The Alabama Solution

"The Alabama Solution" is a 2025 documentary directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman. The film exposes the inhumane conditions, systemic injustice, and brutal treatment within Alabama's prison system, as revealed through contraband cell phone footage captured by incarcerated individuals. It highlights issues such as forced labor, violence, and corruption, aiming to shed light on a civil rights crisis within the state's correctional facilities. The documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and is expected to have a wider release later this year.