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Prisoner in altercation with correctional officer seven days before found unresponsive

Victor Russo was found unresponsive Feb. 23 and died two days later. He was in a physical altercation with an officer on Feb. 16.

March 7, 2022

Incarcerated man at Donaldson prison dies after attack

The man's death is the latest in what is quickly becoming one of the deadliest years in Alabama prisons.

March 4, 2022

Prisoner death not being investigate as homicide despite “blunt force trauma”

The county coroner said Victor Russo was found unresponsive in his cell with apparent blunt force trauma and died two days later at a local hospital.

February 28, 2022

Man serving at Ventress prison dies

Riley Henderson, 25, was found unresponsive on Feb. 5, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday.

February 17, 2022

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

NFL commercial highlights Alabama Appleseed

It features linebacker Trey Flowers and Motis Wright, an Alabama man freed from a life sentence with Alabama Appleseed's help.

December 17, 2021

Alabama prisoner who sued after 2016 stabbing killed in another attack

Travis Hutchins, 34, died after being attacked by a man with a weapon, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed to APR.

October 11, 2021