Steven Eric Mullins
Steven Eric Mullins was 45 and held at St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville. On February 26, 2019, he was found unresponsive in a housing area with multiple stab wounds and was airlifted to a hospital, where he died about a week later. Prison officials said another man held there stabbed him, and the Department of Corrections said the circumstances were under investigation. The Equal Justice Initiative said he had reported threats against him the day before and was denied protective housing.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). Alabama Department of Corrections says another inmate stabbed him and plans a murder charge, while the Equal Justice Initiative says he reported threats the day before and was denied protective housing.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Equal Justice Initiative (advocates); AL.com (reporters).