HIGHLIGHT: ALABAMA
Montgomery: Alabama has the nation’s deadliest prisons, where violence is “too common, cruel, of an unusual nature, and pervasive” the Department of Justice says in a scathing report that found male inmates are housed in unconstitutional conditions. During a single week, one inmate bled to death after being stabbed repeatedly as two others stood guard. Another stabbed inmate had to be evacuated by helicopter. A prisoner in a dorm reserved for those with good behavior was attacked with a sock filled with metal locks. The department gave Alabama 49 days to begin to correct violations or possibly face a federal lawsuit.