Protest over use of COVID funds for prisons held outside Statehouse
A group of protestors — many parents, siblings, or children of incarcerated individuals — demonstrated outside the Statehouse Wednesday afternoon.
Legislature
Alabama House passes prison bid, including $400 million in COVID aid, limited reforms
Three prison construction bills and one sentencing reform bill head to the Senate on Thursday. A second reform bill was killed by Republican opposition.
Alternate prison construction bill emerges to create smaller capacity facilities
The bill, submitted Tuesday, would create two new correctional facilities within Elmore and Escambia counties, each holding up to 3,000 people.
House to consider prison construction, justice reform bills on Wednesday
The $1.2 billion prison construction and renovation plan will be debated on the House floor on Wednesday.
House committee approves re-sentencing, supervision reforms
House Bill 1 and HB2 were recommended by Gov. Kay Ivey's Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy, which was formed in 2019.
Alabama House committee approves $1.3 billion prison construction plan
The three bills now head to the full House for a possible vote Wednesday.
Alabama House speaker: Plan to fix prisons has been well thought out
Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon on Monday expressed optimism that the state will address its long-neglected prisons.
Alabama House Minority Leader says state needs “to get more serious” on prison reform
“We have to get more serious about the total package on the reform side,” House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels said.
House committees to hold hearings on five prison bills Tuesday
The five-bill prison infrastructure and justice reform package will be in committee in the House on Tuesday.
Alabama Legislature begins special session on prison construction, reforms
House committees are to meet Tuesday to debate bills on prison construction and two bills on criminal justice reform.