The Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed another two deaths inside its state prisons this week.
John Wilson, 27, died in St. Clair Correctional Facility on Monday, July 19. Tracy Besselaar, 56, died at Fountain Correctional Facility the same day.
ADOC confirmed the deaths after the Montgomery Advertiser received tips about the fatalities but would not release a cause of death pending a complete investigation.
The fatalities are among at least 10 known deaths within Alabama prisons in July.
The U.S. Department of Justice is pursuing a lawsuit against the state and ADOC over widespread violence, mismanagement and staff abuses in its men s prisons around the state.
Inmate killed in assault at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore Share Updated: 10:04 PM CDT Jul 13, 2021 The Associated Press
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 10:04 PM CDT Jul 13, 2021 The Associated Press An inmate has died after an apparent assault at a correctional facility in Atmore.The Alabama Department of Corrections said Tyrone Billups, 39, died Tuesday from injuries sustained in an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault. The prison system did not release a cause of death, but prison activists wrote on social media that Billups was stabbed to death.The U.S. Department of Justice last year sued Alabama over conditions in the state prisons, saying the state is failing to protect male inmates from inmate-on-inmate violence and excessive force at the hands of prison staff.The state is disputing the Justice Department’s allegations.
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