A corrections officer at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore County has been placed on leave following a video that appears to show him beating a distressed inmate who had climbed to the edge of a roof.
The Alabama Department of Corrections says an inmate has escaped from a community-based facility in Alexander City.
State officials say they are not ready to carry out an execution by nitrogen hypoxia, but said the Department of Corrections has completed many of the preparations for using the untested execution method.
An anti-death penalty group claims Alabama corrections officials botched an inmate’s execution last month.
The Alabama Department of Corrections says an inmate has been recaptured, just a few hours after making his escape from a south Alabama prison.
The Alabama Department of Corrections says an inmate has escaped from a prison in South Alabama.
An inmate has died after an apparent assault at a state prison.
Convicted murderer David Kyle, who escaped custody in Montgomery last month, has been recaptured in North Alabama.
The Alabama Department of Corrections says a Kilby Prison escapee has been recaptured.
A former Alabama Dept. of Corrections prison sergeant has been sentenced after pleading guilty to assaulting two inmates at Elmore Correctional Facility.
