Alabama Incarcerates Blacks More Than Three Times Rate of Whites; DOJ Lawsuit Says State Prisons Fail to Adequately Protect Inmates
Widespread violence and sexual abuses are prevalent inside Alabama’s 13 men’s prisons and state officials have not taken enough measures to protect inmates, according to a recent federal complaint lodged by the U.S. Department of Justice. Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr filed the lawsuit on Dec. 9 in U.S. District Court, accusing Alabama state…
