A federal investigation found 'frequent uses of excessive force' on inmates across 12 Alabama prisons and detailed 'systemic unconstitutional conditions' in the system.
in 12 of the 13 state prisons under review, according to a report released Thursday, which cited "systemic unconstitutional conditions" throughout the prison system.
The Montgomery Advertiser, part of the USA TODAY Network, could not reach Ivey or ADOC leaders for comment. "Given the identified pervasiveness of the uses of excessive force and the statewide application of ADOC’s use of force policies and procedures, we have reasonable cause to believe that the uses of excessive force occurring within Alabama’s prisons give rise to systemic unconstitutional conditions," the letter read.
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