Justice Dept. Threatens to Sue Alabama Over Prisoner Safety
Alabama’s prisons have long had among the highest rates of homicide and rape in the country. Federal investigators found “flagrant disregard” of the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Prisons and Prisoners
Topics: punishment, unusual, cruel, disregard”, “flagrant, found, investigators, Federal, country, homicide, rates, highest, among, prisons, Alabama’s, Safety, Prisoner, Alabama, Threatens, Justice
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/us/alabama-prisons-doj-investigation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss