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Deliberate Indifference Inside Alabama's prisons, thousands of men live in overcrowded dormitories with minimal supervision, facing a near constant threat of violence and sexual assault. Now, if conditions don't improve, a federal judge could intervene. The crisis, decades in the making, is at a tipping point. Through the stories of people impacted by the system and the people in charge, Deliberate Indifference reveals how we got here - and what's next - for Alabama's prisons.
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Deliberate Indifference

Deliberate Indifference

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Inside Alabama's prisons, thousands of men live in overcrowded dormitories with minimal supervision, facing a near constant threat of violence and sexual assault. Now, if conditions don't improve, a federal judge could intervene. The crisis, decades in the making, is at a tipping point. Through the stories of people impacted by the system and the people in charge, Deliberate Indifference reveals how we got here - and what's next - for Alabama's prisons.

Most Recent Episodes

AN ALABAMA SOLUTION

Episode 7 looks ahead to what's next for Alabama's prison system and the people inside.

THE OFFICERS

Episode 6 delves into how Alabama's prisons became dangerously understaffed, and how some correctional officers contribute to the violence.

MINIMALLY ADEQUATE

Episode 5 explores the need for mental health care inside Alabama's prisons, which a federal judge described as "horrendously inadequate" in a years-long lawsuit that's still unfolding.

THE DEVIL'S WORKSHOP

Episode 4 details the daily life of men behind bars, and how religious volunteers try to bring structure to some prison dormitories.

HABITUAL OFFENDERS

Episode 3 traces how Alabama lawmakers helped quadruple the state's prison population within two decades, locking up more people — for longer periods of time.

PUNT BAMA PUNT

Episode 2 recounts the bitter battle that unfolded almost 50 years ago, when a federal judge ordered sweeping changes to Alabama's prison system, shaped by decades of racism and forced labor.

AN ALABAMA PROBLEM

Episode 1 unravels the rampant violence through the story of one man murdered in an Alabama prison, months after justice officials put the state on notice.

THE TRAILER

Deliberate Indifference is a new limited-run series from WBHM that tells the story of how Alabama's prisons became among the most violent in the nation. New episodes every Wednesday, starting May 18.

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