From The Tribune staff reports
BESSEMER — Two William Donaldson Correctional Facility inmates died this week.
He was serving a life sentence for a 2002 murder conviction out of Jefferson County. He sustained sharp force injuries during a reported assault.
Chief Deputy Coroner William Yates said the death is being investigated as a homicide.
A 68-year-old inmate at the Correctional Facility on Thursday, June 16, at approximately 4:43 a.m.
He was serving a life sentence for a 1984 murder conviction out of Cullman County. He was found unresponsive in the prison infirmary, where he was housed for treatment of significant natural disease.
Chief Deputy Coroner William Yates said the death is believed to be of natural causes.
Both inmates have been identified, and names will be released upon notification of next of kin.
The story will be updated when more information becomes available.