Cohen v. Hill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION JERRY L. COHEN, JR., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action Number v. ) 2:21-cv-01361-AKK ) WILLIE HILL, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Nelson Mandela famously wrote, “No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.”1 If the allegations in this lawsuit prove true, then this case highlights our significant flaws. Time after time, individuals incarcerated at the Jefferson County Jails in Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama, have urged officials to address a panoply of horrendous conditions…