An Alabama Prison’z Unrelenting Descent Into Violence
The segregation unit at Alabama’s St. Clair Correctional Facility houses inmates in solitary confinement. Many have come to see the unit as a safe haven from the prison’s general population.CreditWilliam Widmer for The New York TimesSPRINGVILLE, Ala. — The door opened and there stood a man with knives in both hands. Michael McGregor recognized him immediately.…