The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating an inmate’s death at Elmore Prison, which has led to criminal charges.
The Alabama prison system said that it is not ready to carry out executions by nitrogen hypoxia despite a remark by the attorney general’s office suggesting the untested method could be used next month.
The investigation is ongoing and further charges may be added.
An officer at Kilby Prison in Montgomery has been arrested on contraband charges.
ADOC officials say a trespassing vehicle was reported on the property at Elmore Correctional Facility early Saturday morning.
Marshall was serving a 30-year sentence for robbery out of Calhoun County.
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with an Alabama death row inmate wants to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia when he is ultimately executed.
The Alabama prison system is raising salaries for correctional officers — increasing starting pay to more than $50,000 annually — in an effort to lure workers and address an ongoing staff shortage.
State prison officials say an inmate at Elmore Correctional Facility has admitted to starting a fire at the prison chapel, which caused extensive damage.
On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced new rules for prison “good time” incentives that allow some inmates to shorten their prison stays based on their behavior.
