The documentary 'The Alabama Solution' is an exposé on the state's oppressive prison system. Filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman explore overcrowded institutions, systemic violence, and ...
They’re human beings, and we’re treating them like they’re animals. We’re not trying to rehabilitate them. We’re just ...
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman discussed their film with The Hollywood Reporter at the recent SCAD Savannah Film ...
“In 2024 alone, 277 people died in Alabama prisons” Dakarai Larriett, US Senate candidate in Alabama, says. “Building mega-prisons, naming one after governor Kay Ivy, is not the solution.” From ...
Family members of men and women incarcerated in Alabama prisons say they want to keep a public spotlight on problems in state lockups.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Family members of people incarcerated in Alabama prisons packed a Wednesday meeting of the Legislative Prison Committee and then held a rally on the steps of the Capitol. They said ...
A corrections facility that costs $300 million than expected, and then $300 million more? Eh, not worth our attention.
When filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman visited an Alabama prison in 2019 to capture footage of a revival ...
In another interview in late January, the prisoner in Bullock referred to as “Zach” in these articles discusses the treatment of gay prisoners in the Alabama prison system. “I did want to mention ...
Henry Ruggs III officially graduated from the University of Alabama while serving his sentence in Northern Nevada ...