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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Alabama for Unconstitutional Conditions in State's Prisons for Men Published: 13 December 2020 13 December 2020 Washington, DC - Wednesday, the Justice Department filed suit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections. The complaint alleges that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Constitution because Alabama fails to provide adequate protection from prisoner-on-prisoner violence and prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse, fails to provide safe and sanitary conditions, and subjects prisoners ...

The Birmingham Times The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed suit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections alleging that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Constitution. The suit contends that the state fails to provide adequate protection from prisoner-on-prisoner violence and prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse, fails to provide safe and sanitary conditions, and subjects prisoners to excessive force at the hands of prison staff. “The United States Constitution requires Alabama to make sure that its prisons are safe and humane,” s...

U.S. Justice Department Files Suit Against State Of Alabama Patch 12/10/2020 Michael Seale © Shutterstock A lawsuit by the Justice Department alleges that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Constitution BIRMINGHAM, AL — The United States Justice Department Wednesday filed suit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections. The lawsuit alleges that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Constitution because Alabama fails to provide adequate protection from prisoner-on-prisoner violence and prisoner-on-pri...

Justice Department sues Alabama over men’s prison conditions By Jonathan Grass | December 9, 2020 at 5:37 PM CST - Updated December 9 at 8:39 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections. The complaint alleges that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Constitution. The department says Alabama does not provide adequate protection against prisoner-on-prisoner violence and prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse. Prosecutors also say ADOC is not providing safe and...