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Department of Corrections hints at billion dollar prison plan

At the most recent Legislative Contract Review hearing, Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn revealed that the state is planning to build three mega-style prisons at a cost of approximately $1 billion. Less than two years ago, the Legislature rejected a plan by then-Gov. Robert Bentley to spend approximately $850 million on four new … Continued
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December 17, 2018
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Public corruption unpunished, public left in the dark

Two former state public officials appear to be receiving extraordinary leniency, and the public should demand to know why. In one case, former Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges including ethics violations and drug charges. However, District Attorney Greg Griggers who oversaw the investigation announced after Clark’s plea that he … Continued
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December 6, 2018

Small business group endorses Kay Ivey for governor

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 the NFIB Alabama Political Action Committee has endorsed Kay Ivey for governor. The National Federation of Independent Businesses is the nation’s leading small-business association. NFIB State Director Rosemary Elebash announced the endorsement Monday at a news conference at Southern Distributor/Auto Electric and Carburetor Co., an NFIB member business in Birmingham. The … Continued
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September 19, 2018

Governor signs contract with prison health care provider

Gov. Kay Ivey’s recently signed a contract with Wexford Health — a company that has been the subject of legislative scrutiny because of its proximity to a prison bribery scandal in Mississippi. Ivey’s press office said Monday the governor signed the $360 million contract between the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Pittsburgh-based prison healthcare … Continued
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March 20, 2018
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Prison healthcare contract could be a fool’s errand

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Whether through ignorance, graft or just an unwillingness to look past the second ripple in the pond, the state’s current plan to address the prison healthcare crisis is a boondoggle. That’s where the Alabama Department of Corrections is with its attempt to secure a new contractor to provide medical … Continued
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February 19, 2018

Thousands of doses of pain medication vanish under prison health provider Alabama wants to hire

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “More than 8,000 doses of a frequently abused pain medication are missing from an Indiana prison,” according to The Indianapolis Star, which reports the disappearance of this substance is especially concerning given the state’s new contract with Pittsburgh-based Wexford Health Sources. This is the same company that the Alabama … Continued
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January 18, 2018

Special Session on Alabama prisons expected

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, June 27, 2017, US District Judge Myron H. Thompson declared the mental health care system in Alabama prisons to be “horrendously inadequate.” Judge Thompson said that the prisons are an unconstitutional failure that has resulted in a “skyrocketing suicide rate” among prisoners over the last two years. … Continued
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July 7, 2017