SPRINGVILLE, Ala. —

A new documentary streaming online is putting Alabama’s prison system in the spotlight. It's called " The Alabama Solution ," and it tells the story through the eyes of incarcerated men using contraband cameras to show what's really happening in the state’s prisons.

Alabama prisons have been called some of the deadliest in the country. From 2019 through 2024, almost 1,400 inmates died behind bars, according to the documentary.

The documentary filmmakers worked on this project for years. They said part of the problem is the secrecy. The media and the public aren't allowed to see what happens inside. And they say that's when corruption can flourish.

Inmates in Alabama aren't allowed to have cell phones, but they still have them. And the documentary couldn't have b

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