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Alabama prisoner found unresponsive, dies

Justin Maxwell, 31, was found unresponsive by prison staff on Feb. 10 and was pronounced dead.

February 14, 2022

Former Alabama correctional officer gets nine years in prison over prisoner beating

Willie Burks III, a former ADOC lieutenant, failed to stop another officer from beating two handcuffed inmates, instead telling the officer "it's fair."

February 7, 2022

Man serving at Staton prison dies after attack with weapon

The death Monday is the latest in a string of prison deaths in Alabama, which is being sued by the federal government.

February 1, 2022

Alabama prisoner dies after taken to another prison instead of hospital

William Sullivan died shortly after arriving to Kilby Correctional Facility on Jan. 8 from the minimum security Red Eagle Work Center in Montgomery.

January 21, 2022

Incarcerated Alabama man dies after attacked with weapon

Harold Wallace is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons, which last year saw record deaths from suicides, homicides and drug overdoses.

January 13, 2022

Two Alabama prisoners die on Christmas Eve, day after Christmas

One man died on Christmas Eve after being attacked with a weapon by another prisoner. A second man was found unresponsive on Dec. 26.

January 11, 2022

Alabama prisoner becomes 69th to die with COVID-19

Cleveland Thomas, 73, died on Dec. 2 and tested positive for COVID-19 during an autopsy.

December 15, 2021

Alabama Department of Corrections investigating possible prisoner suicide

Leon Latham, 47, was found unresponsive by prison staff. His death is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons.

December 13, 2021

Man serving at Donaldson prison dies

Jonathan Click, 33, was found unresponsive by prison staff. He's the latest in at least four recent deaths of incarcerated people in Alabama.

November 5, 2021

Man serving at Staton prison died Aug. 2

Kelvin Colvin, 25, died Aug. 2 after being found unresponsive in his cell, the Alabama Department of Corrections said.

October 21, 2021