With leaked footage from the inside, Sundance doc shows horrifying conditions in Alabama prisons
- Incarcerated men in the Alabama prison system provided shocking footage of their living conditions to filmmakers, resulting in the documentary The Alabama Solution, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
- Filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman gained access to the prisons in 2019 and collaborated with incarcerated activists Melvin Ray and Robert Earl Council to expose corruption and violence.
- The documentary reveals a long history of forced labor in Alabama prisons, generating over $250 million for the state since 2000, as reported by the Associated Press.
- The filmmakers hope the documentary will inspire transparency and reform in Alabama's prison system, including an overhaul of forced labor practices.
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