Prisons

Following Alabama's Blood Money

Prison lawsuits, payouts, and how lawyers for abusive officers hit pay dirt.

May 31 •

Alabama prisons are America

Violating human rights is nothing new

May 7 •

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?"

Apr 2

The absurdity of Gov. Kay Ivey

Alabama's monument to mass incarceration will bear her name.

Nov 20, 2024 •

When grief becomes rage

Sandy Ray's fight for accountability in her son's prison beating death

Oct 10, 2024 •

Defending brutality

How Alabama spends millions fighting prison accountability

Apr 5, 2024 •

Jobless in prison work release

Packed prisons & scant paroles means high unemployment

Mar 23, 2024 •

A mother's nightmare

Pam Moser shares the sad story of her son's death in prison

Feb 28, 2024 •

A glimpse of prison slave labor

Incarcerated man describes time on chain gang

Feb 15, 2024 •

It's inflation y'all!

Calling bullshit on Gov. Ivey's mega-prison dirt pile

Feb 9, 2024 •

Alabama's punishment culture

From paddling to prison abuse to executions, what does this say about us?

Nov 19, 2023 •

VOICE FROM THE INSIDE

Alabama prison policy traumatizes families

May 25, 2023 •

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