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Why Oscar-Nominated Film ‘The Alabama Solution’ Is More Than Just a Prison Documentary

"The Alabama Solution" is what happens when you let inmates tell the unapologetic truth about their living conditions and the ...

Gut-wrenching, Oscar-nominated documentary inspires bipartisan push for Alabama prison reform

Alabama is headed into an unusual week where Hollywood buzz, unlikely political alliances, and a searing prison documentary are converging to force new scrutiny of the state’s correctional system. On ...

‘Alabama Solution’ Oscar nod draws eyes of the world to deadly prison crisis: Is there an answer?

“This echoes the kinds of policy changes and the renaissance in efforts to improve prison conditions and to make access to ...

4 Mexican Mafia associates from Pomona get life sentence for prison murder

Four Pomona gang members connected to the Mexican Mafia were sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for racketeering ...

A.G. Marshall responds to documentary highlighting abuse within Alabama prison system

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined CBS 42 Morning News to respond to a documentary highlighting the horrific conditions of the Alabama prison system. The ...