Former correctional lieutenant indicted on excessive force, obstruction charges
A former correctional lieutenant was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday with counts of use of excessive force and obstruction.
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There are issues that most of Alabama knows we need to address. I’ll write about them over and over again.
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Accruing good time is currently treated as a rule that is rarely, if ever, suspended, not as a privilege.
Ivey announces changes to “good time” prison release standards
The policy change narrows the window for incarcerated individuals to be released based on good behavior.
Department of Corrections participates in drug sweep of two public schools
The prison system law enforcement division's participation in the school sweeps comes as overdoses and deaths inside prisons skyrocket.
Two dead at Bibb, Fountain correctional facilities on Thursday
The ADOC's Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating the surrounding circumstances of both deaths.
Prisoner killed at Donaldson Correctional Facility as federal investigators visit facility
On the same day that federal investigators visited Donaldson Correctional Facility, an incarcerated man died after being attacked.
Incarcerated man stabbed at Elmore Correctional Facility, later died
Sargent was the 15th incarcerated individual to die in an Alabama correctional facility in the month of October.
Incarcerated man dies at Staton Correctional Facility
It was at least the 15th confirmed death in Alabama's state prison system in October.
Jefferson County coroner confirms death of incarcerated man on Friday
At least 14 other individuals have died across Alabama's prison system this October.