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Alabama Corrections: Prisoner dies following inmate attack

This undated image released by the Alabama Department of Corrections on Thursday, April 18, 2019, shows illegal contraband from the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. Prison officials say some 300 officers from multiple agencies searched the prison in an effort to reduce a trend of increasing violence in state lockups. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP) This undated image released by the Alabama Department of Corrections on Thursday, April 18, 2019, shows illegal contraband from the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. Prison officials say some 300 officers from multiple agencies searched the prison in an effort to reduce a trend of increasing violence in state lockups. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)

By Associated Press January 9, 2020 1 min read

HOLMAN, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating the death of an inmate who authorities said was assaulted by a fellow prisoner last week.

The slain inmate was identified by the department as Moses Robinson, 38. He died Dec. 31 from injuries sustained in an attack at the Holman Correctional Facility the day before, corrections officials said in a statement obtained by news outlets Tuesday.

“The fatal actions taken against Robinson by another inmate will be thoroughly investigated and met with swift justice,” spokeswoman Samantha Banks said in the statement. Robinson’s cause of death is pending a full autopsy, she added.