New information reveals ADOC contradictions regarding August “security incident”
APR reported that Shaw took a hostage, but ADOC said there was never a hostage situation. New documents contradict that.
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Two firearms confiscated outside Alabama prisons in late 2021
No suspects have been identified in the case of a gun found in a field outside Fountain Correctional Facility, according to the Department of Corrections.
Judge dismisses assault charge against Alabama correctional officer
The correctional officer has been sued multiple times by incarcerated men alleging he assaulted them, with one case settling before trial.
Report: Black men in Alabama prisons three times more likely to die by homicide
Incarcerated Black people in the state are being murdered at just more than three times the rate of white people.
Protestors will caravan to the Governor’s Mansion to protest $2 billion prison proposal
Alabamians Who Care will be leading a protest caravan to the Governor’s Mansion to protest Gov. Kay Ivey’s controversial plan for the Alabama Department of Corrections to sign a lease agreement to build four massive new prisons, the group said Thursday. The groups said in a statement that Alabamians who care about people incarcerated in … Continued
Justice Department report finds systemic excessive use of force by prison guards, attempted cover-ups
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday released a report that details why the federal government believes systemic use of excessive force within Alabama’s prisons for men violates the Eighth Amendment. The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama found systemic problems … Continued
Holman prison inmate killed in December, at least 14th prison homicide in 2019.
A Montgomery man serving in Holman prison in December became the last person to be killed inside Alabama prisons after being assaulted by another inmate the day before, the Alabama Department of Corrections said in a statement Tuesday. APR confirmed that Moses Robinson, 38, died on Dec. 31 from injuries he received at the prison … Continued
Continued calls for external observers on “internal task force” on prison violence
External observers should be included on an “internal task force” formed in December to address deadly violence inside Alabama prisons, according to a criminal justice professor, who reinforced an earlier request from a group of prison reform advocates. David Rembert is a research fellow at the Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University, an … Continued
State releases some prison staffing figures, argues for use of lesser-trained correctional officers
The Alabama Department of Corrections in a recent court filing Friday argues that a new form of correctional officer being hired to staff Alabama’s understaffed, deadly prisons are up to the task. The Southern Poverty Law Center – the plaintiff in the lawsuit – and the federal judge overseeing the case, have both expressed concern … Continued
Two Alabama prison inmates die on same day, bringing yearly total to at least 27
Two inmates in Alabama prisons died on the same day, Dec. 10, APR was able to confirm with the Alabama Department of Corrections on Thursday. Those deaths bring the total number of Alabama prisoners who died in 2019 as a result of murder, drug overdoses or suicides to at least 27. Brandon Ladd, 31, was … Continued