Braggs v. Dunn, AL, Opinion and Order, Systemic Medical Neglect, 2020 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-JTA Document 2984 Filed 09/24/20 Page 1 of 16 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION EDWARD BRAGGS, et al., ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Alabama DOC Report: Staff Beat, Hog-Tied, and Denied Medical Care to Fatally Injured Prisoner Seeking Help; Then Covered It Up by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a secret report by the Investigation & Intelligence Division of the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC), guards beat and hog-tied a prisoner …
Former Prisoners Are Running for Office In 2020 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen When those who have been incarcerated run for office, they can speak with authority about prison reform. They bring credibility that others simply can’t. In 2020, more ex-inmates than ever are coming out of …
Bad Behavior: Key to Getting Promoted for Alabama Prison Officials by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell It seems the best way to move up through the ranks within the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is to be a problem child. Personnel records reviewed by Injustice Watch show that prison guards …
Alabama Says It Will Reform Prisons, the Nation’s Deadliest by Bill Barton by Bill Barton According to Department of Justice (DOJ) statistics, Alabama’s prisons have the highest homicide rate among U.S. state prison systems, and it appears that rate is continuing to rise. A 2019 DOJ report said, “An excessive …
Alabama Should Release Elder Prisoners at Risk for COVID-19 by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The efficacy of states continuing to retain elderly prisoners has been questioned by corrections experts for decades. The problems with continuing to needlessly incarcerate senior prisoners has become even more germane amidst the ongoing coronavirus …
These Sheriffs Release Sick Inmates to Avoid Paying Their Hospital Bills by Connor Sheets, AL.com, with ProPublica This article was produced in partnership with AL.com, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This article was originally published …
Alabama Reopens Ancient Prison to Quarantine COVID-19 Prisoners by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Prisons are obvious contagion grounds for COVID-19, and conditions in Alabama are among the worst in the nation. Now, it appears, those conditions could get worse even as the coronavirus problem is rapidly spreading at prisons …
Sign the Papers! Alabama Prisoners Get Masks for COVID-19 but With Strings Attached by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon As the threat of COVID-19 contagion has become tangible to prison populations across the United States, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has implemented risk management and mitigation protocols throughout its …
Alabama Grandma Sentenced to Life on Drug Charge Finally Paroled by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In recent years many states have made changes to their criminal codes in an effort to reduce their prison populations. Those amendments, however, are rarely retroactive and leave those already imprisoned to serve …
18-Month Prison Sentence for Former Alabama Sheriff in Food Bank Scam by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The former sheriff of Alabama’s Pickens County was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for a scam to defraud a food bank and his church, and pocketing leftover funds to …
Alabama Jail Guards Face Liability for Inaction to Methadone Withdrawal Symptoms by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In an unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to guards in a civil rights action alleging they were deliberately indifferent to a pretrial …
Gartman v. Cheatham, AL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2020 Case 2:18-cv-00534-MHT-JTA Document 101 Filed 03/02/20 Page 1 of 31 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA TRENTON GARTMAN, ) ) Plaintiff; ) ) v. ) ) ) ) PATRICK CHEATHAM, an Individual; ) JABARI AGEE, an …
Head v. Dunn, AL, Complaint, Suicides in Prison, 2020 Case 2:20-cv-00132-SMD Document 1 Filed 02/24/20 Page 1 of 77 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA RECEIVED NORTHERN DIVISION BETTY HEAD as Administrator of the Estate of BILLY LEE THORNTON,Jr., Deceased; JEFFERY RUST as Administrator of the …
Graphic Violence, Deaths in Alabama Prison Shown in Leaked Photos by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter Over 2,000 photos taken by staff at Alabama’s St. Clair Correctional Facility paint a graphic picture of violence in the prison that was previously described only in words. But after the Southern …
Companies Compete to Build New Alabama Prisons by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In the face of a looming federal lawsuit over conditions inside its prison system, Alabama is moving forward with a $900 million plan to build three new men’s facilities. Five companies have submitted a Statement …
Court Orders Changes to Alabama Prison System After 15 Suicides; Feds Threaten Suit by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer A May 4, 2019 federal district court order in a five-year-old lawsuit over inadequate mental health care and a resultant high suicide rate in Alabama’s prison system was entered “in the …
Eleventh Circuit: Tasing of Inert Detainee is Excessive Force by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 9, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals answered in the affirmative whether it is “excessive force to tase for a second time a man who, as a result of an …
Victim Notification Law Plagues Alabama’s Parole System by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Admitting it is an “uncalled-for-situation,” Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) Director Charles Graddick announced on September 9, 2019 that all future parole hearings were being postponed in order to comply with a new law that …
Alabama Prisoners Bring Awareness of Abusive Conditions Through Hunger Strikes by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss In March 2019, nine Alabama prisoners went on a hunger strike after being placed in solitary confinement without being given any reason other than “preventative measures.” The prisoners, members of Convicts Against Violence or …
