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Leanna Washington, 36, of LaGrange, Georgia, was found dead in the James Morgan County Detention Facility in LaFayette.
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Fulmer's death is the tenth fatality confirmed to APR in the state corrections system this month.
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The total number scheduled for early release is more than 400.
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Three incarcerated individuals died over the weekend in state custody.
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The Alabama Department of Corrections failed to notify the victims.
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The state has already spent over $57.7 million since January 2022 on the design and preliminary construction of its new prisons.
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It is currently unclear why the previous warden has been replaced.
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An incarcerated man at Staton was dying of cancer. His sister and mother were refused the chance to see him.
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Accruing good time is currently treated as a rule that is rarely, if ever, suspended, not as a privilege.
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Willie Jones Jr, an incarcerated man being treated at Baptist South Medical Center in Montgomery, died on Jan. 6.
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The policy change narrows the window for incarcerated individuals to be released based on good behavior.