Inmate Dies After Being Stabbed at Prison
CLAYTON, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama inmate has died after being stabbed by another inmate.
The Department of Corrections said in a Friday news release that 29-year-old Joshua David Willingham died days after being stabbed by another inmate at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton.
The prison system says Willingham was assaulted in a housing area on Sept. 8. He was airlifted to a local hospital where he died from his injuries on Sept. 13.
The department said 38-year-old Taywan Campbell faces a murder charge in connection with the assault. Court records aren’t available to show whether Campbell has an attorney.
Eight inmates have been killed so far in 2019 inside Alabama prisons.
The Justice Department in March issued a report criticizing Alabama prisons for excessive violence, inmate deaths and a critical staffing shortage.
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