Tallapoosa County Inmate Dies after Medical Emergency
The sheriff’s office said the inmate passed away on June 6 at the hospital in Opelika.
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Sheriff: Foul Play Possible in Lee County Jail Inmate’s Death
A Lee County jail inmate has died. The sheriff says foul play may be to blame.
Inmate Killed in Assault at Fountain Prison
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…
Inmate Death Reported at Bullock Correctional Facility
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…
Inmate Killed In Assault At Bullock County Prison
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…
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…
Inmate Dies After Being Stabbed at Prison
CLAYTON, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama inmate has died after being stabbed by another inmate. The Department of Corrections said in a Friday news release that 29-year-old Joshua David Willingham died days after being stabbed by another inmate at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton. The prison system says Willingham was assaulted in a housing area on Sept. 8. He was…
Man Charged with Killing Infant Son Found Dead in Cell
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a “death in custody” after an inmate was found dead in his cell in south Alabama. According to SBI Lieutenant Heath Carpenter, a Houston County Corrections Officer requested emergency medical assistance at approximately 9:50 pm Friday after observing an unresponsive inmate. Corrections staff, Sheriff’s Deputies, and Paramedics from the Dothan Fire Department performed…
Elmore County Sheriffs’ Dept. Investigate Death of Female Inmate
Elmore County officials say they’re investigating the death of a woman who was found unresponsive in a jail cell. Sheriff Bill Franklin says 39-year-old Dianna Marie Layne of Pell City was found unresponsive in her cell at the Elmore County jail Wednesday morning. Authorities say she was in a cell by herself and authorities found her unresponsive when they asked…
