A DOJ investigation found that corrections officers in Alabama men's prisons frequently use excessive, and at times, deadly force in violation of inmates' constitutional rights in 12 out of 13 prisons reviewed.
" to pervasive prisoner-on-prisoner attacks and sexual abuse, and failed to maintain facilities that are"sanitary, safe, or secure."
"This unconstitutional behavior will not be solved by building newer, larger prisons," says Ebony Howard, senior supervising attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center which sued the state over inhumane conditions. "While we recognized the challenges of correcting systemic constitutional deficiencies in Alabama prisons that have existed for decades, now is the time for significant reform," says Richard Moore, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama.
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