- Next focus for Alabama prison reform: Mental health
The group, whose recommendations on parole and probation passed the Legislature last spring, has turned to mental health issues in prisons and jails, which contributes to overcrowding....[
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Montgomery Advertiser, Friday, November 27, 2015
- Ala. prisons hit with worst TB outbreak in 5 years
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Alabama's prison system, badly overcrowded and facing a lawsuit over medical treatment of inmates, is facing its worst outbreak of tuberculosis in five years, a health official said Thursday.
Pam Barrett, director of tuberculosis control for the Alabama Department of Public Health, said medical officials have diagnosed nine active cases of the infectious respiratory disease in state prisons so far this year....[
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Associated Press, Thursday, August 14, 2014
- Inmate testifies about Ala. prison's HIV policies
WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — An HIV-infected female prisoner testified Tuesday at a closed hearing about the Alabama prison system's policy of segregating HIV-positive inmates, and a judge is considering a proposed settlement of a lawsuit challenging the policy....[
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Associated Press, Tuesday, September 24, 2013
- Ala. to stop segregating HIV-positive inmates
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — State officials say they’ll no longer segregate HIV-positive prison inmates from the general population....[
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Associated Press, Thursday, September 5, 2013
- Alabama last state still segregating HIV-positive prison inmates from general population
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - South Carolina's recent decision to end the segregation of HIV-positive prison inmates leaves Alabama as the last state to continue the practice....[
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Associated Press, Sunday, July 14, 2013
- Gwinnett County Detention Center Inmate Died from Meningitis Infection
20 year-old Gwinnett County Detention Center inmate
Zachary Harris, who had been admitted 3 days before, was stricken dead with a meningitis bacterium, forcing 175......[
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Insideprison.com, Tuesday, May 2, 2006
- Commissioner says Alabama prison system culture must change
Much has been reported about the scarcity of staff, overcrowding, and crumbling physical conditions in Alabama’s prisons....[
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AL.com, Monday, May 27, 2019
- Federal lawsuit alleges Alabama prison is dangerous and out of control
The Equal Justice Initiative, known for advocating for the civil and constitutional rights of prisoners, filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday that makes claims of violence and lack of institutional control inside St. Clair Correctional Facility....[
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WSFA 12, Tuesday, October 14, 2014
- 6 arrested in Alabama, including 2 inmates and prison guard, in methamphetamine investigation
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Six people, including an Alabama state prison guard and two inmates, were charged Thursday in a federal investigation of a drug trafficking operation that stretched from California to Alabama....[
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Associated Press, Thursday, April 10, 2014
- Ala. governor hiring national firm to help prison
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Robert Bentley said the state is bringing in a nationally recognized consulting group to implement reforms at a state prison thrust into the national spotlight over accusations of widespread sexual harassment and abuse....[
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Associated Press, Friday, March 7, 2014
- Troubles at Women’s Prison Test Alabama
WETUMPKA, Ala. — For a female inmate, there are few places worse than the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women.
Corrections officers have raped, beaten and harassed women inside the aging prison here for at least 18 years, according to an unfolding Justice Department investigation. More than a third of the employees have had sex with prisoners......[
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New York Times, Sunday, March 2, 2014
- Former Alabama Prison Inmates Describe Abuse
Like most preschoolers, the 3-year-old girl who lives in Montgomery is a whirl of energy. She sings and dances through the house and loves the cartoons "Sofia the First" and "Doc McStuffins." She parrots back letters as her caretaker spells her name....[
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Associated Press, Sunday, March 2, 2014
- Abuse in Ala. prisons could impact federal funding
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama may be at risk of losing some of its federal prison funding if it doesn’t respond to questions from the U.S. Department of Justice about sexual abuse....[
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Associated Press, Sunday, February 23, 2014
- Alabama Department of Corrections probing abuse allegations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Department of Corrections officials say they're investigating about 10 cases of alleged abuse against prison inmates....[
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Associated Press, Sunday, July 14, 2013
- Ala Prison Commissioner: DAs considering 2 cases of sex abuse by officers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's prison commissioner said prosecutors are considering two cases of alleged sexual assaults on state inmates by corrections officers....[
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Associated Press, Saturday, July 13, 2013
- Former Alabama Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty in Relation to Inmate Beating Death
The Justice Department announced today that Joseph Sanders, 32, a former corrections officer of the Alabama Department of Corrections, pleaded guilty to obstructing justice in an investigation into the beating death of former inmate Rocrast Mack....[
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US Department of Justice, Monday, July 8, 2013
- Alabama jury to begin deliberations Tuesday in trial of prison supervisor in inmate's death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal court jury will begin deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a former prison supervisor charged with fatally beating an inmate and trying to cover up what happened....[
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Associated Press, Monday, June 24, 2013
- Tennessee Inmate Who Escaped Work Site Is Found in Alabama
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee jail inmate who escaped a work site in a truck has been found in north Alabama, authorities said....[
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US News, Tuesday, January 7, 2020
- Authorities searching for escaped south Alabama inmate
Officials are searching for a south Alabama inmate who escaped from a work release center late Wednesday....[
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www.al.com, Thursday, July 11, 2019
- Etowah County inmate recaptured after using trash can to climb over fence in escape
Jimmy Ray Green was recaptured late Sunday afternoon. He was taken into custody after residents saw him walking in and out of the woods line on Riverside Drive in Gadsden. Gadsden police and Etowah County deputies arrested him without incident....[
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www.al.com, Sunday, June 30, 2019
- Cell block in state prison locked down after stabbings
Multiple inmate stabbings this weekend at Alabama's St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville are under investigation....[
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AL.com, Sunday, May 26, 2019
- Alabama Inmate in Prison for Burglary Escapes Facility
DECATUR, ALA. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate has escaped from prison facility in Alabama....[
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US News, Monday, April 15, 2019
- Dogs help authorities capture escaped inmate in south Alabama
LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) - Tracking dogs helped officers locate and capture an inmate who was reported missing from a prison work-release center in Baldwin County....[
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Associated Press, Tuesday, September 3, 2013
- Inmate stabbed to death Sunday at St. Clair prison
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Department of Corrections officials are investigating the stabbing death of 43-year-old inmate Jammy Bell at St. Clair Correctional Facility in St. Clair County....[
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Associated Press, Monday, August 12, 2013
- Alabama Department of Corrections searching for inmate after escape from work release program
HAMILTON, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Department of Corrections officials say they're searching for an inmate who escaped from a work release center....[
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Associated Press, Sunday, August 4, 2013
- Alabama Department of Corrections issues alert for escaped inmate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Department of Corrections officials say they're searching for an inmate who disappeared from a work release center....[
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Associated Press, Sunday, July 21, 2013
- Inmate escapes from job site in Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a work site in Montgomery. Prison officials said Thursday that Tracy Woods was believed to have escaped from the Frank Lee Work Release Center....[
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Associated Press, Thursday, June 27, 2013
- Authorities searching for escaped Lauderdale County Detention Center inmate
FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – For the second time in less than eight months, authorities are searching for an escaped inmate who climbed his way to freedom through an air conditioning duct.
The latest break from the Lauderdale County Detention Center happened early Monday morning....[
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Associated Press, Monday, April 22, 2013
