After inmate Jim Kennedy Jr. died last year at the Limestone Correctional Facility in Harvest, Alabama, his sister-in-law got an unusual call from the funeral home preparing the body for burial.“Did y’all realize he came back without his organs?” Sara Kennedy recalled being told. “Liver, heart. All of your major organs. They were gone.”Video above: Former inmate discusses conditions inside Alabama prisons“He had nothing,” said Kennedy’s brother, Marvin.Another inmate suffered a similar fate.
And so that creates both a major sort of gap in bringing these stories to light,” Parent said.“It’s incredibly sad but makes sense that there isn’t nearly enough oversight or attention to this because of the vulnerability and lack of representation of the rights of these individuals.