Prisons Alabama Executes James Osgood for 2010 Capital Murder of Tracy Lynn Brown Convicted of the 2010 rape and murder of Tracy Lynn Brown, Osgood confessed to the crime and ultimately waived his appeals. Staff2 days ago
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
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