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‘The Alabama Solution’: A Humanitarian Crisis in Grainy Detail

The Oscar-nominated documentary features cellphone footage exposing abuse and neglect that is all too common in U.S. prisons. Here are five takeaways.

Analysis • 10.10.2025

A Primer on the Nationwide Prisoners’ Strike

Prisoners can be forced to work without pay — the Constitution says so.

News • 09.27.2016

Beat the Feds

Alabama pitches prison reform as a states' rights issue.

News • 01.12.2015

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