Help us put a "Spotlight On The Alabama Prison System" #shutdownadoc2022 The justice department wants to wait to 2025, as conditions get worse. Share this video, leave a comment do something to bring awareness to its inability to adequately address overcrowding, understaffing, rampant physical and sexual violence.
How overcrowded are Alabama prisons?
In the year after DOJ filed its suit over DOC's severe overcrowding, the reported prison population in the state jumped more than 7.4% to 18,773 prisoners, all crowded into facilities designed for just 12,115 an occupancy rate of 155%.