An Alabama inmate died after being overwhelmed, tortured and sexually assaulted in jail for days — simply two weeks earlier than he was on account of be launched, in line with his household.
Daniel Williams, a 22-year-old dad of two infants, was close to the tip of his one-year sentence for second-degree theft when he was discovered unresponsive on Oct. 22 at Staton Correctional Facility, two weeks earlier than he died in hospital, Alabama Division of Corrections advised AL.com.
His household claims they weren’t advised till Oct. 25 that he was mind useless in a hospital — and that warden Joseph Headley blamed it on medication.
“I spoke to the warden myself, he stated it’s clearly a drug overdose,” Williams’ stepmom, Taylor Bostic, advised the Alabama Political Reporter.
She and Williams’ dad, Terry, “simply assumed he acquired a maintain of some dangerous medication or one thing,” she stated.
“And after we went to see him he’s overwhelmed and bruised up and you may inform the place his arms have been certain. I imply, you possibly can inform it’s clearly not a drug overdose,” she stated.
“And that’s when [dad Terry Williams] referred to as the warden and requested him why the hell he advised us that his son is dying from a drug overdose when it’s clearly assault,” his stepmom stated.
“And all he may say after that was it’s underneath investigation.”
They finally realized he had been kidnapped and raped or “tied up, overwhelmed, and rented out for 2 to 3 days” by one other prisoner, the outlet reported, citing jail sources — who claimed such violence was not unusual there.
A web-based fundraiser additionally stated he “was overwhelmed , tortured and sexually assaulted … by a gang of individuals with solely 14 days till his launch.”
The dad of two was taken off life assist on Nov. 5 and died 4 days later.
Terry Williams and Bostic have employed a lawyer to carry somebody accountable and forestall future assaults, in line with the report.
“We’ve acquired to cease this,” the grieving father reportedly stated. “If I can save a pair lives. You understand. I’m grateful.”
The warden didn’t reply to a remark from the outlet.
Corrections officers didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark, and it’s not clear if any inmates have been charged, past the actual fact it’s being investigated.
The lethal incident got here because the Division of Justice is suing Alabama for failing to stop inmate violence and abuse from jail guards at its state penitentiaries.
A federal trial is slated for subsequent yr, in line with the Alabama Appleseed Middle for Justice and Legislation.