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Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: According to WSFA in Montgomery, a guard at the Montgomery County Detention Center was charged on July 18, 2023, with conspiracy to provide contraband to a prisoner as well as bribing a public official. Timothy Bernard Summerlin, 33, had worked at the lockup for roughly …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Life Sentence for Alabama Jail Escapee After Suicide of Guard Lover Who Helped Him by Chuck Sharman On June 8, 2023, a judge in Alabama’s Lauderdale County handed a life sentence without parole to a state prisoner for escaping the county lockup with his jail-guard lover, who then committed suicide …
Brief • August 30, 2023
MCCorvey v. Alabama Dept of Corrections, AL, Recommended Order to the State Personnel Board, Excessive Force, 2023
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Alabama Guards Still Harming Prisoners, Overcrowding Set to Increase as Governor Slashes “Good Time” by Jo Ellen Nott, Chuck Sharman by Jo Ellen Nott and Chuck Sharman Long notorious for harsh prison conditions, Alabama’s Department of Corrections (DOC) shows no signs of remediating them despite not one but two suits …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was arrested on June 10, 2023, for allegedly smuggling drugs, including meth, to a prisoner at Kilby Correctional Facility, 1819 News reported. Charlie Townsend, 28, resigned from his position upon his arrest by the Law Enforcement Services Division. …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Alabama Prisoner’s Family Sues Over Allegedly Botched Execution by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On May 3, 2023, the family of Joe Nathan James Jr., an Alabama prisoner executed in July 2022, sued Gov. Kay Ivey (R) and other state officials, claiming he suffered excessive pain and was unconscious too …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Life Sentence for Alabama Jail Escapee After Suicide of Guard Lover Who Helped Him by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On June 8, 2023, a judge in Alabama’s Lauderdale County handed a life sentence without parole to a state prisoner for escaping the county lockup with his jail-guard lover, who …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A guard with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was indicted on April 27, 2023, on charges he sexually abused two prisoners at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Aliceville, according to a report by the Birmingham News. Robert D. Smith allegedly had sexual intercourse …
Article • June 1, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Eleventh Circuit Won’t Force Condemned Alabama Prisoner to Die by Method He Didn’t Choose by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Once it begins a lethal injection, the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) “will attempt to carry out the execution and not stop until it becomes clear that they are …
Article • May 2, 2023
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
Alabama No-Bid Prison Contract Costs More Per Bed Than State’s Average Home by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority recently approved a $975 million no-bid contract for a single new prison – roughly equal to the budget of Alabama’s entire Department of Mental Health. Dividing …
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: On March 26, 2023, a former state prison guard at Easterling Correctional Facility was arrested for taking bribes to smuggle contraband into the lockup. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that Quindarius Thagard, 27, was fired and charged with use of office for personal gain and promotion …
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DUI
Warden Ousted from Troubled Alabama Prison After DUI Arrest by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A state prison warden was arrested on August 30, 2022, on suspicion of driving under the influence in Cullman, Alabama. Jeffrey Baldwin was then placed on mandatory leave from his post at Elmore Correctional Facility …
Brief • April 19, 2023
Estate of Travis Banks v. Compton, AL, Complaint, Excessive Force-Wrongful Death, 2023 FILED Case 4:22-cv-00002-ACA Document 63 Filed 04/19/23 Page 1 of 22 2023 Apr-19 PM 11:26 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION ANISSA BANKS, as Administrator of …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: WBAM in Birmingham reported that a guard at the Blount County Jail was taken into custody and fired on January 31, 2023. Joseph Snow, 43, was charged with second-degree assault for injuring a detainee during an incident captured on surveillance video. Sheriff Mike Moon called …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Voters in Four States Change Constitution to Ban Prison Slavery by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders The November 2022 elections did more than send new faces to Congress and statehouses around the country. They also saw historic ballot measures passed to change the constitutions in four states. Voters in Alabama, …
Brief • March 20, 2023
Mitchell v. Smith, AL, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death-Medical Neglect, 2023 Case 2:23-cv-00182-ACA Document 29 Filed 03/20/23 Page 1 of 53 FILED 2023 Mar-20 AM 09:52 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION MARGARET MITCHELL, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF …
Article • March 9, 2023
Alabama Prisoner’s Deliberate Indifference Claim Dies for Lack of Proper Affidavits by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 11, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of an Alabama prisoner’s civil rights action that alleged overlong delays in treatment for hernias and post-surgery …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Over $298,000 Awarded to Alabama Jail Detainee with Heart Disease After Guards, Nurses Ignored Firing Defibrillator by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After a federal jury awarded $135,000 to an Alabama man deprived of medical care for a heart condition while detained at the Autauga County Jail (ACJ), the …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: On January 9, 2023, the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) arrested a guard at the city jail for an alleged off-duty assault, the Birmingham News reported. It’s unclear who filed the misdemeanor complaint against Reba Foulks, 36; MPD didn’t begin its investigation until …
Alabama County Ends Controversial Policy Using Women’s Pregnancies to Jail Them by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye In the state of Alabama, it is a felony to expose a child to an environment in which controlled substances are manufactured, ingested, or distributed. Called Chemical Endangerment, the crime can land …
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