U.S. Department of Justice Says Alabama Prisons Remain Deadly, with Homicides Increasing
The U.S. Department of Justice says Alabama prisons have not improved despite years of warnings and that inmate homicides have increased.
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Three Alabama State Prison Inmates Killed in One Week
Three men have been killed in apparent inmate-on-inmate assaults in Alabama prisons this month.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Alabama Prison Leases
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.
State Officials Ask Judge to Dismiss Federal Government Lawsuit over Prison Conditions
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….
Proposed Site Announced for New Prison in Elmore County
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…
U.S. Justice Department: Excessive Force in Alabama’s Male Prisons Unconstitutional
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama on Thursday concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. Specifically, the department concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that prisoners are…
Gov. Kay Ivey Announces Next Step in Building New State Prisons
Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Corrections have announced the submission of proposals in an effort to improve Alabama’s prisons. In a statement, the Governor’s Office says the following developer teams each submitted a proposal to build at least two new men’s prisons: Alabama Prison Transformation Partners (Star America; BL Harbert International; Butler-Cohen; Arrington Watkins Architects; and Johnson…
Alabama Dept. of Corrections Announces 30-Day Moritorium on Accepting Inmates from County Jails
The Alabama Department of Corrections has announced it’s placing a 30-day moratorium on new intakes from county jails based on Gov. Kay Ivey’s declared State of Emergency related to COVID-19. ADOC says this restriction includes new commitments, court returns and parolees and probationers who are revoked or sanctioned. During this time, the department says it will continue to receive inmates…
Attorneys: Alabama Making Little Progress in Prison Staffing
Attorneys for state inmates say Alabama has made little progress in meeting a court order to dramatically increase the number of corrections officers working in state prisons. Attorneys from the Southern Poverty Law Center wrote today in a court filing in an ongoing case over prison healthcare that the state has increased staff by only 25 officers over nearly two…
Alabama Prison Inmate Homicides on the Rise
Inmate homicides are on the rise in Alabama’s prisons despite a national spotlight on its corrections system. Prison system statistics show 11 inmate-on-inmate homicides in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Prison system reports show that’s more than any recent year. The rise in inmate homicides comes despite a national spotlight on Alabama prisons and state officials’ promises for…
