Legislature Senate committee approves bill allowing virtual parole hearings for inmates Under current law, inmates are not permitted to attend their parole hearings. Mary Claire WootenMarch 20, 2025
Prisons Another incarcerated man dies at Donaldson Correction facility ADOC said that the final cause of death is pending the results of a full autopsy. John H. GlennJune 23, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated man dies at Donaldson Correctional Facility Donaldson is 149.7 percent over capacity, housing 1,449 incarcerated individuals in a facility designed to hold 968. John H. GlennJune 20, 2022
Prisons Inmate found dead in cell at Bibb Correctional Facility, ADOC says This is at least the third death in Bibb Correctional Facility in the last two months. John H. GlennJune 17, 2022
Prisons Inmate dies at Easterling Correctional Facility William Thierry, 46, was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday by correctional staff. John H. GlennJune 15, 2022
Prisons Man dies at Elmore prison Charlene Winningham, 53, was found unresponsive on June 6. The cause of his death awaits an autopsy. Eddie BurkhalterJune 9, 2022
Prisons Man’s death at Limestone prison a possible suicide Joseph Johnson, 33, was found unresponsive in his cell at Limestone Correctional facility on May 27. Eddie BurkhalterJune 6, 2022
Prisons Man the Alabama Department of Corrections said escaped was actually released by mistake Corey Daniel Gable was mistakenly released from Fountain Correctional facility, but the department's statements, and all news accounts, was that he had escaped. Eddie BurkhalterJune 2, 2022
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