Inside the nightmarish world of Alabama prisons and the DOJ’s attempt to fix them

iStock(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The Department of Justice blasted Alabama’s men’s prisons on Wednesday, saying in a report that the system fails to protect inmates from violence and sexual assault, and detailing a litany of nightmarish incidents. “Our investigation found reasonable cause to believe that Alabama fails to provide constitutionally adequate conditions and that prisoners experience …

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