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Alabama: Holman Prisoners Release List of Demands After Staging 2 Uprisings

HeadlineMar 16, 2016

In Alabama, inmates at Holman prison have released a set of demands after reportedly staging two uprisings in recent days. On Friday, prisoners set fires, and a guard and warden were stabbed and injured. On Monday, dozens of prisoners reportedly barricaded themselves in a dormitory. The prisoners’ demands include releasing prisoners who have served excessive time, classes to help prisoners reintegrate back into society, and financial compensation for “mental pain and physical abuse.” Alabama’s prisons hold nearly twice as many people as they are designed to contain.

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