The Alabama Solution

Name: The Alabama Solution
Director: Andrew Jarecki
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, Kay Ivey

Andrew Jarecki

20251h 57mEnglish

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Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.

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Documentary Feature Film · Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman

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2026

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Documentary Feature Film

Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman

2026

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Robert Earl Council

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Melvin Ray

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Kay Ivey

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