Source: ADOC Authorities are searching for an inmate they say escaped from a work-release center. The Alabama Department of Corrections said in a statement that officers are searching for 37-year-old Javarus Deon Ridgeway. They say he left the Atmore work release facility in Escambia County around 7:30 a.m. Monday. Authorities are asking anyone with information on Ridgeway’s whereabouts to contact…
The Alabama Department of Corrections has identified an inmate who was found dead days ago at the St. Clair Correctional Facility.Inmate found dead at St. Clair facility identified Department spokesman Bob Horton said in an emailed statement Tuesday that the inmate has been identified as 54-year-old Emory Cook. Horton says Cook’s cellmate noticed that he was unresponsive on Friday morning…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s $800 million prison construction plan is headed to a conference committee as the clock winds down on the legislative session. State senators voted 28-5 Tuesday night to send the bill to a conference committee. Bentley is trying to win approval of the plan before the session ends Wednesday. Bentley is seeking to borrow $800 million to…
Alabama has agreed to change how inmates with disabilities are treated and housed to settle part of a broader lawsuit over prison medical care. The proposed agreement was filed Tuesday in federal court in Montgomery. The state agreed to make sure there are cells and other housing compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to make sure inmates can…
