They’re human beings, and we’re treating them like they’re animals. We’re not trying to rehabilitate them. We’re just punishing them.” ...

Family and advocates of people incarcerated in Alabama prisons said they want to keep a public spotlight on problems in state ...

The Free Alabama Movement is calling for a shutdown, or an inmate work strike, on Feb. 8, 2026. It’s all a part of an effort ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The documentary The Alabama Solution, which premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, uses video captured inside Alabama’s prisons to show violence, forced ...

The documentary 'The Alabama Solution' is an exposé on the state's oppressive prison system. Filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman explore overcrowded institutions, systemic violence, and ...

The race for the documentary feature Academy Award spotlights quality filmmaking, but also requires a whole lot of money and the support of international doc branch voters. This year’s crop of top ...

When filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman visited an Alabama prison in 2019 to capture footage of a revival meeting, inmates began approaching them about the "terrible things" they said ...

Prison reform advocates are saying 'enough is enough', and they are calling for a 'shutdown' of the Alabama Department of ...

Margo Price performed for more than 400 inmates at the Women's Therapeutic Residential Center at West Tennessee State Penitentiary.

Family members of men and women incarcerated in Alabama prisons say they want to keep a public spotlight on problems in state lockups.