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Proponents shared stories of corruption and deplorable conditions Wednesday during a hearing on a bill to establish an independent office to monitor Alabama prisons.
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Prisons
Willie Burks III, a former ADOC lieutenant, failed to stop another officer from beating two handcuffed inmates, instead telling the officer "it's fair."
Prisons
The three deaths, all at St. Clair Correctional Facility, bring the total number of COVID-related deaths among Alabama's incarcerated to 73.
Prisons
The death Monday is the latest in a string of prison deaths in Alabama, which is being sued by the federal government.
Prisons
William Sullivan died shortly after arriving to Kilby Correctional Facility on Jan. 8 from the minimum security Red Eagle Work Center in Montgomery.
Prisons
There were 334 new confirmed cases among incarcerated people and 146 cases among prison staff last week.
Prisons
Harold Wallace is the latest in a string of deaths inside Alabama prisons, which last year saw record deaths from suicides, homicides and drug...
Prisons
There were 204 new confirmed cases among prisoners and 185 self-reported cases among prison staff last week.
Prisons
One man died on Christmas Eve after being attacked with a weapon by another prisoner. A second man was found unresponsive on Dec. 26.
Prisons
The federal government seemed to leave open the possibility for Alabama to use the aid to build new prisons.
Prisons
The judge's order states the Alabama Department of Corrections hasn't adequately addressed a deadly crisis for prisoners with mental health illnesses.