MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An inmate died Tuesday after an apparent assault at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed. Tyrone Billups, 39, died from injuries sustained in an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault, a prison spokeswoman wrote in an email. The prison system said the death is under investigation. The prison system did not release a cause…
An Alabama prison inmate has died after an apparent assault last month at Bullock Correctional Facility. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Edwin Brazil, 40, died June 22 at a hospital from injuries sustained in an apparent assault by a fellow inmate on June 13. The 40-year-old inmate was serving a 35-year sentence for first-degree robbery. Department of Corrections spokeswoman…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama says it has nearly finished building a system to use nitrogen gas to carry out death sentences. The information was disclosed in a Tuesday court filing. Lawyers for the state wrote that the Alabama Department of Corrections is nearing completion of the initial physical build for the nitrogen hypoxia system. The state indicated that the…
Alabama lawmakers see the possibility of a special session on prison construction this summer as Gov. Kay Ivey’s plan to rent prisons from private companies has been hit by setbacks.
The U.S. Department of Justice says Alabama prisons have not improved despite years of warnings and that inmate homicides have increased.
A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block Gov. Kay Ivey’s plan to lease prisons that would be owned by private companies and operated by the state.
An Alabama veteran who has met all of his parole conditions is fighting to avoid additional time behind bars after state officials say they mistakenly gave him an early release. The Montgomery Advertiser reports the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles has voided 53-year-old Jerry Lett’s parole. State officials say under a law passed in 2019, Lett did not serve…
Alabama is asking a judge to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit over state prison conditions. The state argues that examples of violence cited in the case do not rise to the level of a constitutional violation. In a Monday court filing, an attorney for Alabama argued the federal lawsuit makes sweeping generalizations about state prison conditions based on isolated examples….
An Alabama prison inmate has died after what authorities described as an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Dwight Campbell, a 48-year-old inmate at Bullock Correctional Facility in Union Springs, died Monday from injuries sustained during the assault. The prison system said his death is under investigation and did not release additional details. Prison system statistics show…
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a proposed site for a new state prison in Elmore County. In a statement today, she said the location that has been selected near Alabama Highway 229 and Rifle Range Road. It is one of three mega prisons that are planned for the state. “As stated in the Request for Proposal, the ADOC intends to…
