Deandre Roney was 39 when he was fatally stabbed at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama. In the days before the attack he told his family and correctional officers he feared for his life, saying another inmate armed with a knife had already stabbed him once. Although staff reportedly assured him he would be moved to safety, Roney remained in the same environment and on June 8, 2024 was stabbed in the back and head with a makeshift knife. He was taken to UAB Hospital and died there on June 9, 2024.

Roney was serving the remainder of a 20-year sentence for robbery and attempted murder and was only months from scheduled release. The Alabama Department of Corrections has said a suspect was identified, but as of July 2024 the investigation was ongoing with no public charges. His sister has spoken publicly at a hearing, calling the death preventable and saying the family was told by other inmates who the perpetrator was.

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