Justice Department sues Alabama over prison conditions

The U,S, Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Dec, 9, 2020, against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons, saying the state is failing to protect male inmates from inmate-on

Justice Department sues Alabama over prison conditions

The U,S, Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press December 10, 2020, 6:24 AM

Justice Department sues Alabama over prison conditions

Alabama had been in negotiations with the Justice Department since the first 2019 report in the hopes of staving off a lawsuit, but federal officials said the state has “failed or refused to correct” the unconstitutional conditions, The 24-page lawsuit said that conditions in Alabama prisons have gotten worse since the initial findings

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Justice Department sues Alabama over condition of prisons

The lawsuit, filed in Birmingham, alleges that the conditions at Alabama‘s prisons for men violate the Constitution because Alabama fails to provide adequate protection from prisoner-on-prisoner

Justice Department Sues Alabama Over Prison Conditions

MONTGOMERY, Ala, AP — The U,S, Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons, saying the state is …

Justice Department sues Alabama over prison conditions

The U,S, Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons, saying the state is failing to protect male inmates from inmate-on-inmate violence and excessive force at the hands of prison staff, The lawsuit alleges that conditions in the prison system — which the Justice Department called one of the most understaffed and violent in the …

Justice Department sues Alabama over prison conditions

MONTGOMERY, Ala, AP — The U,S, Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons, saying the state is failing to protect male inmates from inmate-on-inmate violence and excessive force at the hands of prison staff, The lawsuit alleges that conditions in the prison system — which the Justice […]

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Judge: Alabama prison staffing levels will be issue on DOJ

A federal judge ruled that prison staffing levels will remain an issue in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Alabama‘s corrections system,The U,S, Department of Justice last year sued Alabama saying male inmates live in unsafe prisons with excessive levels of violence,U,S, District Judge David Proctor on Friday refused Alabama‘s request to dismiss staffing issues from the litigation,

Alabama sued by DoJ over ‘systematic’ violence in state

The 24-page lawsuit said that conditions in Alabama prisons have gotten worse since the initial findings – with homicides increasing and prisons becoming even more overcrowded than in …

Judge: Prison staffing levels will be issue on DOJ lawsuit

MONTGOMERY, Ala, AP — A federal judge said prison staffing levels can remain an issue in the U,S, Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Alabama, but said federal officials must provide

Alabama House approves prison plan using virus funds

Alabama House approves prison plan using virus funds, Alabama Gov, Kay Ivey holds a sit down interview with reporters in the Governor’s office at the Alabama State Capitol Building in …