SPLC: Suicide Crisis in Alabama Prisons
Sen. Cam Ward: "Rate is higher than it should be."
AP-AL–Inmate Suicides Advocacy group: Alabama has prison suicide crisis MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An advocacy group says Alabama officials have failed to address a rising suicide rate in state prisons despite a federal court order to improve conditions for mentally ill inmates. Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen said Friday it’s an emergency the state must address. The organization…
