Protestors call for prison guard accountability
Lawmakers overseeing the prisons discussed expanding accountability for how complaints are addressed.
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Another death at Fountain Correctional Facility, inmate-on-inmate assault at Limestone
Chadrick Aspen Wade, 30, was found unresponsive on his bunk, according to ADOC.
Ingram State, Four Star Freightliner announce inmate apprenticeship program
Students in the program will be trained to repair and maintain diesel engines, and can obtain full-time employment through a work-release program.
Alabama inmate death being investigated as possible suicide
Travis Jackson, 43, was found unresponsive on his cell at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore on Feb. 9.
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Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is now the state's most famous inmate, and as prisoner No. 1, he deserves no more and no less than to serve his time in a state correctional facility.
Four Alabama correctional officers indicted on federal charges connected to 2018 inmate beating
The indictments come five days after the DOJ released a report detailing systemic violence against inmates at the hands of Alabama Department of Corrections officers.
Inmate at Elmore prison dies after attack from another inmate
A man serving at the Elmore Correctional Facility died Wednesday after being assaulted by another inmate, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed Thursday. Jamaal King, 33, died Tuesday from injuries he received after an attack from another inmate, ADOC spokeswoman Samantha Banks wrote in a message to APR. “The ADOC condemns all violence in its … Continued
Prison worker: Officer exposed to COVID-19 was forced to work before inmate tests positive
After the Alabama Department of Corrections announced Wednesday that an inmate at the Hamilton Aged and Infirmed facility tested positive for COVID-19, the staff at Hamilton already had a pretty good idea about how the virus entered the building. One worker at Hamilton Aged and Infirmed told APR on Thursday that a correctional officer at … Continued
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
Inmate at Ventress prison tests positive for Tuberculosis
An inmate at the Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton has tested positive for Tuberculosis, prompting the Alabama Department of Corrections to stop transfers of inmates into and out of the prison and test the remaining prison population and staff. APR confirmed on Friday that ADOC was responding to the positive test for TB at the … Continued