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Justice Department sues Alabama over prison conditions by Kim Chandler, The Associated Press Posted Dec 9, 2020 6:45 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 9, 2020 at 6:56 pm EDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. — 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 — considered one of the most understaffed and violent in the country — are so poor that they violate the ban ...

Johnny Roman Garza, 21, was sentenced to 16 months and three years of supervised release for his part in three crimes against the U.S.

The Justice Department said the state is failing to protect male inmates from inmate-on-inmate violence and excessive force at the hands of prison staff.

Justice Department Settlement Forces Amtrak To Fix ADA Violations by Shaun Heasley | December 10, 2020 Amtrak has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Michael Hibblen/Miami Herald/TNS) Amtrak will make big changes at over 100 train stations across the country to ensure that 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with disabilities can finally access its rail network. Under a settlement this month with the U.S. Department of Justice, Amtrak will fix inaccessible stations and pay...

David McNew/AFP The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections on Wednesday, alleging the state's prisons failed to protect inmates from violence and sexual abuse. The complaint alleges the state violated the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment by "failing to prevent prisoner-on-prisoner violence and sexual abuse, by failing to protect prisoners from the use of excessive force by security staff, and by failing to provide safe conditions of confinement." The lawsuit is the result of a...