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Following Alabama's Blood Money
Prison lawsuits, payouts, and how lawyers for abusive officers hit pay dirt.
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Alabama prisons are America
Violating human rights is nothing new
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At My Alabama Prison, One Man Is Doing Time With His Grandson
A guest writer asks "Why can’t older people, who have vanishingly low recidivism rates, be released from prison?"
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A month of sunsets
My first writing residency at age 50
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A Song for Toforest Johnson
Birmingham singer songwriter releases new single "Mercy for Toforest"
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Investigative

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When grief becomes rage
Sandy Ray's fight for accountability in her son's prison beating death
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Jobless in prison work release
Packed prisons & scant paroles means high unemployment
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Former ADOC Lieutenant gets 7 years in prison. Some say he got away with murder.
Despite record of misconduct, ADOC promoted Mohammad Jenkins through the ranks until 2022, when a man he assaulted died a week later.
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Toforest Johnson

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Moth to flame
Moth to flame
Reporting and writing at the intersection of justice, injustice and life in Alabama.
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