Terrance Andrews
Terrance Andrews was 24 years old and had only recently been transferred to St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville, Alabama, when he was killed there on December 29, 2018. The Alabama Department of Corrections said he was found unresponsive with stab wounds in a housing area and was pronounced dead in the prison infirmary. The Equal Justice Initiative noted that he had been placed in a part of the prison known for frequent and serious violence. The department said another man held at the prison was expected to be charged in his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says another prisoner stabbed him during a fight in a housing area, and the Equal Justice Initiative says he was killed shortly after transfer to a housing area known for serious violence.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Equal Justice Initiative (advocates).
News reports (5)
- Department of Correction investigating death of St. Clair Correctional inmate
- Inmate stabbed to death at St. Clair Correctional Facility
- Alabama Department of Corrections investigating homicide
- Inmate stabbed to death inside Alabama prison
- Alabama’s Failure to Respond to Prison Crisis Claims Another Life