Alabama Prison Scandal: Missing Inmate Organs Spark Outrage
TL;DR
A man who died in an Alabama prison was returned to his family without his organs, including his brain, sparking allegations of missing body parts from people in Alabama prisons. Another case involves the family of a deceased inmate struggling to determine the whereabouts of his heart. Lawsuits have been filed in both cases, with families seeking information on organs removed or retained from deceased inmates in the state's corrections facilities.
- Man who died in Alabama prison was reportedly returned to family without organs The Guardian US
- 2nd such case: Inmate's organs, including brain, missing from decomposing body KOMO News
- Another family says son's organs gone after dying in Alabama prison Business Insider
- Family claims deceased Alabama inmate's missing heart still unaccounted for after 50 days Yahoo News
- JD Crowe: Alabama prisons: Missing a heart, literally and figuratively AL.com
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