling Correctional Facility

Prisons

Incarcerated person dies at Easterling Correctional Facility

Inquiries for ADOC, a public state agency, to confirm deaths to APR have been ignored.

August 15, 2023

Board of Pardons and Paroles denies parole to dead man

Incarcerated individuals who die prior to their hearing date are "typically" removed from the parole hearing docket.

March 17, 2023

“It seems like no one wants to help” family members of incarcerated individuals

An incarcerated man at Staton was dying of cancer. His sister and mother were refused the chance to see him.

January 17, 2023

Her son died in Easterling Correctional Facility; she’s still waiting for answers

Reginald Alford is said to have died of a seizure. ADOC says the case "is under final review."

August 19, 2022

Inmate dies at Easterling Correctional Facility

William Thierry, 46, was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday by correctional staff.

June 15, 2022

Man serving at Easterling prison died in March

There have been at least 15 preventable deaths — suicides, overdoses and homicides — in Alabama prisons so far this year.

May 11, 2022