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Julia Tutwiler Prison Case Closed | Birmingham News
The long-running federal case against Alabama’s Julia Tutwiler Prison for systemic sexual abuse of female inmates has officially ended — a federal judge dismissed the 2015 consent decree after finding the prison met all 44 mandated reforms, including staff training, oversight, and reporting procedures. The case, sparked by a 2014 report exposing decades of harassment and forced sexual contact, had been a landmark effort to enforce constitutional protections for incarcerated women. Though the DOJ and state now jointly lifted oversight, the broader fight for prison reform continues, with…
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