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Alabama
Alabama Prison Strike Organizer Speaks From Behind Bars: We Are Engaged in a Struggle for Our Lives
A 10-day strike by Alabama prisoners protests severe overcrowding and poor living conditions.
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In Alabama, a Landfill Operator Sues Its Black Critics Amid Civil Rights Complaints
Alabama residents say the landfill pollutes their majority-Black neighborhood and harms their health. Now, they're being sued.
How Payday Lenders Are Beating Back Reform in Alabama
The payday loan industry has made sure Alabama lawmakers are swimming in dirty cash.
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Maya Schenwar | When Prison Reform Means Prison Expansion
Although "prison reform" is gaining steam in progressive and conservative circles alike, it doesn't always look like progress.
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Alabama Toughens Rules for Voting While Black
When people can't vote, the oligarchs win.
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Take a Valium, Lose Your Kid, Go to Jail
In Alabama, anti-drug fervor and abortion politics have turned a meth-lab law into the country's harshest weapon against pregnant women.
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Across the South, Many Jails Are Illegal Debtors’ Prisons
Local courts across the US are illegally locking up poor people when they cannot afford to pay fines.
The Silence Surrounding Alabama’s Debtors’ Prisons
The pervasive, structural problems of Ferguson's court systems may truly "be everywhere."
To Die in an Alabama Cell
Black lives matter, including those behind bars.
Exchanging Vows, Alabama Same-Sex Couples Make History in a State Where Discrimination Runs Deep
Alabama has become the 37th state to allow same-sex marriage after the Supreme Court rejected the state's bid to block the unions.