U.S. Justice Dept. Sues Alabama for Unsafe Conditions in Men’s Prisons

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U.S. Justice Dept. Sues Alabama for Unsafe Conditions in Men’s Prisons

The Birmingham Times The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed suit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections alleging that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Constitution. The suit contends that the state fails to provide adequate protection from prisoner-on-prisoner violence and prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse, fails to provide […]

Source: The Birmingham Times

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