I’ve spent years working alongside people impacted by the criminal legal system. Still, The Alabama Solution stayed with me in a way I did not expect. It is a film that stays in your chest. With 20,000 people incarcerated, Alabama’s state prisons have the highest overdose rate, the highest murder rate, and the highest suicide rate in the nation. More than 1,500 people have died since 2019. Even amid that crisis, incarcerated people are still forced to generate nearly $450 million a year in unpaid labor. These are not just statistics. They are lives. Families. Entire communities carrying grief that did not have to be there. What moved me most is that this film isn’t just a catalog of harm. It is a testament to resistance. Robert Earl Council (Kinetik Justice) and Melvin Ray organize from inside with clarity and courage. They are telling the truth of what is happening. They are supporting others inside. They are showing a path forward when every barrier is working against them. Their l...