A documentary that puts Alabama prisons in the spotlight is now in the running for one of the most well-known, prestigious awards in Hollywood, an Oscar. Nominees for the 98th Academy Awards were announced Thursday. The Alabama Solution is one of five films nominated in the documentary feature film category.
It’s a sobering look at life behind bars in Alabama prisons. Most of the video in the documentary, The Alabama Solution, is shot by inmates themselves, on contraband cellphones. It’s graphic and, at times, difficult to watch. Former corrections officer Stacy George is a part of the documentary. He called it an accurate depiction of what an Alabama prison inmate faces.
“These things are real. I mean, there’s a lot of abuse, and there’s a lot of neglect. I saw boxes that said ‘not for human consumption’–but they feed them,” George said…