Legislature
The Joint Contract Review Committee held ADOC contracts, questioning millions spent on prison litigation and calling for greater focus on reforms and settlements.
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Governor
The $1.3 billion prison construction and renovation package includes using $400 million in federal COVID aid.
Legislature
With a final vote in the House, Gov. Kay Ivey's weeklong special session ended Friday afternoon.
Legislature
The House is expected to vote Friday on final passage for one bill, with the rest of the bills awaiting the governor's signature.
Legislature
Each of the bills was passed on to the Rules Committee, then on to the Senate for consideration on Friday.
Legislature
A group of protestors — many parents, siblings, or children of incarcerated individuals — demonstrated outside the Statehouse Wednesday afternoon.
Legislature
Three prison construction bills and one sentencing reform bill head to the Senate on Thursday. A second reform bill was killed by Republican opposition.
Legislature
The bill, submitted Tuesday, would create two new correctional facilities within Elmore and Escambia counties, each holding up to 3,000 people.
Legislature
The $1.2 billion prison construction and renovation plan will be debated on the House floor on Wednesday.
Legislature
House Bill 1 and HB2 were recommended by Gov. Kay Ivey's Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy, which was formed in 2019.
Legislature
The three bills now head to the full House for a possible vote Wednesday.