Prison Conditions

United States Supreme Court Upholds Order to Release 40,000 Prisoners Due to Overcrowding in California Prisons

Questions Raised About Excessive Punishment and Torture of Children Detained as “Enemy Combatants”

EJI Calls on Alabama Department of Corrections to Address Abuse of Prisoners by Prison Guards

More Federal Education Stimulus Dollars Go to Alabama Prisons Than Local School Systems

U.S. Supreme Court Reviews Prison Overcrowding and Horrendous Conditions of Confinement

Sexual Assault in Alabama Prisons and Jails Among Highest in Nation

Alabama Inmate Beaten to Death by Guards at Ventress Prison

Alabama Reforms Probation Law to Promote Safety and Reduce Prison Crowding

EJI’s Public Education Efforts Featured on PBS

Alabama Increases Prison Population Even As Nation Succeeds in Reducing Incarceration Levels

Terminally Ill Man Released Under New Medical Furlough Bill

Morgan County Sheriff Spends Night in Jail After Denying Adequate Food to Prisoners

Critically-Acclaimed Film Documents Alabama Prisoners’ Transformation Through Meditation