An Alabama inmate has died after being beaten, tortured and sexually assaulted in prison for days – just two weeks before he was to be released, according to his family.
Daniel Williams, a 22-year-old father of two, was nearing the end of a one-year sentence for second-degree theft when he was found unresponsive Oct. 22 at the Staton Correctional Facility, two weeks before he died in the hospital, the Alabama Department of Corrections told AL. com.
His family claim they were not told until October 25 that he was brain dead in hospital – and warden Joseph Headley blamed it on drugs.
“I talked to the warden myself, he said it was clearly a drug overdose,” Williams’ stepmother, Taylor Bostic, told the Alabama Political Reporter.
He and Williams’ father, Terry, “just assumed he got some bad drugs or something,” she said.
“And when we went to see him, he was beaten and bruised and you could tell where his hands were tied. I mean, you can tell it’s definitely not a drug overdose,” he said.
Daniel Williams died after being beaten, tortured and sexually assaulted in prison for several days. Justice for Daniel/Facebook
“And that’s when [dad Terry Williams] called the warden and asked him why he told us that his son died of a drug overdose when it was clearly an attack,” said his stepmother.
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“And all he could say after that was that it was under investigation.”
They eventually learned she had been kidnapped and raped or “tied up, beaten, and rented for two to three days” by other inmates, the outlet reported, citing prison sources – who claimed such violence was not uncommon there.
The online fundraiser also said she “was beaten, tortured and sexually assaulted … by a group of people with just 14 days left before her release.”
The father of two was taken off life support on November 5 and died four days later.
Terry Williams and Bostic have hired an attorney to hold someone accountable and prevent future attacks, according to the report.
“We have to stop this,” said the grieving father. “If I can save a couple’s life. You know. I am thankful.”
Warden did not respond to a request for comment from the outlet.
Corrections officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and it was not clear if any inmates had been charged, beyond the fact the case is under investigation.
His family claims they weren’t told until October 25 that he was brain dead at the hospital — and warden Joseph Headley blamed it on drugs. Alabama Department of Corrections Williams is a father of two young children. Justice for Daniel/Facebook
The deadly incident comes as the Department of Justice is suing Alabama for failing to prevent violence and inmate abuse from prison guards at its state prisons.
A federal trial is scheduled for next year, according to the Alabama Appleseed Center for Justice and Law.
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