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Man Charged With Lying, Falsifying Records In Jail Inmate Death
June 9, 2011
An Atmore man that formerly worked as a corrections officer in Baldwin County was arrested by the Atmore Police Department Wednesday afternoon on misdemeanor charges related to an inmate death.
Larry Darrell Bowens, 24, of Gray Street, was Baldwin County Detention Center in Bay Minette Wednesday afternoon on charges of falsifying a governmental record and obstructing justice. Bowens resigned as a Baldwin County corrections officer the day after 19-old Zachary Barber of Fairhope was found hanging in his cell.
Baldwin County officials believe Bowens lied to investigators and falsified paperwork in reference to the prisoner’s death. Bowens’ actions did not contribute to the death, officials said.
Bowens was released on $2,000 bond.
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9 Responses to “Man Charged With Lying, Falsifying Records In Jail Inmate Death”
There is good and evil in this world….this one aint good.
Probably because something happened on his watch. Bad Luck but should
have done his job better.
This stuff happens all the time I know SGTs who have officers do and sign their work all the time I guess for what ever reason they picked this CO out.
ANOTHER fine person from the atmore area
Sgt, I did not know that.
@ 429SCJ–
He DIDN”T work for the Department of Corrections he worked for a county detention center. The officers that work at detention centers/ county jails do not recieve the 12 weeks MANDATORY training that the ALABAMA PEACE OFFICER TRAINING COMMISSION requires of DOC employees.
But to answer your question, they do go through extensive back ground checks and screening process.
im sure that there are screening processes, background checks, etc to become an employee w/the DOC…..as with many jobs, it is difficult to accurately predict moral integrity and honesty with an eye into the future…thats one reason why some sensitive professions require periodic lie detector screenings…personally, my “GUESS” is that he may have falsified periodic schedualed visual checks that required specific documentation…as an example: an inmate on “suicide watch” has to be VISUALLY checked every 15 minutes (according to what a relative in the DOC told me years ago)…if he documented that the inmate was alive/secure for each of the 15 min checks and the medical examiner determins that the body had advanced regamortis when discovered..well, there you go….he would have been better off telling the truth (IF THIS WAS THE FALSIFICATION ISSUE, which i dont really know) prob still would have gotten fired, though…..IF THIS WAS THE CASE, it leaves the DOC open to a potential law suit from the family
First, I don’t know any of the people involved. If his actions didn’t contribute to the inmate’s death, maybe he just got scared. Maybe, just maybe he went to the restroom without a relief (mistake), and when he got back, the inmate was dead. There’s nothing in any screening process that could tell how someone will act if put in this man’s position.
Is there not a screening process for DOC?