Served 20 years in maximum prison there. It's a blessing to be alive. I'm shocked that there are still no plans in effect...this post is years old as testament to this...I constantly pray for the brothers left behind in these inhumane conditions. Sad!
I thought the same thing and maybe things would’ve changed after all these years. It’s hard to make it out of that system. Glad you made it out as well!
yeah but those conditions warn and teach others like you not to go back. Its a deterrent. Thats what prison is. You should think about the conditions and be scared. If you want nicer conditions then you and others can pay for it. Im not
What about the ones that are fasly in prison. And no one deserves these conditions, people don't treat there dogs and cats this way. It is very inhumane
After so many people on death row have been proven innocent, over policing in communities of low income or marginalized people has been purposeful, qualified immunity has protected murderers, police have proven to lie in court so bad there's a term for it... AIN'T NO ONE WITH A SOUL WHO CAN SAY "do the crime, do the time" or "prison isn't supposed to be comfortable". This needs to end. NOW! It persists because of GREED! Private prisons lobby politicians just the same as any other private sector. Our country is literally run by people who take money to allow inhumane practices and literal torture.
I am a CO female officer and I have delt with men and women in my jail and I truly believe in the correct part of corrections some of my inmates never had a chance at life and didn't even know how to read.... I did my best to get them books they could understand then got a GED program started I would love to go to tutwhiller and help change things for the better.
The whole south has terrible prisons. Louisiana has the worst Judicial systems but their prisons are somewhat ran ok. Ga,Sc,And Alabam are hands down the worst prison systems. Rapes and Violence are still very common eventho the rest of the country have cut those numbers drastically. Its a shame how conditions of prisons are not much better then they were 50 years ago.
My son is in one of these prisons, and he has only been in the one for less than a month and there has been 9 stabbings one was right next to him the screaming woke him up! The food is causing the inmates health to deteriorate. They are unable to consume it, but some have no choice and those are the one that have health problems. How do we change this? I understand it is prison but dogs in pounds eat better! You can feed people cheap nutrious meals that is safe for consumption. Come on they are people!
Nancy Robinson Reading your post made my heart ache. I can't imagine how much you worry about your son. As mothers, it's our natural instinct to try to protect our children, *no matter what* I sincerely hope your son is safe & the conditions in that facility have improved. ❤
i spent 20 years in alabama prisons, and its horrible. im on the run now and its so over crowded they will not transport me back due to the over crowding
EricaYE6 . who ever done that study was trying to make the prison look bad, i done 16 years in the alabama prison system for 2 burglaries and a theft, my fault i done the time with out complaint , seen many stabbing and many gang riots. But that food is garbage, i worked in the kitchen in several prison camps and when you open the meat boxes , on the top in big bold letters says "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".
As an Alabamian myself I would be all for prison reform in my state, they should release nonviolent offenders or those with severe mental illness that need more care, reconsolidate the prison population to other facilities depending on the security level, and get rid of the corrupt people that are running the places. The whole system needs an overhaul. Hopefully one day we will have a society where crime will be a thing of the past and we won’t have an overcrowded prison system, but that is something that only society can accomplish.
How can you put people in jail n pack more n more it's over population day just put men n women in prison n don't even care about them its more violent people in there than on the streets day claim day don't got the money day got money day just don't care about albamia prisions
Alabama and United States are safer today than they have ever been in the past. Yet we have record breaking prison populations. What we are seeing is not a crime problem but a judicial and government tyranny problem. We have let these private prison corporations write our laws for us. We need to take back control of our society and the first thing we need to do is hold the politicians and judicial system accountable for their crimes against society.
It's way worse than you think. Aside from the basic living conditions, food, medical, over crowding, etc. All of the correctional officers who where named in the sexual assault case were not fired, nor laid off, the department of corrections just relocated them to different facilities. Every CO knows that if they get hurt at work it's a free ride, a job for life, one where you can get away with anything, and some go out of their way to cause this. Slave labor, moving funding from one earmarked fund to the general fund by utilizing ACI "Alabama Correctional Industries" where they PAY incarcerated individuals 25 to 50 plus cents per hour to refurbish, build, furniture, mix chemicals, work on vehicles etc . In this way they can transfer funding that's earmarked from one fund to another, clean it up, and use it how ever they want. Drugs and cell phones are brought in to the prisons by the Correctional Officers, It's the most corrupt organization I have ever witnessed, Family court runs a close second.
It's sad and ridiculous!! I have a best friend in a prison here in bama and a family member in Tut. Prison and every thing I've heard in last 22yrs has really made my blood boil! I know they might have done a crime but what they're put threw in these places isn't right! So damn far from it!! Like they said these people arent fed,very unsanitary conditions all the way around and no1 should have to be put threw what I've heard and seen! I understand some of the levels they've gotta take with certain inmates due to how they're acting whatever but everything else about these places is just ridiculous and something needs to be done now not later!! 🤷♀️ yes I said what I said!!
