The Alabama Solution

2025 117 min ★ 6.8 Documentary

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

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Cast

Robert Earl Council

Self

Melvin Ray

Self

Kay Ivey

Self (archive footage)

Details

Director

Andrew Jarecki

Tagline

"The truth from the inside out."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

HBO Documentary Films, Hit the Ground Running Films

Reviews

B

Brent Marchant

March 8, 2026

★ 8/10

When it comes to questions of crime and punishment, opinions vary widely, depending on one’s sensibilities and personal point of view, and we’re all entitled to our respective opinions. And most would probably agree that wrongdoers should indeed pay the price for their transgressions. But does that give authorities charged with the responsibility of meting out justice the right to essentially do w...