The first horror is what people have endured in Alabama's prisons.
The second horror is that while shocking, it is not a surprise.
Prisons should be subject to the most exacting scrutiny and public oversight, but the reality is just the opposite. https://t.co/9TnXL2LOQ5
— ACLU (@ACLU) April 29, 2019
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Conditions in Alabama's prisons are notoriously bad. Homicides are 600% higher than the national average. People are placed in solitary confinement not for disciplinary infractions, but to maintain order.https://t.co/Nbdd0mTafh pic.twitter.com/NFGgPOqSo2
— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 7, 2019
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Last week, @nytimes published a few photos from more than 2,000 sent to @splcenter by someone identifying as a guard at an Alabama prison, deciding the majority were too horrific to publish. These are some of the photos @nytimes chose not to print. https://t.co/D7qeuFm9wD
— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 7, 2019
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“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky https://t.co/rWxsewMC0W
— Zachary Siegel (@ZachWritesStuff) April 8, 2019
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Trauma from Alabama’s ‘dog-eat-dog’ prisons continues long after sentence ends https://t.co/FovBv6JnxQ @KimKardashian
— WilliamThornton (@billineastala) April 29, 2019