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Report details shocking violence by corrections officers, systemic failures
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July 23, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The U.S. Department of Justice today released a report detailing unconstitutional conditions regarding use of excessive force on men incarcerated in the Alabama Department of Corrections. The following...
July 20, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Hundreds of people incarcerated in Alabama prisons were denied parole in June, according to a Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) analysis published today. SPLC reviewed 452 parole hearings in June and found...
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White people more than twice as likely as Black counterparts to be granted parole in June
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June 17, 2020
WASHINGTON — SPLC Action Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang released the statement below on the introduction of the Justice Act, the Senate GOP police reform legislation by Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.): “...
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After the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) failed to adequately respond to public records requests by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the SPLC sued the department for the documents outlining the prison system’s policies for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in its facilities. The lawsuit...
