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Precautionary Lockdown At Holman Prison
September 5, 2014
Holman Prison in Atmore was placed under a precautionary lockdown Friday after a guard was attacked by an inmate over a cell phone, according to officials. The officer was injured during a “shakedown”, or search, for the contraband phone.
The officer was treated for injuries not considered life threatening and received three stitches in his head. There were no other injuries reported.
The incident was brought under control by prison staff, and the facility remained under the precautionary lockdown into Friday afternoon.
Holman Prison is about 11 miles north of the Alabama/Florida line. The maximum security facility is home to Alabama’s death row.
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5 Responses to “Precautionary Lockdown At Holman Prison”
Re: Ponch’s statement. That was very well written and exactly how it is. A can of gas ( which in Florida) officers didn’t have until just a few years ago and a radio with a battery you are praying will hold up at least 4 hours until you run across another with a better charge.
Re: Paul statement… lock down means that there is no movement ( officers or inmates) in or out of the compound. Nothing would ever get done on lock down.
Atmore has an outstanding warden. But from what I’ve seen on TV…I wouldn’t want to work there!
Glad this officer is okay! As a correctional officers wife, it is scary every day not knowing what they will have to face. Be thankful for these guys and gals that risk their lives every day to keep the bad guys away from us!
If cellphones are being smuggled in, then control over these convicts is not stringent enough, the only phone they should be able to use is the phone on one side of lexan glass. THEY ARE PRISONERS IN PRISON. They gave up their rights when they decided to break the law. The thought of prison for most criminals is no deterrent. Again, the only contact they should have with the outside world are letters and phone calls through glass. Sound harsh? IT IS PRISON!!!
I wish this Correctional Officer a full and speedy recovery. It may not have been considered “life threatening” but it very easily may have been and this individual will carry this emotionally and internally long after the scar has healed.
These individuals are not thanked enough for the incredibly dangerous job that they do every day supervising the worst citizens the state has to offer, all with only a can of pepper spray, handcuffs and the radio that probably saved their life, all while being severely overworked, underpaid and outnumbered.
I would like to give a big THANK YOU to all Correctional Officers everywhere across this great country that “guard” the public from the violent felons that are behind those walls and fences. You men & women are a special breed of people for what you do and make it a little easier for all of us to sleep knowing you’re there.
You ARE appreciated!!!
Shouldn’t a Maximum security prison Always be locked down?