“The Alabama Solution,” a critically acclaimed documentary about Alabama’s prison system, earned an Academy Award nomination Thursday. The film, co-directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Academy Award nominated documentary painting a grim picture of conditions inside of Alabama’s prison system has left Ben ...

When Hollywood’s stars walk the red carpet for the 98 th Academy Awards tonight, one nominee will not be a love story or epic drama but the tragedy repeated daily inside Alabama’s overcrowded prisons.

In a brief but emotional hearing at the Statehouse Wednesday, advocates for prison reform in Alabama applauded a legislative effort they believe represents a long overdue attempt to bring ...

On the Friday, March 6, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: “The Alabama Solution” offers rare, unfiltered access inside Alabama’s prison system, exposing the stark human cost of mass incarceration.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Oscar buzz is putting a national spotlight on Alabama’s prison system. The Academy Award nominations are out, and one documentary with deep Alabama ties is in the running for ...

An Oscar-nominated documentary exposing violence inside prison walls is coming to Oklahoma City. Criminal justice reform advocates want to bring attention to Oklahoma’s prison system by showing the ...

With the 2026 Oscars only days away, one documentary examining the horrific conditions of Alabama’s prison system is gearing up to potentially make history. “The Alabama Solution” is what happens when ...

Gone are the days when the latest Michael Moore exposé — Sicko or Fahrenheit 9/11 — could fill Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas. This year’s five Oscar-nominated documentaries didn’t even show up in local ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Families, former inmates and former corrections staff packed a State House committee room to describe what they called ongoing violence, extortion and unsafe, overcrowded ...