Holman Correctional Facility

Prisons

Alabama schedules execution of Demetrius Frazier using nitrogen hypoxia

Frazier's attorneys have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the execution.

January 8, 2025

Holman correctional officer arrested for smuggling meth into prison

The officer was detained on Wednesday and charged with attempting to distribute a controlled substance.

October 14, 2024

Sources: Death row left without heat, despite complaints

Individuals incarcerated on Alabama’s death row have been without heat for a few weeks, according to sources.

January 17, 2024

Another incarcerated person escapes as deaths continue in ADOC

Since last week there have also been multiple deaths at several ADOC facilities.

September 6, 2023

Rising death toll in Alabama prisons: 3 more amid silence from ADOC

APR reached out to ADOC to confirm several deaths but the public agency never responded.

September 1, 2023

Holman warden built career after altercations with women cost him Trooper job

Holman warden Terry Raybon was involved in two physical altercations that led to his termination from the Department of Public Safety.

August 9, 2022

Federal judge denies final appeal for Joe Nathan James Jr., execution set for Thursday

James was convicted for the 1994 shooting death of his former girlfriend, Faith Hall. Hall's family is asking that he not be executed.

July 26, 2022

Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Law is a failed policy: Let’s end it

"HB107 represents the smartest path forward to restore fairness, equity and common sense to Alabama’s criminal justice system."

April 14, 2021

Man set to be executed Thursday for murders he did not commit

An Alabama man convicted in the 2004 shooting deaths of three police officers he did not kill is set to be executed this afternoon. Nathaniel Woods, 44, was convicted in 2005 of capital murder in the shooting deaths of three Birmingham police officers Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisholm III and Charles R. Bennett. Woods was … Continued

March 5, 2020

Open letter Governor Ivey, Commissioner Dunn and the Alabama Legislature

The State of Alabama continues to pursue shortsighted, counterproductive solutions to the unprecedented crisis in Alabama prisons. Today the Alabama Department of Corrections announced the partial closure of Holman Correctional Facility and the abrupt transfer of over 600 people who had been housed there. Neither their families nor their lawyers were notified ahead of ADOC’s … Continued

January 30, 2020