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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, razor wire and towers contain the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, in Wetumpka, Ala. In January 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a scathing report that put a spotlight on what it called conditions of sexual abuse and harassment by correctional staff at the Alabama’s only prison for women. State officials vehemently disagree with the federal assessment. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

Former Ala. prison inmates describe abuse

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, razor wire and towers contain the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, in Wetumpka, Ala. Julia Tutwiler Prison in Wetumpka is named for a legendary Alabamian who pushed for better conditions in state prisons. The director of the Equal Justice Initiative, Bryan Stevenson, says Julia Tutwiler would be horrified by a new Justice Department report that says women in the prison “live in a toxic environment” and are forced to engage In sexual acts with officers. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

Report: Tutwiler Prison far from reformer’s dream

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DOJ probe finds sexual misconduct at Ala. prison

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