As vaccines trickle into Alabama prisons, COVID-19 deaths continue
Despite statements in February that vaccines couldn't be stored outside of prisons and brought in, that's what's now happening.
Alabama Department of Corrections
Barclays aiding Alabama prison financing despite pledge against private prison companies
Barclays in 2019 said the company would no longer finance private prison companies.
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Some members expressed concern that $1.5 million could be better spent on the state's prison crisis.
House committee approves bill to repeal Habitual Felony Offender Act
Rep. England's bill would repeal the law that mandates sentences for multiple convictions. It heads to the full House.
Some, but not all, Alabama inmates to be offered COVID-19 vaccines
The Alabama Department of Corrections still hasn't said when all incarcerated people will be offered vaccines.
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Inmates in Alabama have been eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations for 42 days, but none have been vaccinated.
House will vote on the General Fund budget on Tuesday
The House is set to vote on the largest General Fund budget in state history Tuesday.
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.
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.