Inmates in a dorm lie in bed as Governor Robert Bentley tours Limestone Correctional Facility with Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn and others in Harvest, Ala. on Monday, April 4, 2016. Limestone Correctional Facility, like all of Alabama's prisons is overcrowded. The facility was originally designed for 1,300 inmates, but now houses 2,237 men. Dayroom areas now have double-stacked beds, taking up space for inmate re-entry programs and other educational opportunities for inmates. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)

Limestone Correctional Facility in Harvest, Ala., pictured on Monday, April 4, 2016. Like all of Alabama's prisons is overcrowded. The facility was originally designed for 1,300 inmates, but now houses 2,237 men. Dayroom areas now have double-stacked beds, taking up space for inmate re-entry programs and other educational opportunities for inmates. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)

TEDxExeter 2018 at Exeter Northcott Theatre om Friday 20th April, 2018 in Exeter, Devon UK.

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Legislators hold hands and join Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley for a prayer in his office before addressing a joint session of the Alabama Legislature in Montgomery, Tuesday, Feb 7, 2017. The legislators were members of the escort committee consisting of Sen. Clay Scofield, Sen. Rodger Smitherman, Sen. Phil Williams, Rep. Adline Clarke, Rep. Terri Collins and Rep. Jim Patterson. (Governor's Office, Sydney A. Foster)

The Vienna-based Group of Friends of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, also known as the Nelson Mandela Rules, co-chaired by Germany and South Africa, convened for a special meeting on Monday, 28 January to renew its commitment to the practical application of the Rules and the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the field of prison reform.