I 100% agree that if you do the crime do the time. If we really are trying to rehabilitate.. We should be treating these men and woman as we want them to treat others once they are released. If not I believe it would do our society better and be more humane to put them down as we would a rabid dog.. than to abuse them.. which makes us no better than them inmates.. actually it makes us worse.
I know first hand that this is real. One thing that sticks out in my mind is if your suicidal it's whatever. But you'll get a write up for destruction of state property.
Yes we are supposed to be the bible belt state , we aren't showing much of care for these inmates, this is not what God would want. Everyone deserves a chance to a better life and rehabilitation back into life
Alabama prisons haven't gotten any better I have 3 love ones in 3 different prison and they are all the same there food is gross they don't feed them 3 meals on Sunday there medical is even worse they are treated like animals the system is corrupt my loved one is given 17 years for a non violent crime all because he was drunk
It's sad watching this video because everything is true no one trying to fix the biggest fuck up Alabama has ever had I have a friend that's done a lot of time cam Ward it's time to step up or get the hell out the way if y'all don't doing nothing about the overcrowded prison system the feds will come in handle it for you a friend of mines has done 29yrs for a crime he didn't do this is another reason the prison is overcrowded the judges
My friends boy has spent his life in alabama prisons he hasn't bee able to be with his children. He's not a bad person , he has drug problems His children are ashamed of him without knowledge
Something I never understood is how you give life to someone who took a life ? Adding to overcrowding and possible future assaults on guards and lesser offenders, probation is another thing , if your first time drug offender in prison and you did your time without catching a serious charge then that was your probation Rights restored record wiped clean , there should be exceptions to that especially with today’s drugs fentanyl or tranq in any quantity should be a minimum of a year for addicts and the death penalty for dealers because your murdering people with that stuff .
I think inmates there for violent crimes should be housed separately from those of nonviolent crimes. That would not only keep inmates safer but also gaurds as movement of inmates. Those there for violent crimes can just kill each other off and save tax payers a load of money. I don't feel any pity for any inmate that has raped, killed, or physically caused harm or attempted to cause harm to anyone. They deserve nothing in my opinion as they lose that right the second they made that choice to do harm. Those that are there for non violence, do deserve a better treatment and rehabilitation efforts but the key is to force them to do the jobs worth a prison to give them a positive thing to di with their time and make the prison as self sufficient as possible. They should work gardens to grow food for prisoners, even raise some livestock, make their voting and So forth. The violence in prison is a result of inmates sitting doing nothing with their time but furthering their criminal activity in hours they don't get caught again. And just to explain I think those I speak of working is only those of nonviolent crimes and zero tolerance policy if they break a rule. Yes it can come with its own risks but if done correctly, it's doable and with no more change of inmates sneaking things to others. It exists as is.
You definitely have no idea what happens behind prison walls. And the , they can kill themselves attitude, that's what's sad. It's people like you who have no idea about the things they speak on, nor have they ever reached out to try to make a difference, but are so quick to condemn. People like you is why the system is as screwed as it is
id be fine with it staying how it is. Prison is supposed to be a detterent. No one wants to pay for a murderer to stay at a hotel. Anyone that wants it better can pay out of their pockets then to fix it. Put up or shut up
Served 20 years in maximum prison there. It's a blessing to be alive. I'm shocked that there are still no plans in effect...this post is years old as testament to this...I constantly pray for the brothers left behind in these inhumane conditions. Sad!
I thought the same thing and maybe things would’ve changed after all these years. It’s hard to make it out of that system. Glad you made it out as well!
yeah but those conditions warn and teach others like you not to go back. Its a deterrent. Thats what prison is. You should think about the conditions and be scared.
If you want nicer conditions then you and others can pay for it. Im not
What about the ones that are fasly in prison. And no one deserves these conditions, people don't treat there dogs and cats this way. It is very inhumane
After so many people on death row have been proven innocent, over policing in communities of low income or marginalized people has been purposeful, qualified immunity has protected murderers, police have proven to lie in court so bad there's a term for it... AIN'T NO ONE WITH A SOUL WHO CAN SAY "do the crime, do the time" or "prison isn't supposed to be comfortable". This needs to end. NOW! It persists because of GREED! Private prisons lobby politicians just the same as any other private sector. Our country is literally run by people who take money to allow inhumane practices and literal torture.
My european brothers were executed in medieval times for theft... they should probably do the same to your murderous rapist evil lawless brothers
I am a CO female officer and I have delt with men and women in my jail and I truly believe in the correct part of corrections some of my inmates never had a chance at life and didn't even know how to read.... I did my best to get them books they could understand then got a GED program started I would love to go to tutwhiller and help change things for the better.
