Allen v. Barksdale

BOLIN, Justice.

Richard F. Allen, in his individual capacity and in his official capacity as commissioner (hereinafter referred to as “the commissioner”) of the Alabama Department of Corrections (“DOC”), appeals from a summary judgment ordering the commissioner to release certain reports regarding prison incidents to the Southern Center for Human Rights (hereinafter “SCHR”) and Mary Barksdale. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

On October 30, 2006, SCHR sent a written request to DOC, seeking incident reports regarding assaults and murders of several inmates at Donaldson Correctional…