State Prisons

More corrections officers added to help improve state prisons

George McDonald,
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by George McDonald

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The effort to address overcrowding — and severe staff shortages — in the state’s prison system continues to move forward. The Alabama Department of Corrections has added 60 new corrections officers to its ranks. It’s part of a three-point plan to improve conditions at state prisons. ADOC Commissioner John Hamm says the best way to…

2 Inmates Killed Within a Week in State Prisons

Savanna Sabb,
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by Savanna Sabb

 (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Two inmates were killed within a week in reported assaults in Alabama prisons. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Kenneth Gilchrist died after an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault at Donaldson Correctional Facility. The prison system said Travis Hutchins died Thursday from injuries sustained during an inmate-on-inmate assault at Bibb Correctional Facility. Kristi Simpson,…