Alabama Prison Conditions Are Unconstitutional, Justice Department Finds

Apr 08, 2019

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) explained in a 56-page letter on April 2 that the state of Alabama routinely violates the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution by failing to protect prisoners from violence and sexual abuse. The entity provided written notice to Governor Kay Ivey following a two-year investigation. The DOJ found that Alabama “misrep…

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