Dexter Freeman, 38, was killed inside St. Clair Correctional Facility on February 8, 2021. Freeman, a Black man nearing the end of a 15-year sentence, died after an inmate-on-inmate assault; officials described the fatal injuries as the result of a stabbing.

The Alabama Department of Corrections had not identified the inmate accused in the assault in initial reports, and details about charges or prosecutions were not available immediately after the death. An autopsy was planned to confirm the precise cause of death. Freeman’s killing was recorded as the 14th homicide in an Alabama prison during the prior year, underscoring a pattern of lethal violence inside the system.

If anyone had contact with Freeman at St. Clair or can share information about the housing unit where this happened, please come forward.