Courts Former ADOC lieutenant sentenced for assaulting incarcerated person, cover up “Jenkins abused his position of power to commit an egregious assault on a restrained inmate," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said. Patrick DarringtonDecember 20, 2023
Prisons Families speak about horrors in Alabama prisons at oversight meeting Nearly every speaker discussed the dangerous conditions in ADOC prisons, including abuse, murder and corruption. Patrick DarringtonDecember 15, 2023
Prisons Lawsuit alleges prison system and private companies involved in “modern-day slavery” The suit seeks to eliminate the alleged labor scheme and have current and former incarcerated workers compensated properly. Patrick DarringtonDecember 13, 2023
Prisons Family alleges medical neglect of man who died days after getting medical furlough Antonio Arnez Smith was granted medical furlough in September but was not released to his family until October. He died four days later. Patrick DarringtonDecember 13, 2023
Public safety ADOC officer arrested in Montgomery sex trafficking bust Harris was charged with traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, among other charges. Patrick DarringtonDecember 12, 2023
Prisons Family: Incarcerated loved one’s body returned without a heart, decomposing A federal complaint alleges that the family of a deceased incarcerated person had their loved one’s body returned in a decomposing state. Patrick DarringtonDecember 8, 2023
Prisons Daughter says her incarcerated father was buried at a prison without family’s knowledge Burgee said the entire ordeal was gut-wrenching and her family had the moment to bury her father and receive closure “stolen” from them. Patrick DarringtonNovember 30, 2023
Prisons Family: ADOC officer died from an asthma attack induced by inhaling mace It has been over two weeks since the officer's death and ADOC still has not contacted the officer's mother about her death. Patrick DarringtonNovember 28, 2023
News Family was denied seeing incarcerated loved one who had brain surgery “Something with that policy needs to change, and it needs to change now,” Crafton said. Patrick DarringtonNovember 24, 2023
Prisons Lawsuit alleges ADOC guard encouraged violence against an incarcerated person An ADOC guard is being accused of encouraging incarcerated people to murder another incarcerated person. Patrick DarringtonNovember 21, 2023