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September 29, 2022

Alabama Prisoners Stage Work Stoppage to Protest Squalid Conditions
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Thousands of prisoners in Alabama began a labor strike this week to
protest overcrowded, understaffed and dangerous prison conditions. The
strikers warn that despite a 2020 intervention by the U.S. Justice
Department, conditions within Alabama prisons remain "incredibly unsafe,
inhumane, and exploitative." The work stoppage, which also calls for
sentencing and parole reforms, began on Monday after three months of
planning by prisoners and with help from groups including Alabama Prison
Advocacy and Incarcerated Families United.


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