MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA ) - Alabama’s prison system is the subject of a new HBO documentary set to debut on Friday.

The documentary, called “The Alabama Solution,” was directed and produced by Emmy-winning filmmaker Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman.

“In 2019, filmmakers visit an Alabama prison to film a revival meeting. Off camera, incarcerated men whisper a message: terrible things are going on here and being kept secret,” says the film’s synopsis. “This sparks an immersive six-year investigation to discover the reality behind the walls of one of the nation’s deadliest prison systems.”

The documentary uses cell phone video recorded by inmates in which Jarecki and Kaufman learn about a “suspicious and violent death” inside a facility.

Those videos also expose conditions on the

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