WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice report on conditions within Alabama’s prison system:

“The findings of the Department of Justice’s report are deeply disturbing. No human being should be made to live in conditions that are both inhumane and outright unconstitutional. I urge Governor Ivey and the state legislature to work with federal authorities to make substantial changes to address the report’s findings and foster an environment of rehabilitation, rather than one that perpetuates a cycle of trauma and violence.”