Tutwiler Prison, home to death row women in Alabama, is now under investigation--again, this time by the Dept. of Justice. According to easlier investigations, prison officers felt free to not only sexually assault inmates, but to do so violently. That's the report from an independent investigating committee and the Equal Justice Initiative, all of whom found the assaults "frequent" and "severe." Their report instigated another layer of investigation, this time by the Dept. of Justice.
Just when it seems nothing can get worse in life… along come prison officers who feel free to not only sexually assault you, but to do so violently. That’s the report from an independent investigating committee covering Tutwiler Prison, a maximum security facility that houses Alabama’s female death row inmates. The Equal Justice Initiative found the assaults “frequent” and “severe.” Their report instigated another layer of investigation, this time by the Dept. of Justice.