Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons

Sundance movie review: 'Alabama Solution' an upsetting, inspiring doc
"The Alabama Solution," which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, is a documentary about abuses in the Alabama prison system. Though upsetting, advocacy from inmates themselves proves inspiring.
With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons
Incarcerated men in the Alabama prison system risked their safety to feed shocking footage of their horrifying living conditions to a pair of documentary filmmakers.
'The Alabama Solution' Review: 'Jinx' Filmmakers' New Doc Is the Bloody Sunday of Inmate Rights and Prison Reform
"Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in America's deadliest prison system," reads the logline for the HBO-backed documentary "The Alabama Solution." But that does not begin to describe this powerful and extremely necessary call-to-action.
With shocking secret footage, prison doc ‘The Alabama Solution’ should outrage the nation
Directors Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman sat down at our studio in Park City to discuss their remarkable investigative documentary.
‘The Alabama Solution’ Review: Powerful New Doc From ‘The Jinx’ Duo Investigates Injustices in Alabama Prisons
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman chronicle financial mismanagement, abuses of power and general inhumanities in a system allegedly designed for rehabilitation.
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Andrew Jarecki Is Back with Jaw-Dropping Prison Exposé ‘The Alabama Solution’ Out of Sundance
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Michigan will not wade into Alabama death row case
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Former Alabama jailer indicted in federal court on charges of beating handcuffed man
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Lawyers fight to save Michigan prisoner set to be executed in Alabama
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