Demand Accountability for Alabama Prison Violence

Alabama prison homicide rates are 600% above the state average.

A letter to your state legislators. Facts checked September 26, 2026.

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Subject Accountability for Alabama Prison Violence

People sentenced to prison in Alabama were not sentenced to be beaten or killed. The Equal Justice Initiative found homicide rates in our prisons 600% above the state average, and 94 of 124 lawsuits it reviewed involved excessive force by officers. The Justice Department has sued the state, and in September 2026 it told the court that Alabama's prisons hold 17.4 prisoners for every correctional officer, against an authorized ratio of 5.2. A trial is set for November. The state has spent $57 million defending these conditions in court. That money should go to hiring and keeping officers instead. Please fund our prisons to reach the authorized staffing ratio in next year's budget.

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I'm calling to ask the legislator to fund Alabama prisons to their authorized staffing ratio.
The Justice Department says our prisons hold 17.4 prisoners per officer, against an authorized 5.2.
Homicide rates inside are 600% above the state average, and a federal trial is set for November.
Please fund enough correctional officers in next year's budget to reach the authorized ratio.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

$57 million Legal costs Alabama spent defending its prison system against the DOJ (source)
600% How much higher prison homicide rates are compared to Alabama's state average (source)
94 of 124 Lawsuits filed 2020-2024 that involved excessive force by officers (source)
$42 million Paid to one law firm (Butler Snow) to defend the prison system (source)
17.4 to 1 prisoners per correctional officer in Alabama, against an authorized 5.2 (DOJ filing, September 2026) (source)

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