#shutdownADOC2022
Day 5. As the historic Alabama prison strike winds down the final days of it’s first week, it seems pretty clear that the ADOC wants violence. Over the past 72 hours, ADOC has started calling riot teams into the prisons in full CERT uniform, even though the work strikes have accounted for the most peaceful periods of incarceration in Alabama’s troubled prisons.
The ADOC has resorted to intimidation tactics and allowed officers to harass and assault suspected leaders. At a few prisons, ADOC officials have allowed certain officers to walk around and escort small groups of individuals to workplaces, even though the people are performing little to no work when then enter the factories. These exercises are meant to create the illusion that the strike is not working and encourage others to go back to work.
Even more egregious, ADOC has utilized mentally ill individuals as canon fodder, ordering them to perform minimal jobs when large groups of people are moved to the dining halls and medical areas. The ADOC’s intent is clear: use mentally ill as props. However, this tactic is placing lives in danger. When men on peaceful strikes see these people working, it causes resentment and tension. Several people have been displaced because of ADOC antics.
Some in the prison system are planning to start outing the names of suspected collaborators, which will only increase tensions but it will also place the burden on ADOC to stop fomenting violence. . . or else.
Free Alabama Movement 