Alabama Prison Crisis

Justice Strategies has released Alabama Prison Crisis, an in-depth report on sentencing and correctional policy,
at a press conference in Montgomery organized by Drug Policy Alliance and The New Bottom Line Campaign

Study backs growing move for sentencing reform for drug offenders
SAMIRA JAFARI | Associated Press
”MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Drug offenses account for about a third of prison admissions in Alabama and addicts are driving prison overcrowding as repeat offenders, according to a recent prison study released Monday.
The report was compiled by analysts at Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Justice Strategies and commissioned by the Drug Policy Alliance, which has studied Alabama prisons since 2003.”