Protecting Prisoner Rights DOJ Report Finds Constitutional Rights Violated in Alabama Prisons After a two-year civil rights investigation, the Depa

Week 4 Discussion Forum – Protecting Prisoner Rights

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[4/9/19] – DOJ Report Finds Constitutional Rights Violated in Alabama Prisons

After a two-year civil rights investigation, the Department of Justice released their report on the conditions of prisons in the State of Alabama. The report, which was made public on Wednesday, April 2, 2019, found that the state of Alabama routinely violated the rights of prisoners by failing to protect them from violence. It noted that the nature of the violence was considered to be cruel and unusual and a violation of prisoners Eighth Amendment constitutional rights. Lawmakers in the state of Alabama were given 49 days to address the issues in the report or face the possibility of a federal civil rights lawsuit.

Post a response to these questions:

• What measures can be taken to prevent constitutional violations from taking place?
• Do you support That despite the crimes they committed, prisoners also have rights that need to be protected?
• Should the Department of Justice sue the state of Alabama for civil rights violations?
• What issues were highlighted by the Department of Justice as issues that constituted possible civil rights violations?

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