Prisons Man serving at Staton prison dies after attack with weapon The death Monday is the latest in a string of prison deaths in Alabama, which is being sued by the federal government. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 1, 2022
Prisons Alabama prisoner dies after taken to another prison instead of hospital William Sullivan died shortly after arriving to Kilby Correctional Facility on Jan. 8 from the minimum security Red Eagle Work Center in Montgomery. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 21, 2022
Prisons Alabama prisons see increasing COVID cases among prisoners, staff There were 334 new confirmed cases among incarcerated people and 146 cases among prison staff last week. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 19, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated Alabama man dies after attacked with weapon Harold Wallace is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons, which last year saw record deaths from suicides, homicides and drug... Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 13, 2022
Prisons Two Alabama prisoners die on Christmas Eve, day after Christmas One man died on Christmas Eve after being attacked with a weapon by another prisoner. A second man was found unresponsive on Dec. 26. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 11, 2022
Prisons Federal judge extends deadline until 2025 to address mental health in prisons The judge's order states the Alabama Department of Corrections hasn't adequately addressed a deadly crisis for prisoners with mental health illnesses. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 29, 2021
Prisons Alabama prisoner becomes 69th to die with COVID-19 Cleveland Thomas, 73, died on Dec. 2 and tested positive for COVID-19 during an autopsy. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 15, 2021
Prisons Alabama Department of Corrections investigating possible prisoner suicide Leon Latham, 47, was found unresponsive by prison staff. His death is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 13, 2021
Prisons ADOC Commissioner Jeff Dunn out at end of year Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed John Hamm, current deputy secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, to replace Dunn. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 7, 2021
Prisons ADOC classifies 2020 death of incarcerated man as homicide Darnell McMillian died in 2020 after being placed in a cell with another incarcerated man. Both were on suicide watch. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 6, 2021