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Prisons

Prisons

Alabama prisons rank eighth-deadliest due to COVID, yet no inmate vaccinations

Vaccinations could begin late March, may be delayed, depending on arrival of refrigeration equipment/inspections.

March 1, 2021

Alabama inmate death being investigated as possible suicide

Travis Jackson, 43, was found unresponsive on his cell at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore on Feb. 9.

February 26, 2021

Governor awards grant for drug rehabilitation in state prisons

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program is a volunteer six-month course.

February 19, 2021

Report: Alabama ranks 4th-highest in percentage of inmates serving harshest sentences

In Alabama, 26 percent of inmates are serving life with or without parole or sentences of at least 50 years.

February 18, 2021

Alabama prisons not yet ready to administer vaccines, but ADOC is preparing

Alabama prisons rank ninth deadliest in the number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,00 inmates.

February 5, 2021

ACLU of Alabama says new prisons not the answer to “unconstitutional conditions”

The ACLU called on lawmakers to address overcrowding by repealing the Habitual Felony Offender Act, knows as the three strikes law.

February 2, 2021

Governor signs leases for two new prisons, but full details haven’t been disclosed

Construction on the Elmore County prison is to begin later this year, according to the contract.

February 1, 2021

Cost for two new prisons expected to be $500 million more than estimated

Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to sign the contract with CoreCivic on Monday.

February 1, 2021

Regions Bank won’t finance private prison company CoreCivic

CoreCivic is set to build two of Alabama’s three new planned prisons in Escambia and Elmore counties.

January 31, 2021

57 Alabama inmates have died after testing positive for COVID-19

Approximately 58 percent of incarcerated people in Alabama's prisons have been tested for COVID-19.

January 26, 2021