William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility

Prisons

ADOC correctional officer arrested on charges of using position for personal gain

Donaldson has had several other correctional staff arrested over the last two months for drug-related offenses.

September 20, 2023

APR reported that Shaw took a hostage, but ADOC said there was never a hostage situation. New documents contradict that.

September 8, 2023

Jasmonique Ware's charges include trafficking methamphetamine, unlawful possession of marijuana and promoting prison contraband.

August 28, 2023

Statewide prison lockdown after an incarcerated individual took a guard hostage at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility.

August 13, 2023

A former correctional lieutenant was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday with counts of use of excessive force and obstruction.

February 8, 2023

At least 14 other individuals have died across Alabama's prison system this October.

November 1, 2022

Donaldson is 149.7 percent over capacity, housing 1,449 incarcerated individuals in a facility designed to hold 968.

June 20, 2022

Two of the men died within hours of one another at Donaldson prison. Officials are awaiting autopsies.

May 26, 2022

The two were arrested Tuesday for allegedly not rendering aid when a man became stuck in his cell's automated door and died in April.

May 11, 2022

The correctional officer has been sued multiple times by incarcerated men alleging he assaulted them, with one case settling before trial.

November 9, 2021