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Prisons ask for $42 million budget increase in 2021

Thursday the House and Senate General Fund budget committees were in Montgomery for a rare joint session as all of the State General Fund (SGF) department heads made their 2021 budget requests. Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeffrey S. Dunn requested $563 million in FY2021 – a $42 million increase from the 2020 budget. Dunn … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 24, 2020

Arrests over contraband at Bibb Correctional Facility follow sweeps at others

Four people are charged in connection with illegal contraband at the Bibb Correctional Facility. The four were arrested on Aug. 21 after correctional officers at the medium-custody facility found three packages with contraband. Alabama Department of Corrections officers used police dogs to track the route the suspects took, and found an additional suitcase, duffle bag … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 29, 2019

“Alarming, concerning and appalling:” Taylor Hardin facility staff worried over safety for patients, workers

Workers at the Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility said in a 2018 survey that they are overworked in an unsafe environment with inoperable video cameras, contraband, racial and gender discrimination and unreported incidents. Those concerns are valid, and there are worries that conditions at the Taylor Hardin facility in Tuscaloosa have continued to deteriorate in … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 21, 2019

A joint law enforcement operation targets contraband at Holman Prison

The Alabama Department of Corrections announced Thursday that they have conducted a joint law enforcement operation in an effort to find and remove illegal contraband from the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. ADOC officials launched the operation at 4:30 a.m. Thursday with support from more than 300 officials from local, county and state … Continued

Brandon Moseley

April 23, 2019

Five Corrections workers arrested

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 30, 2017, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced that a task force investigation had led to the arrest of five prison employees at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County for conspiracy to smuggle in contraband. Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn said in a statement, “After … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 31, 2017