Yesterday, Alabamians gathered outside St. Clair Correctional Facility to demand the immediate termination of Lieutenant Roderick Gadson - a senior corrections officer exposed as a killer in
@thealabamasolution . They also demanded accountability for all other officers who have committed abuse inside Alabama prisons.
During the demonstration, which took place along the public roadway near the facility entrance, affected families and community members called attention to a pattern of unchecked violence, corruption, and wasteful spending of taxpayer funds to defend violent officers.
Called ‘one of the most violent prison guards in America,’ Gadson has been named in dozens of excessive force lawsuits over more than a decade, including cases involving severe injury and death.
Public reporting and court records show a sustained pattern of allegations, with multiple settlements paid out by the state and no meaningful disciplinary action taken. Organizers pointed to both the human and financial toll: more than $436,000 in settlements and nearly $500,000 in legal defense costs tied to excessive force claims involving Gadson alone, alongside more than $57 million in taxpayer dollars spent since 2020 defending Alabama’s prison system and its violent officers.
The protest, led by
@nomorealabama , the Campaign for Safety and Accountability in Alabama’s Prisons, is part of a broader push for accountability within the AL Dept. of Corrections, which the U.S. Dept. of Justice found to be operating under unconstitutional conditions. The campaign is calling for:
• Immediate termination of Lt. Roderick Gadson and all officers who abuse their power;
• Independent accountability mechanisms for correctional staff;
• Across-the-board, mandated transparency around use-of-force incidents across Alabama prisons.
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@nomorealabama .
