Patrick Swiney
 Political prisoner

 Who is Patrick Swiney

Patrick Swiney
154406 - L-20A
100 Warrior Lane
Bessemer, AL 35023 USA

Find out about Patrick.

Patrick Swiney is a graduate of the Alabama State Police Academy (1967) and the Huntsville Police Academy (1966).
He is a former Police Officer serving with the Huntsville Police Department in Huntsville (1965-1969), the Vestavia Police Department in Vestavia Hills (1969-1973), and the Gulf Shores Police Department in Gulf Shores (1973-1977).
Mr. Swiney served as Vice-President of the Fraternal Order of Police while with the Vestavia Police Department.
While working for the Gulf Shores Police Department, Patrick was instrumental in exposing a drug smuggling operation resulting in the conviction of the District Attorney in Baldwin County and the Sheriff’s Department chief investigator.
Patrick left police work due to his disillusionment with the law enforcement community (after the drug smuggling incident in Gulf Shores) and went to work first as a legal investigator (1977-1980) and then as an over-the-road driver (1980-1986).

Patrick Swiney has been incarcerated since 1989.


Patrick went to Holman Prison in 1989.

November 30, 2001 Patrick was transferred from Holman Prison to Kilby.

On December 2, 2001, Patrick was moved to Kilby Prison in Mt. Meigs, Alabama where he was made to suffer in solitary confinement while he waited to be transferred to either St. Clair or Donaldson Prison.

On December 13, 2001, Patrick was moved to St. Clair Prison.

On October 10, 2002, Patrick was moved to Donaldson Prison.

There was no notice to the family and we don't know why.

History of moving Patrick around while at Donaldson:

Initial cell block location 1-2 (October 2002 to June 18, 2003)
Freeworld Hospital ambulance - heart related problems (June 18, 2003)
Cell block 1-11 (June 18 to July 11, 2003)
Cell block 1-82B (July 11 to July 18, 2003)
Disp Seg Lockup 3-xx (July 18 to July 19, 2003)
Infirmary lockup (July 19 to August 1, 2003)
Cell block 4-18C (August 1 to August 15, 2003)
Admin Seg Lockup 3-79 (August 15 to August 21, 2003)
Disp Seg Lockup (Augut 21 to September 11, 2003)
Cell block 1-01B (Sepember 11, 2003)
Southside G79 (April 2, 2004)