jamie ferguson residents for months have been saying they are under siege, now it appears to be the case with the police departments as well. >> yes that's right. and i found very interesting the reference to first amendment rights and the chief of the st. louis pd acknowledging that people have a right to express their opinions about what has gone on in ferguson for months, but that perhaps now it is getting out of hand. brandenberg, versus ohio one of the most famous first amendment rights cases ever. of not to shout fire in a crowd building, unless of course there is a fire. and the question is whether or not ferguson is indeed on fire? are there issues that need to be addressed ? no one would condone violence. most people in ferguson on both sides of the issues are sympathetic with the officers who were shot. and by the way, not ferguson police officers, from the neighboring counties -- not counties of course because ferguson is part of the larger incorporated county but from the neighboring communities, helping a very small -- people have to understand that ferguson police departmen

jamie floyd al jazeera's local contributor. i haven't heard from you yet. i'm glad you're here. your thoughts about the report from the justice department on ferguson missouri. >> well, i think people in ferguson are going to say we know water is wet. >> do you believe us now america. >> i think that's what reaction is there. but i think a lot of people across america are surprised by the depth and breadth about the report. i don't think people are surprised that the justice department found a patternen in ferguson after we began to hear from people in ferguson. but what was in the report is quite disturbing in pattern and practice. this is echos of the eyes on the prize series that we all watched, that is supposed to be part of history. >> since alabama. >> and the consistent use of tasers and the disproportionate use of force against african-american men in a city that is majority black and the majority of the police department is might. they found that this is not only a violation of the constitution in particular the fourth amendment time and again but also a revenue-generating mechanism. the police department being used as a collection agency.

jamie. >>> coming up next, people in filthy conditions in the united states. a raw sewage problem in alabama. why little is being done about it. >>> now fergusonents are looking to leave. >> with you activist calls it america's dirty secret. a rural alabama county where many people live without county. loundes county alabama where many people live without plumbing. ash-har quraishi has the story. >> this is not some developing country. this is the united states of america. here in lowndz county, alabama harkhard work is a way of life. where one in ten live in poverty. known for its dark color earth. the soil is not are susceptible to septic systems. >> when it rains it powers. >> what happens night the house? >> it backs up. it backed up this weekend. >> when you look up and see the clouds you say -- >> oh boy here it comes again. >> what kinds of things happen? >> sewage backup, water not draining, the field line not draining like it should and it's just been a mess. >> at least hardy has a septic system. her neighbor and relative cheryl ball hasnology. waste runs into this broken pipe flows into her backyard. you can imagine the odor. >> whe

ferguson, tenses there still very high. we will return you now to al jazeera english programming thank you for watching, along with our legal analyst jamieyd, and again back to al jazeera english after this. amnesty international says more than 150 death sentences have been handing down. and most of those have been carried out. the death row ring at a city in somalia's region. >> there are more than 35 men in this cell. 39 will be shot dead in the coming weeks. he is one of them, a former government police officer, he is convicted of killing a young man. you can get the execution call any morning. that is what we spend our time waiting for. that's what my cell mates are also waiting for, it is the same for everyone. >> in the prison, there are more than 370 inmates. >> this is where the rest of the prisoners spend their days. the conditions are tough there is almost no ventilation, the air is hot and thick with the smell of sweat. and the day of the execution they will be taken to a field about two-kilometers from here, where they will face a firing squad. he is putting the final touches to one. last year he buried more than 15 executed

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