List of Demands from Men Incarcerated at Holman Prison in Alabama —
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Raven Rakia, 14
March 2016 Medium.com
List of Demands from Men Incarcerated at Holman Prison in Alabama
Two uprisings
occurred at Holman prison in Alabama over the past four days. One,
starting on Friday night involved fires being set after the Warden was
stabbed. The second on Monday morning, involved 70–100 men barricading
themselves inside their dormitory. The men at Holman Prison have
released a set of demands. Sent to me via video, the six demands are
listed below:
1. We inmates,
at Holman Prison, ask for immediate federal assistance.
2. We ask that
the Alabama government release all inmates who have spent excessive time
in Holman Prison — due to the conditions of the prison and the
overcrowding of these prisons in Alabama.
3. We ask that
the 446 laws [Habitual Felony Offender laws] that Alabama holds as of
1975 be abolished.
4. We ask that
parole board release all inmates who fit the criteria to be back in
society with their families.
5. We ask that
these prisons in Alabama implement proper classes that will prepare
inmates to be released back into society with 21st century information
that will prepare inmates to open and own their own businesses instead
of making them having to beg for a job.
6. We also ask
for monetary damages for mental pain and physical abuse that inmates
have already suffered.
For more information on Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offenders Law (their
version of the 3 strike laws), read this
quick explanation and then these two longer ones
here and
here [PDF].
For more
information on Alabama’s parole process, and how people who are eligible
for parole aren’t receiving it:
read here.
SOURCE:
https://medium.com/@aintacrow/list-of-demands-from-men-incarcerated-at-holman-prison-in-alabama-8707ef9d63aa#.u3fu6hj4m
Alabama Governor Blames Prisoner Uprisings On “Overcrowding And
Understaffing”
By George
Lavender March 15, 2016 /
link to view prisoner video
Alabama’s
Governor blamed "a volatile mix of overcrowding and understaffing” for
two prisoner uprisings at state facilities in the space of three days.
Governor Robert Bentley called for immediate action to “reduce
overcrowding and provide facilities that are safer and more secure for
both inmates and corrections officers.”
The William
C. Holman Correctional Facility was placed on lockdown after prisoners
stabbed the prison warden and a corrections officer and set fire to
parts of a dormitory on Friday night. The prison was said to be under
the control of corrections officers on Saturday, but on Monday morning
prisoners again barricaded themselves in a dormitory.
According to the AP the dormitory was again under corrections
control by the evening.
Videos from
the uprising were apparently posted online along with statements from
prisoners themselves,
like this one posted on AL.com
It’s not the
first time that
Alabama prisoners and politicians have highlighted overcrowding and poor
conditions inside Alabama’s prisons. About 24,000 prisoners are
currently held in prisons designed for around 13,000.
The Prison
Complex previously reported on the prisoner-led “Free
Alabama Movement” as well as
efforts by legislators to reform the state’s prison system.
Governor
Bentley advocates building three new men’s facilities and closing 13 of
the state’s 15 prisons.
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SOURCE
http://inthesetimes.com/prison-complex/entry/18975/alabama-governor-blames-prisoner-uprisings-on-overcrowding-and-understaffin
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