Group Asks Doj To Investigate Alabama Prisons

The prison system has an underground economy based on trading contraband, such as drugs and cell phone s, that is "policed by physical violence," according the report. The group also alleged that young male inmates have been subject to sexual abuse by prison staff. Young inmates at Donaldson and Bibb correctional facilities were stripped naked and forced to perform sex acts and threatened with disciplinary charges if they refused or reported the incident, the group alleged. The Department of Justice in January sent Bentley a letter saying that conditions at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, the state's only prison for women, were unconstitutional because the state had failed to protect inmates from sexual abuse and harassment. In June, 43 inmates filed a lawsuit saying the state was failing to provide medical and mental health care, leading to deaths, inadequate treatment for cancer and suicide attempts. Sen.

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