From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Marion could soon have to find a new place to house suspected criminals arrested by city police. The county commission has contacted the city — about city inmates lacking the proper paperwork. Commission chairman Albert Turner, Jr. says the failure to provide proper documentation — is a violation of the contract to…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A murder investigation is underway in Perry County — following the death of a 69 year old inmate — at the county jail. Perry Co. District Attorney Robert Turner, Jr. says the death appears to be the result of an inmate on inmate assault. Twenty-six year old Damion Allen of Marion is accused of brutally…
Video sent to WAKA’s newsroom by a viewer shows inmate Derrol Shaw talking on social media and smoking something while wearing a correctional officer’s bullet proof vest.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Marengo County authorities arrest a Selma couple and their teenage son — for allegedly smuggling illegal contraband into the county jail. Forty-five year old Eric Hare — 39 year old Psietta Williams — and their 16 year old son — are all charged with Promoting Prison Contraband. Security cameras caught Hare holding up part of…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– An inmate at the Dallas County Jail is found dead in his cell — now an investigation is underway to find out what happened? Sheriff Mike Granthum says 26 year old inmate John Murray, Jr. of Selma was found in his cell unresponsive last week. Granthum says an independent agency was brought in — to…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma attorney finds herself on the wrong side of the law in Dallas County. Sheriff Mike Granthum says 29 year old Margaret Mitchell brought a birthday card with drugs in it — to an inmate at the county jail. Granthum says the incident was caught on camera. He says jailers recovered the cards. And…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A correctional officer at the Dallas County Jail — is attacked and stabbed by an inmate. Sheriff Mike Granthum says 18 year old Joseph Davis of Selma — is charged with attempted murder. He says Davis was in jail on a domestic violence charge. And he had to be isolated in a cell by himself…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – An inmate who escaped from a community-based prison program in Mobile is back in custody. A news release from the Alabama Department of Corrections says 53-year-old Michael Lee Jones was discovered missing from a work center in the port city at 2 a.m. Tuesday. He was arrested almost nine hours later around Interstate 65, but details…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) today confirmed an inmate incarcerated at Kilby Correctional Facility (Kilby) in Montgomery, Alabama, has tested positive for COVID-19. This represents the ninth confirmed case of COVID-19 among the inmate population, five of which remain active. The inmate, who has chronic preexisting medical conditions, was promptly admitted to a local hospital after exhibiting symptoms of…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) on Wednesday confirmed an inmate incarcerated at Hamilton Aged & Infirmed (Hamilton A&I) in Hamilton, has tested positive for COVID-19. This represents the eighth confirmed case of COVID-19 among our inmate population, four (4) of which remain active. The inmate, considered high-risk due to preexisting medical conditions, immediately was admitted to a local hospital…
