Prisons ‘The Alabama Solution’: Documentary exposes state’s maligned prisons The film shows squalid conditions in Alabama prisons and systemic issues with correctional officer abuse. Jacob Holmes2 days ago
Prisons DOJ provides court with specific details of abuse, unconstitutional conditions in Alabama prisons The amended complaint was necessary after a federal judge told the DOJ that its allegations weren't specific enough. Josh MoonNovember 23, 2021
Prisons Former Alabama correctional officer gets more than seven years in prison on drug charges Gary Charles Dixon, Jr. pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 18, 2021
Prisons After blanket testing, 75 incarcerated men at Staton prison test positive for COVID Alabama prisons in June had the fifth highest number of COVID deaths per capita in the nation. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 17, 2021
Prisons Art exhibition to feature works of current, formerly incarcerated individuals The organizations are working together to create an arts exhibition called “Changing the Course." StaffNovember 11, 2021
Prisons Judge dismisses assault charge against Alabama correctional officer The correctional officer has been sued multiple times by incarcerated men alleging he assaulted them, with one case settling before trial. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 9, 2021
Prisons Man serving at Donaldson prison dies Jonathan Click, 33, was found unresponsive by prison staff. He's the latest in at least four recent deaths of incarcerated people in Alabama. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 5, 2021
Prisons Deaths of woman at Birmingham prison, man at Bessemer prison under investigation The woman was found unresponsive on Halloween. The man had multiple health problems and was being treated at a hospital. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 3, 2021
Prisons Alabama man serving at Donaldson prison dies Brian Sullivan was being treated for an advanced, terminal illness, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 1, 2021
Prisons Former Alabama federal prison guard sentenced in sexual abuse case Eric Todd Ellis sexually abused an incarcerated woman at a federal prison in Aliceville, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 27, 2021
Prisons Man serving at Staton prison died Aug. 2 Kelvin Colvin, 25, died Aug. 2 after being found unresponsive in his cell, the Alabama Department of Corrections said. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 21, 2021