I spent time in California prisons some 20 years ago and people like you are a God send, thank you!
Thank you so much God bless you and your family and friends.
Good for you Ambet
Are you still employed in corrections? God bless you if you are because people like you with hearts are the first ones to go
Welcome to the Confederate South. I live in Georgia. It's not much better here. And I can't imagine how bad it is in Mississippi.
EricaYE6 Alabama is worst than Mississippi trust me
South Carolina is also terrible if not as bad as Alabama.
The whole south has terrible prisons. Louisiana has the worst Judicial systems but their prisons are somewhat ran ok. Ga,Sc,And Alabam are hands down the worst prison systems. Rapes and Violence are still very common eventho the rest of the country have cut those numbers drastically. Its a shame how conditions of prisons are not much better then they were 50 years ago.
Mississippi is like a time machine. Alabama is actually pretty liberal
EricaYE6 the states prisons go like this 1. Mississippi 2. Alabama 3. Louisiana 4. South Carolina 5. Florida. Texas and Georgia aren’t much better
My son is in one of these prisons, and he has only been in the one for less than a month and there has been 9 stabbings one was right next to him the screaming woke him up! The food is causing the inmates health to deteriorate. They are unable to consume it, but some have no choice and those are the one that have health problems. How do we change this? I understand it is prison but dogs in pounds eat better! You can feed people cheap nutrious meals that is safe for consumption. Come on they are people!
Nancy Robinson Reading your post made my heart ache. I can't imagine how much you worry about your son. As mothers, it's our natural instinct to try to protect our children, *no matter what*
I sincerely hope your son is safe & the conditions in that facility have improved. ❤
i spent 20 years in alabama prisons, and its horrible. im on the run now and its so over crowded they will not transport me back due to the over crowding
I saw a study once, claiming that prison meals were more nutritious than school lunches. I guess that wasn't true.
EricaYE6 . who ever done that study was trying to make the prison look bad, i done 16 years in the alabama prison system for 2 burglaries and a theft, my fault i done the time with out complaint , seen many stabbing and many gang riots. But that food is garbage, i worked in the kitchen in several prison camps and when you open the meat boxes , on the top in big bold letters says "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".
@Sam Campbell
Oh, wow. 🤢
6 years later and there's still no change! Still living, "the same way"!
As an Alabamian myself I would be all for prison reform in my state, they should release nonviolent offenders or those with severe mental illness that need more care, reconsolidate the prison population to other facilities depending on the security level, and get rid of the corrupt people that are running the places. The whole system needs an overhaul. Hopefully one day we will have a society where crime will be a thing of the past and we won’t have an overcrowded prison system, but that is something that only society can accomplish.
As a Floridian (our correction officers been known for being members of white supremacist gangs) I am terrified for this man's life.
How can you put people in jail n pack more n more it's over population day just put men n women in prison n don't even care about them its more violent people in there than on the streets day claim day don't got the money day got money day just don't care about albamia prisions
Alabama and United States are safer today than they have ever been in the past. Yet we have record breaking prison populations. What we are seeing is not a crime problem but a judicial and government tyranny problem. We have let these private prison corporations write our laws for us. We need to take back control of our society and the first thing we need to do is hold the politicians and judicial system accountable for their crimes against society.
Actions speak louder than words they know what needs to be done they just don't want to sacrifice anything to achieve it
It's way worse than you think. Aside from the basic living conditions, food, medical, over crowding, etc. All of the correctional officers who where named in the sexual assault case were not fired, nor laid off, the department of corrections just relocated them to different facilities.
Every CO knows that if they get hurt at work it's a free ride, a job for life, one where you can get away with anything, and some go out of their way to cause this.
Slave labor, moving funding from one earmarked fund to the general fund by utilizing ACI "Alabama Correctional Industries" where they PAY incarcerated individuals 25 to 50 plus cents per hour to refurbish, build, furniture, mix chemicals, work on vehicles etc .
In this way they can transfer funding that's earmarked from one fund to another, clean it up, and use it how ever they want.
Drugs and cell phones are brought in to the prisons by the Correctional Officers,
It's the most corrupt organization I have ever witnessed, Family court runs a close second.
So true
It's sad and ridiculous!! I have a best friend in a prison here in bama and a family member in Tut. Prison and every thing I've heard in last 22yrs has really made my blood boil! I know they might have done a crime but what they're put threw in these places isn't right! So damn far from it!! Like they said these people arent fed,very unsanitary conditions all the way around and no1 should have to be put threw what I've heard and seen! I understand some of the levels they've gotta take with certain inmates due to how they're acting whatever but everything else about these places is just ridiculous and something needs to be done now not later!! 🤷♀️ yes I said what I said!!
