Justice Department Sues State Of Alabama This press release was orginally distributed by ReleaseWire Vincent, AL -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/11/2020 -- On December 9, 2020, The United States Department of Justice filed suit against The Alabama Department of Corrections and The State Of Alabama. The factual basis of the suit alleges that the conditions in Alabama's prisons are unconstitutional because the state fails to provide adequate protection from prisoner-on-prisoner violence and sexual abuse. The complaint goes on to claim that the state fails to provide safe and sanitary conditions, and su...