72-year-old veteran beaten to death in AL jail as cops ‘let it happen,’ attorneys say
John Reed was booked into the Macon County Jail on a suspected driving under the influence charge, then was fatally attacked ...
Inmate deaths remain high in Alabama, highlighting urgent need for prison reform
A new HBO documentary set for release later this year exposes the violence inside Alabama prisons using leaked cellphone ...
US Supreme Court rejects likely final appeal of South Carolina inmate a day before his execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled ...
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Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons
Incarcerated men in the Alabama prison system risked their safety to feed shocking footage of their horrifying living conditions to a pair of documentary filmmakers. The result is “The Alabama ...
‘The Alabama Solution’ Review: Powerful New Doc From ‘The Jinx’ Duo Investigates Injustices in Alabama Prisons
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman chronicle financial mismanagement, abuses of power and general inhumanities in a system ...
Wife of 72-year-old veteran beaten to death by a cellmate in Alabama jail sues corrections officers
The wife of a 72-year-old veteran who was beaten to death by a cellmate in an Alabama jail has filed a civil rights lawsuit against three deputies working at the Macon County jail ...