Amen I agree. And nothing is being done at all, they keep dragging there feet
I 100% agree that if you do the crime do the time. If we really are trying to rehabilitate.. We should be treating these men and woman as we want them to treat others once they are released. If not I believe it would do our society better and be more humane to put them down as we would a rabid dog.. than to abuse them.. which makes us no better than them inmates.. actually it makes us worse.
I say coffee is a crime.
50 years.
Amen
Here’s one more reason I don’t pay state income tax.
the ala prison system is a joke I was a inmate at 1 time and its all about free labor
If they can't look away, then why isn't there anything newer than a year ago about this al.com?
Exactly, they don't care it about the money they make on each inmate
I know first hand that this is real. One thing that sticks out in my mind is if your suicidal it's whatever. But you'll get a write up for destruction of state property.
Indeed it shows how we treat the least of our brethren, is exactly, what will happen to each of us!
Yes we are supposed to be the bible belt state , we aren't showing much of care for these inmates, this is not what God would want. Everyone deserves a chance to a better life and rehabilitation back into life
@@abbydunaway354 Yes indeed for we are to share our neighbors’s burden!
May Creator continue to Bless and Guide you!
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Alabama prisons haven't gotten any better I have 3 love ones in 3 different prison and they are all the same there food is gross they don't feed them 3 meals on Sunday there medical is even worse they are treated like animals the system is corrupt my loved one is given 17 years for a non violent crime all because he was drunk
Heather lynn I’m really sorry. I know it’s gotta be tough.
Yes and this is wrong and no one is doing anything
It's sad watching this video because everything is true no one trying to fix the biggest fuck up Alabama has ever had I have a friend that's done a lot of time cam Ward it's time to step up or get the hell out the way if y'all don't doing nothing about the overcrowded prison system the feds will come in handle it for you a friend of mines has done 29yrs for a crime he didn't do this is another reason the prison is overcrowded the judges
They need to go on and do something now
Well this was 8 yrs ago and today 8 yrs later we have a statewide inmate prison strike! So I'm guessing the reason we can't look away wasn't enough.
My.kid had to.leave his children when he was very young. Only a drug problem. He would love to be with his children. The kids need him
My friends boy has spent his life in alabama prisons he hasn't bee able to be with his children. He's not a bad person , he has drug problems
His children are ashamed of him without knowledge
set the captive free
Cynthia Stewert warden Hollman prison needs to be in jail
Legalization of marijuana will save so much money
They're going to send the guys from the federal prison in Atlanta to run it good luck
The Alabama correctional system isn’t just a shame on Alabama it’s a shame on these United States of America this is atrocious.
Something I never understood is how you give life to someone who took a life ? Adding to overcrowding and possible future assaults on guards and lesser offenders, probation is another thing , if your first time drug offender in prison and you did your time without catching a serious charge then that was your probation Rights restored record wiped clean , there should be exceptions to that especially with today’s drugs fentanyl or tranq in any quantity should be a minimum of a year for addicts and the death penalty for dealers because your murdering people with that stuff .
Well God manages everything
Make me sick
I think inmates there for violent crimes should be housed separately from those of nonviolent crimes. That would not only keep inmates safer but also gaurds as movement of inmates. Those there for violent crimes can just kill each other off and save tax payers a load of money. I don't feel any pity for any inmate that has raped, killed, or physically caused harm or attempted to cause harm to anyone. They deserve nothing in my opinion as they lose that right the second they made that choice to do harm. Those that are there for non violence, do deserve a better treatment and rehabilitation efforts but the key is to force them to do the jobs worth a prison to give them a positive thing to di with their time and make the prison as self sufficient as possible. They should work gardens to grow food for prisoners, even raise some livestock, make their voting and So forth. The violence in prison is a result of inmates sitting doing nothing with their time but furthering their criminal activity in hours they don't get caught again. And just to explain I think those I speak of working is only those of nonviolent crimes and zero tolerance policy if they break a rule. Yes it can come with its own risks but if done correctly, it's doable and with no more change of inmates sneaking things to others. It exists as is.
You definitely have no idea what happens behind prison walls. And the , they can kill themselves attitude, that's what's sad.
It's people like you who have no idea about the things they speak on, nor have they ever reached out to try to make a difference, but are so quick to condemn.
People like you is why the system is as screwed as it is
Hell let them all out
My son got killed
It's didn't work
Once you referenced SPLC .... I clicked off...
id be fine with it staying how it is. Prison is supposed to be a detterent. No one wants to pay for a murderer to stay at a hotel. Anyone that wants it better can pay out of their pockets then to fix it. Put up or shut up
Don't try to do God's business