A violent week at the Alabama Department of Corrections left at least two men dead and four men assaulted at two separate prisons.

The week’s attacks come after at least 11 prisoners were killed by other inmates from January 2022 to September 2022. That number does not include deaths that are still under investigation, suicides, or staff-on-inmate homicides. No comprehensive information is available yet about violence at the prison system between October and December.

A spokesperson for the ADOC said monthly statistics will still available through the Public Information Office by request.

At Limestone Correctional Facility, two deaths this week were confirmed by an ADOC spokesperson.

The first happened on Jan. 2, when Carl Kennedy was found “in distress” in his cell by a corrections officer, the spokesperson said. Kennedy was taken to the prison’s healthcare unit, where he was pronounced dead.

Kennedy was 57 and serving a life-sentence for murder from Henry County.

The second man found dead was Ariene Kimbrough, who was found dead in his cell on Jan. 4. He was the victim of an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault, according to the ADOC. Kimbrough, 35, was serving a 20-year sentence for a robbery conviction from Clarke County.

Both deaths are being investigated by the department’s Law Enforcement Services Division.

At St. Clair Correctional Facility, a prison two hours away from Limestone, the department is investigating a series of assaults.

On Jan. 2, Bienemy Luther was the victim of an inmate-on-inmate assault, according to the ADOC. He was escorted to the prison healthcare unit following the attack, and then taken to a local hospital for further treatment “due to the nature of his injuries.” ADOC representatives did not provide additional comments on his injuries or current condition.

The 31-year-old is in prison for a 20-year sentence after a Jefferson County murder conviction.

The next day, three men were involved in fight with weapons. According to the ADOC, Martin Adams, Montrell Towns and Ladarius Lucas were involved.

Adams, 35, was treated at the prison for his injuries, while 39-year-old Lucas was taken to a hospital. No information was given about Lucas’ status or as to Towns’ injuries.

Adams is in prison for a robbery conviction from Montgomery County and is set to serve 25 years. Towns is 29-years-old, and serving 20 years, while Lucas is ordered to serve 25 years in prison for a murder in Jefferson County.

The same day– Jan. 3– another man was attacked inside St. Clair prison.

Shedrick Williams III was attacked with a weapon by multiple other inmates, an ADOC spokesperson said. He was treated at the prison’s healthcare unit.

Williams is 46, serving 20 years in prison for a Mobile County conviction of leaving the scene of an accident where there was an injury.

The ADOC is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice. In 2020, the DOJ sued Alabama prisons over its conditions and other factors. That lawsuit is ongoing, and a judge has told both sides to be ready for a non-jury trial in 2024. The DOJ lawsuit alleges the ADOC fails to protect prisoners from inmate-on-inmate violence and sexual abuse, to protect them from excessive force by staff, and to provide safe conditions of confinement, which violates constitutional prohibitions on cruel and unusual punishment.