Category: Alabama
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Twelvth Prison Death in Alabama Reported In 2024
An inmate died after a brutal assault at Alabama’s Bibb Correctional Facility, marking the 12th prison homicide this year. Despite federal warnings, Alabama’s prison violence crisis remains unresolved, raising urgent concerns about inmate safety and civil rights.
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Alabama Women’s Prison Sexual Abuse: Supervisor Arrested for Threatening Inmate, ‘You’ll Never Go Home’
A supervisor at Alabama’s Julia Tutwiler Women’s Facility, already under federal scrutiny for inmate abuse, faces charges of first-degree sodomy and custodial misconduct.
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Julia Tutwiler Prison Abuse: After Nearly A Decade, DOJ Reduces Oversight
After decades of violating civil rights and nearly 10 years after the Dept. of Justice began oversight of Julia Tutwiler Prison in Alabama, the federal government has ended 38 of 44 provisions outlined in a 2015 consent decree.
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Hundreds Of Prisoners At FPC Montgomery in Alabama Protest Over Failure To Grant Early Release
Over 700 inmates at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Montgomery, AL refused to take meals over the BOP’s failure to grant early release to those who qualified for it.
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Department of Justice Warns Alabama Against Violating Constitution In Prison Lawsuit Brief
The DOJ filed a brief in a longstanding lawsuit brought by former and current inmates of an Alabama prison, alleging widespread violence and sexual assaults among prisoners.