"Ultimately, not everybody is perfect. Certainly I'm not perfect."
—Ala. State Corrections Commissioner Kim Thomas, on conditions of Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women and warden misconduct.
Why it Stinks: Women at the maximum-security prison in Wetumka, Ala., faced constant abuse for over a decade, according to a report from the Department of Justice that called the prison a "toxic, sexualized environment." The sexual abuse of inmates took place partly under the management of Frank Albright, who became deputy warden at Tutwiler in 2001, until he retired in 2012. Prison psychologist Larry Wood told AL.com that Albright was rude and insensitive in his job as deputy. While Thomas can't expect perfection from Albright, he should certainly expect civility.
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