Elections Prisoners quarantined at formerly closed prison kept in unconstitutional conditions, groups say Conditions are so bad that inmates have been forced to urinate and defacate on themselves because restrooms are not accessible, the complaint alleges. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 18, 2020
News John Paul Dejnozka, the “Southwest Molester,” dies after testing positive for COVID-19 John Paul Dejnozka, 76, died on Sept. 9 after testing positive for COVID-19, becoming the 21st Alabama inmate to have died after being confirmed... Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 14, 2020
National Judge denies Worsley’s request to serve sentence outside prison A judge last week denied Sean Worsley’s request to be transferred to a community corrections program instead of prison for an August 2016 arrest... Brandon MoseleySeptember 7, 2020
Governor Police Chiefs Association “wholeheartedly” supports Ivey’s prison plan Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the two developer teams that are to build the state’s three new mega prisons. Ivey said those... Brandon MoseleySeptember 4, 2020
Governor Gov. Kay Ivey announces locations for three new prisons Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the two developer teams that are to build the state’s three new mega prisons, and said those prisons... Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 3, 2020
Health Nineteenth Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19 Jonathan Mallory, 33, died on Aug. 27, becoming the 19th Alabama inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19. Mallory was taken from the... Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 1, 2020
Health Seventeenth Alabama inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19 William Edward King, 65, is the 17th Alabama inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19. King tested positive for COVID-19 on June 1... Eddie BurkhalterAugust 14, 2020
Health Internal report on Alabama inmate’s death backs statements by concerned whistleblowers Almost all of the information in the report has already been published through APR’s own independent reporting on McMillian’s death, and the report corroborates... Eddie BurkhalterAugust 13, 2020
News Alabama Department of Corrections investigating inmate death Robert Earl Adams, 40, died on Aug. 5 and although no foul play is suspected, a department spokeswoman in a message to APR said... Eddie BurkhalterAugust 7, 2020
National Attorneys ask court to intervene over numerous Alabama inmate suicides Charles Braggs died by suicide in an Alabama prison after being kept in solitary confinement for more than two years. His suicide and a... Eddie BurkhalterAugust 5, 2020