In ‘The Alabama Solution,’ Amateur Footage Helps Expose Prison Abuses

Though Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman are the directors, inmates with smuggled phones are important collaborators.

‘The Alabama Solution,’ documentary on the state’s prison system, premiering on HBO Max Oct. 10

A new documentary that uses video footage from inmates inside the Alabama Department of Corrections will be premiering on HBO ...

‘The Alabama Solution’ secretly captures the brutal conditions inside a penal system declared unconstitutional

Secretly filmed by a network of inmates without official approval, the footage in Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman's ...
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Medill students, incarcerated classmates collaborate on award-winning ‘Hey Hugo’ documentary

In a Medill School of Journalism course that pairs journalism students with incarcerated peers, two seniors produced an award ...