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 Another man dies at St. Clair prison Terrell Penick, 46, died on May 31 at St. Clair Correctional Facility. His exact cause of death awaits a full autopsy. Eddie BurkhalterJune 2, 2022
Prisons Alabama prisons see three more deaths Two of the men died within hours of one another at Donaldson prison. Officials are awaiting autopsies. Eddie BurkhalterMay 26, 2022
Prisons 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... Eddie BurkhalterMay 24, 2022
Prisons Two more deaths in Alabama prisons Trey Norwood, 28, was found unresponsive at Ventress on May 17. Earnest Charles McReynolds, 69, died on May 10 at Donaldson Correctional Facility. Eddie BurkhalterMay 23, 2022
Prisons New podcast “Deliberate Indifference” spotlights Alabama’s deadly prisons WBHM's Mary Scott Hodgin spent several years investigating Alabama's prison crisis for the podcast, which released the first episode Wednesday. Eddie BurkhalterMay 20, 2022
Prisons Two Alabama correctional officers arrested in connection with prison death 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. Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2022
Prisons Man serving at Easterling prison died in March There have been at least 15 preventable deaths — suicides, overdoses and homicides — in Alabama prisons so far this year. Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2022
Prisons Man becomes at least 15th preventable death in Alabama prisons this year Marcus Terrell Grubbs died after he was attacked by another incarcerated man at Kilby Correctional, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed Thursday. Eddie BurkhalterMay 6, 2022
Prisons Ingram State, Four Star Freightliner announce inmate apprenticeship program Students in the program will be trained to repair and maintain diesel engines, and can obtain full-time employment through a work-release program. Eddie BurkhalterMay 4, 2022
Prisons Alabama to pay $623 million for new prison in Elmore County. APR received a redacted version of the contract of Friday, which details the agreement with Montgomery-based Caddell Construction. Eddie BurkhalterMay 2, 2022