Day 21 of Kenneth “Swift Justice” Traywick’s hunger strike has arrived, and the Alabama Department of Corrections still refuses to provide basic medical updates, proof of life, or confirmation of monitoring — despite repeated attempts from his wife, documented press outreach, and national concern.
For three weeks, Swift has gone without food in protest of retaliation, unconstitutional conditions, blocked communication, denial of legal access, excessive force, and the silencing of incarcerated people across Alabama. His hunger strike is now at a stage considered medically life-threatening, with documented risks that include heart failure, fatal arrhythmias, organ shutdown, and refeeding syndrome. ReFeeding Syndrome - Hunger Str…
Yet ADOC’s response has been silence, obstruction, and evasion.
Across Days 4–14, ADOC repeatedly:
- Routed his wife’s calls to staff who were not on duty, or to endless ringing lines
- Provided only the words “he is alive,” refusing all further information, despite a valid medical release on file 11.25.25 Press Release Statemen…
- Withheld updates even as medical danger escalated beyond 10 and 14 days without food
- Continued to hold Swift in restrictive housing, cutting him off from mail, legal access, and communication tools — a pattern he identified as retaliation 11.27.25 Press Release Statemen…
Swift’s demands have remained lawful and consistent:
- A direct meeting with Commissioner Hamm
- An end to retaliation and excessive force
- A safe transfer out of Bullock Correctional Facility
- Removal of fabricated or retaliatory disciplinaries (Repeated across Days 4, 10, 11, 12, and 14 press releases)
This episode investigates the disappearance of information surrounding Swift’s condition, the medical emergency unfolding behind prison walls, and the broader implications for human rights and accountability in Alabama’s correctional system.
How long can ADOC remain silent? How long can a man survive under these conditions? And how long will Alabama ignore a crisis it helped create?
This is the story of Day 21 — and the fight to ensure Swift Justice is not lost to a system that refuses to speak.