Alabama Prison Reform Proposal

The U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Alabama alleges that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments by failing to protect men in state prisons from rampant...

Alabama’s prison system isn’t just about punishment—it’s a business model. In this episode, we expose how incarceration generates revenue through inmate labor, phone calls, commissary fees, healthcare contracts, and...

This episode pulls back the curtain on Alabama’s prison healthcare system, where billions in public funds flow through private medical contracts—yet incarcerated people report delayed treatment, denied medications, and...

This episode investigates how Alabama’s prison labor system generates hundreds of millions of dollars while the people doing the work earn little to nothing. We unpack the structure behind so-called “voluntary” labor...

Alabama’s prison system has received billions in funding, yet families continue to report violence, neglect, medical failures, and a breakdown in accountability. In this episode, we examine the growing concerns...

In this episode, we break down a major but widely misunderstood shift in prison communications: the FCC’s ban on predatory prison phone kickbacks. For decades, incarcerated people and their families have been charged...

This episode examines how Alabama’s prison system has evolved into a revenue-driven enterprise—where incarceration generates profit through labor, fees, commissary, communications, and contracts, while public safety and...

This episode exposes a quiet but deadly cycle inside Alabama’s prisons: people are underfed at chow, then forced to survive by purchasing overpriced commissary—if they can afford it. When food becomes a commodity...

Alabama’s prison system is often framed as a public safety necessity—but what if it is also a revenue-generating machine? In this episode of the Alabama Prison Reform Proposal Podcast , we examine how incarcerated...

This edition exposes a hard truth: Alabama’s prison system increasingly treats incarcerated people as financial assets rather than human beings. Through work-release labor, wage deductions, and institutional incentives...

In this episode, we confront the brutal disconnect between policy decisions made in Montgomery and the daily realities inside Alabama’s prisons. While lawmakers debate budgets and talking points, people are dying over...

In this episode, we expose a side of Alabama’s prison crisis that rarely gets full public scrutiny: staff corruption and the cost of unchecked power behind prison walls. From contraband smuggling and falsified reports...

In this episode, we take a hard, data-driven look at the economics of Alabama’s prison system—what’s working, what’s failing, and who ultimately pays the price. We examine where revenue is generated through prison...

The Alabama Prison Reform Proposal outlines a comprehensive, evidence-based plan to improve public safety, reduce costly litigation, and strengthen communities by transforming how Alabama approaches incarceration...

In this groundbreaking episode, Alabama’s Radical Prison Overhaul examines how artificial intelligence, virtual reality therapy, and vocational education could revolutionize the state’s correctional system. Rather than...