Alabama prison inmates plan work strike as advocates say ‘humanitarian crisis’ rages on

They’re human beings, and we’re treating them like they’re animals. We’re not trying to rehabilitate them. We’re just ...

Prison reform advocates call for 'shutdown' of Alabama Department of Corrections

Two months after a documentary took viewers inside of Alabama’s maximum-security facilities, called ‘The Alabama Solution,’ ...

Former WBRC anchor works as producer on HBO documentary about Alabama’s prison system

Former WBRC anchor Beth Shelburne worked as a producer on a new HBO documentary examining the serious problems within Alabama ...
al.com

Alabama’s prison population could grow to staggering level by 2030

The Alabama Sentencing Commission said Friday that Alabama’s already overcrowded prisons could see inmate populations rise by nearly a third by 2030 due to new punitive laws passed by the Legislature.
WSFA

New documentary critical of Alabama prison system has public screening in Selma, more to come

SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - “The Alabama Solution” shows problems in the Alabama prison system from the inside: whether it be allegations of overcrowding, rampant violence, the influx of illegal drugs, or ...
Houston Chronicle

Families describe deaths, violence in Alabama prisons as they push for change

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Chase Mathis told prison guards he was being threatened by other inmates and feared for his life. But within hours of being moved to an adjacent prison, he was dead. Mathis ...