Alabama House passes several criminal justice-related bills
The bills address community corrections, judicial discretion in sentencing and the cost of housing state inmates in county jails.
Alabama Department of Corrections
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.
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.
McCutcheon says House is drafting a bill to pay for new prisons with a bond issue
McCutcheon said that the legislators were concerned that under the governor’s plan, the state would never own the facilities.
Criminal justice reform bills pass out of House Judiciary Committee
The bills would continue a trend of more progressive reforms that are slowly rolling back mandatory minimum sentencing laws.
Governor proposes more for education, corrections in budgets
The governor's proposed budgets call for a 2 percent pay raise for education workers and state employees.
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.
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.
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.