Prisons Alabama schedules execution of Demetrius Frazier using nitrogen hypoxia Frazier's attorneys have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the execution. StaffJanuary 8, 2025
Prisons Gov. Kay Ivey announces moratorium on executions, orders “top-to-bottom review” The governor asked the attorney general not to seek additional executions for other incarcerated people until after "a top-to-bottom review." John H. GlennNovember 21, 2022
Prisons Another incarcerated man dies at Donaldson Correctional Facility The ADOC's Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating Antoine Rudolph's death. John H. GlennNovember 21, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated man, 44, dies at St. Clair Correctional Facility The Alabama Department of Corrections identified the deceased as Kishon Green, a 44-year-old incarcerated man. John H. GlennNovember 18, 2022
Prisons Execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith halted after failed attempt to find vein Commissioner John Hamm assured Ivey that the Department of Corrections was prepared to carry out the death sentence successfully, only to fail again. Bill BrittNovember 18, 2022
Prisons Prisoner killed at Donaldson Correctional Facility as federal investigators visit facility On the same day that federal investigators visited Donaldson Correctional Facility, an incarcerated man died after being attacked. John H. GlennNovember 16, 2022
Prisons Report: Elderly prisoners put financial strain on ADOC Over five decades, the number of incarcerated individuals over 50 increased by 3,640 percent. John H. GlennNovember 14, 2022
Prisons Inmate death at Ventress Correctional believed to be an overdose Michael Hardy, a 40-year-old incarcerated man at the Barbour County facility, was found unresponsive Monday. John H. GlennNovember 9, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated man stabbed at Elmore Correctional Facility, later died Sargent was the 15th incarcerated individual to die in an Alabama correctional facility in the month of October. John H. GlennNovember 7, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated man dies at Staton Correctional Facility It was at least the 15th confirmed death in Alabama's state prison system in October. John H. GlennNovember 3, 2022
Prisons Jefferson County coroner confirms death of incarcerated man on Friday At least 14 other individuals have died across Alabama's prison system this October. John H. GlennNovember 1, 2022