Editor’s Note: It may be apparent by now that we regularly post articles covering inmate deaths in Alabama. This focus on Alabama comes not because Alabama is particularly bad at managing prisons (as far as we know) but is instead because AL Political Reporter is one of the few sources that tracks this issue. Kudos to them. If you know of a source covering prison conditions in your state, please tweet it to us so we can add it to The Feed.
AL Political Reporter: “At least nine incarcerated men died at six different correctional facilities over the past week, according to a spokesperson for the Alabama Department of Corrections on Tuesday.
The total number of individuals confirmed dead by the ADOC is likely an undercount, according to multiple sources within the Alabama prison system, with the ages of the individuals confirmed deceased ranging from 22 to 87 years of age.
The deaths occurred between Tuesday and Sunday, with two incarcerated individuals dying on Thanksgiving and four the following Friday.
Each individual was discovered unresponsive within their respective facility, taken to a health care unit, and pronounced dead that same day, according to the ADOC spokesperson. No further information was provided as to the circumstances surrounding their deaths.”