The Alabama Solution

The Alabama Solution is a documentary examining Alabama’s prison system, presented through the voices of inmates. The film exposes systemic abuse of authority and a deliberate cover‑up, as recounted by those incarcerated. It highlights endemic patterns of misconduct within the correctional facilities and underscores attempts to conceal these violations.

The Alabama Solution is a one‑off documentary programme that turns its lens on the prison system in Alabama. Presented as a single film rather than a series, it falls squarely within the documentary genre and sets out to examine how the state’s correctional facilities operate. The narrative is delivered entirely through the voices of inmates who are currently serving time. These prisoners recount their day‑to‑day experiences, drawing attention to a pervasive abuse of authority within the prisons and describing a systematic effort to hide that misconduct from public view. By relying on first‑hand testimony, the documentary offers a direct look at the inner workings of Alabama’s penal institutions. The inmates’ accounts illustrate how the abuse is embedded in everyday practice and how the cover‑up is maintained, giving viewers a clear picture of the alleged wrongdoing from those who live it. In its entirety, the programme provides an unmediated account of the claimed mistreatment, using only the perspectives of the incarcerated to reveal the extent of the power imbalance and the attempts to conceal it.