No answers yet in death of Ala. inmate who fell 12 feet

Officials said the inmate died at a hospital after falling from a second-level tier inside the Limestone Correctional Facility

January 04, 2018 12:27 PM

Officials continue to investigate the death of an inmate who fell from a second-tier level of the Limestone Correctional prison.

By Ashley Remkus
Alabama Media Group, Birmingham

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Corrections today continued investigating the death of an inmate who fell from a second-tier level of the Limestone Correctional prison, an official said.

The inmate’s name and the circumstances of the fall haven’t yet been released.

An ADOC spokesman on Wednesday said until the investigation is complete, the department won’t publicly identify the inmate or release an explanation of how the person fell to his death.

“The ADOC will conduct a thorough investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the inmate’s death,” spokesman Bob Horton wrote in an email to AL.com. Horton was asked how long the investigation is expected to last.

The Department has said the inmate died at a hospital Saturday. Horton said the inmate fell from a second-level tier inside the Limestone Correctional Facility. The Associated Press reported that the inmate fell 12 feet. The prison is in Harvest.

Mike West, the Limestone County Coroner who took the inmate’s body to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for autopsy, said he couldn’t release the man’s identity.

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