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Alabama Prisons Still Lethal, Record Another Seven Deaths in May 2022
Loaded on June 6, 2022
by Jo Ellen Nott
By Jo Ellen Nott
Seven prisoners held by the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) died during May 2022. One of the seven was murdered. One most likely died of a drug overdose, authorities said, given his age. The remaining five appear to be deaths resulting from natural causes, …
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