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Sargent was the 15th incarcerated individual to die in an Alabama correctional facility in the month of October.
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Alabama Department of Corrections stories
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It was at least the 15th confirmed death in Alabama's state prison system in October.
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At least 14 other individuals have died across Alabama's prison system this October.
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Charles Rocky Ramsey, a 36-year-old man incarcerated at Ventress Correctional Facility, was pronounced dead on Wednesday.
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Daeshun Mincey, a 21-year-old incarcerated man at the Elmore County facility, was found unresponsive at the facility on Oct. 22.
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Birmingham attorney Matthew A. Bailey said clients he was once confident would be granted parole are now a "coin toss."
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Jason Wade Means, 42, was pronounced dead after being found in his dorm on Saturday.
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The judge took issue with ADOC's secretive ways and mishandling of nitrogen hypoxia documents.
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Kenyon Arrington, a 34-year-old incarcerated man at the Limestone County facility, was the victim of an assault.
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In a statement released on Monday, the ADOC said that work stoppages at facilities "have ended."