Alabama Prisoner Who Escaped With Jail Guard Lover Charged in Her Death on the Run by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On July 12, 2022, the District Attorney (DA) for Alabama’s Lauderdale County announced murder charges against a former detainee in the county jail who escaped with the help …
News in Brief by Alabama: A convicted bank robber had 30 months added to his 17-year prison sentence on September 26, 2022, for bribing an Alabama jail guard to smuggle him a cellphone, K2 “spice” paper, and other contraband. According to a federal Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, while …
Condemned Alabama Prisoner Now Spared Twice by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman When his death warrant expired at 12:01 a.m. on September 23, 2022, condemned Alabama prisoner Alan Eugene Miller was still alive, capping a wild few days during which his execution was stayed by a federal judge and then …
News in Brief by Alabama: A jail guard in Chilton County, Alabama, was arrested on July 21, 2022, and charged with promoting contraband, the Clanton Advertiser reported. The guard, Tyler Ryan Couch, is accused of organizing an effort to smuggle drugs to detainees. Though jail policy forbids guards from transmitting …
Alabama Prisoners Continue to Die at Alarming Rate, More Than One Every Week in 2022 by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott With 39 prisoners dead by September 1, 2022 — despite a federal Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation ongoing since 2016 and two federal court orders — the …
Alabama Reporter Barred from Execution For Too-Short Skirt by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On July 28, 2022, news reported Ivana Hrynkiw Shatara had to borrow pants and change her shoes to attend the execution by lethal injection of a state prisoner, after officials with the Alabama Department …
Oops! Accidental Dismissal of Case Over Alabama Jail Detainee’s Death Not Forgiven by Eleventh Circuit by Jenifer Lockwood by Jenifer Lockwood Sticking with the adage that ignorance of the law is no excuse, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled on August 20, 2021, that it could …
News in Brief by Alabama: A federal prisoner in Birmingham was gunned down outside a privately-operated reentry facility on July 16, 2022. The Associated Press reported that the prisoner, Larry Taylor, 47, had just been released from the facility, which is operated under contract from the federal Bureau of Prisons …
Gartman v. Cheatham, AL, Opinion and Order, Medical Neglect, 2022 Case 2:18-cv-00534-MHT-JTA Document 294 Filed 09/01/22 Page 1 of 49 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION TRENTON GARTMAN, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. …
Despite $200 Million Bond Sale Shortfall, Alabama Moves Forward with New Prison Construction by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On June 30, 2022, Alabama officials announced they were proceeding with plans to build two “mega” prisons for $1.2 billion despite being falling $200 million short in a bond …
News in Brief by Alabama: On June 3, 2022, a guard was arrested for having sex with a prisoner at Alabama’s Pickens County Jail, according to a report by WTVA in Tupelo, Mississippi. The guard, Marquita Booker, 28, was fired after her arrest, which followed an investigation that earlier in …
News in Brief by Alabama:The Birmingham News reported that a jail guard in Mobile was arrested on May 17, 2022, for smuggling adult movies intoMobile County Metro Jail. The guard, Fredrick Johnson, 37, was charged with 21 counts of promoting contraband that included a camera, phone chargers, and flash drives, …
Imprisoned Former Alabama House Speaker Caught Admitting to Phony “Apology” Can Keep His Radio Stations Running by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead In a decision released on May 9, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allowed imprisoned former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard (R-Lee County) to keep broadcast licenses for …
Alabama Prisons Still Lethal, Record Another Seven Deaths in May 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 …
News in Brief by Alabama: A former Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was indicted on April 22, 2022, for assaulting three prisoners and then filing a false report to cover it up, the Associated Press reported. The guard, Lorenzo Mills, 55, was charged with beating three male prisoners with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional …
News in Brief by Alabama: A state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard in Birmingham was arrested on March 9, 2022, for allegedly beating a prisoner to death, according to the Alabama Political Reporter. As PLN previously reported, prison officials at first insisted no foul play was suspected in the death of Victor …
Warden Accused of Sexual Misconduct and Forced to Take Leave from Job at Violence-Plagued Alabama Prison by Jo Ellen Nott By Jo Ellen Nott The warden was escorted from Alabama’s Limestone Correctional Facility and placed on mandatory leave on March 19, 2022, following allegations of sexual misconduct and the …
Gartman v. Cheatham, AL, Judgment, Medical Neglect, 2022 Case 2:18-cv-00534-MHT-JTA Document 274 Filed 04/08/22 Page 1 of 4 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION TRENTON GARTMAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) PATRICK CHEATHAM, an ) Individual; ) …
Deaths and Violence Mount at Overcrowded Alabama Prisons While Parole Rate Hits New Low by Kevin Bliss, Jo Ellen Nott by Kevin Bliss and Jo Ellen Nott On February 5, 2022, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a nine-year sentence had been handed down to the last of four …
Alabama Plan to Relieve Prison Overcrowding: Tap COVID-19 Funds to Build “Mega-Prisons” by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott When Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed legislation in October 2021 to take $400 million of the state’s pandemic relief funds from the American Rescue Plan to build a trio …
