Why was it ironic that Tutwiler Prison made it on to the list of the ten worst prisons in America?

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Named after a woman who promoted the education of prisoners and championed humane conditions of confinement, Tutwiler has become an overcrowded, dangerous nightmare for the women trapped there. Courts have repeatedly found the prison unconstitutionally overcrowded, with almost twice the number of women incarcerated as it was designed to hold.

C. It was named after a woman who promoted humane confinement conditions.