Alabama Jail Scandal Exposes Brutal Abuse and Deadly Neglect of Vulnerable Inmates

The recent indictment of six more employees at Alabama’s Walker County Jail shines a harsh light on the brutal mistreatment and deadly negligence that plague certain detention facilities across our nation. These charges come after the tragic death of Tony Mitchell, a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia while held in deplorable conditions for two weeks.Mitchell’s death is not an isolated incident but rather emblematic of a systemic failure to uphold basic human dignity and constitutional rights within some American jails. Held in a concrete cell without shelter, adequate clothing, medical care, or sanitation, Mitchell endured conditions that no...