 The U.S. Department of Justice has become involved with a lawsuit over conditions within Alabama prisons. Some prisoners within the state have said they are subjected to unconstitutional levels of violence and excessive force. The DOJ has become involved in a lawsuit which was filed in 2014 by St. Clair County Correctional Facility inmates. The Alabama Department of Corrections will file a response later this month. For YHN News, I'm Elizabeth Kramer.