Originally published on February 11, 2021 8:08 am
Black Lives Matter Birmingham’s latest campaign targets private prison company CoreCivic. And they already have results. Regions Bank of Alabama has cut ties with CoreCivic. The company has been tapped to build two new men’s correctional facilities in Alabama. The Department of Justice is currently suing the state department of corrections and Alabama due to alleged violations of the constitutional rights of men in custody.
We talked with state activists about their role in this decision, and what they want to see next.
Transcript
Our host, Jenn White, talks to Cara McClure, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Birmingham; Lamar Black, co-founder of Faith & Works; and Joshua Thompson, a student activist from Alabama Students Against Prisons, about their effort to stop the construction of new private prisons in Alabama.