How to Help
The crisis in Alabama’s prisons continues. People are dying at unprecedented rates, families are living with constant fear, and the state’s own data shows a system marked by violence and neglect.
In January, Melvin Ray, Robert Earl Council (Kinetik Justice), and Raoul Poole — three incarcerated whistleblowers featured in the film “The Alabama Solution” — were abruptly transferred to solitary confinement at Kilby Correctional Facility. After a month, Melvin was returned to general population. However, Robert Earl and Raoul remain in solitary confinement with no end in sight.
We need your help to demand the safety of these men and all those incarcerated in Alabama’s prisons. Your voice matters — here are four ways to use it.
1. Support the men featured in The Alabama Solution who blew the whistle on the AL Dept. of Corrections.
The Blow Your Whistle fundraising initiative is organized by friends of Melvin Ray, Ricardo (Raoul) Poole, and Kinetik Justice (Robert Earl Council), who were featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution.
2. Call Kilby Correctional Facility and demand the safety of Robert Earl and Raoul.
We urge the public, media, and officials to contact Kilby at (334) 215-6600 to demand that they confirm their intention to maintain the safety of Mr. Council and Mr. Poole, and to ensure that they and others are not retaliated against.
You can also SHARE the post below, encouraging others to call Kilby Correctional Facility.
3. Sign onto our open letter for safety and accountability in Alabama’s prisons.
Join fellow Alabamians in calling on Alabama’s elected officials and our Department of Corrections to increase transparency and accountability, and to ensure constitutional protections for incarcerated Alabamians.
Other ways to take action and stay involved:
Follow @NoMoreAlabama and @TheAlabamaSolution on Instagram
Forward this campaign to colleagues and friends and ask them to sign on, make calls, and send letters