*An Alabama family of a deceased inmate wants answers after his body was returned without organs.
According to ABC News 7, Kelvin Moore died in July 2023 at the Limestone Correctional Facility from a fentanyl overdose, according to a report from Andscape. He was 43.
Moore’s body was initially sent to Birmingham University, which conducts autopsies for the Alabama Department of Corrections. But when his remains arrived in Mobile, the family’s mortician discovered that most of his internal organs were missing.
The university’s medical school has reportedly been doing autopsies for the state’s prison system since 2006.
Per ABC News, “This is the third case in the past two months where families have reported organs missing from their loved ones’ bodies while in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections,” the outlet writes.
BREAKING: Kelvin Moore died in an Alabama prison, and his body was returned without organs. His family now plans to sue.
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The family is considering legal action. “It must stop. We don’t want this to happen to another family,” said Moore.
A civil rights attorney in Birmingham is investigating the case of Moore’s missing organs.
“It’s a systematic abuse situation,” attorney Lauren Faraino told Andscape. “UAB has been taking the organs of incarcerated people without family consent for years now, and we have a handful of families that have come forward who discovered that their loved ones were returned without their organs.”
Faraino added, “But so many of these cases went completely unnoticed because families don’t typically think they need to do a second autopsy. Many of them can’t afford it, even if they wanted to.”
Moore’s brother, Simone Moore, said, “Posthumously, they robbed his organs without our permission. They didn’t ask.”
Simone traveled four hours from his Mobile home to the UAB Hospital in Birmingham to retrieve his brother’s organs but admits he’s not sure if the body parts he received belong to his brother.
“He meant the world to us. We doted on him; loved him,” said Moore of his young brother who was serving time for attempted murder, burglary, and assault.
In a statement, a UAB spokesperson said in part, “The autopsy practice is accredited by the College of American Pathologists and staffed by credentialed physicians who are certified by the American Board of Pathology. In an autopsy, organs and tissues are removed to best determine the cause of death. Autopsy consent includes consent for final disposition of the organs and tissues; unless specifically requested, organs are not returned to the body.”
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