Ivey announces $1M settlement with family of slain Bibb County deputy
Officials used Deputy Brad Johnson's death as the impetus for sweeping changes to the state's "good time" law.
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House has very little contention in third legislative week
Most bills passed in the Alabama House last week sailed through without a single vote of opposition.
Ivey signs “good time” bill into law
Under the new law, perfectly behaved incarcerated individuals will begin to earn 30 days off for each 30 days served.
Alabama Senate passes bill to cut correctional incentive time
The bill ostensibly tightens an already narrow window for incarcerated individuals serving in historically overcrowded prisons.
Bills to slash “good time” accrual advance in House and Senate committees
Opponents raised concerns about overcrowding and losing one of the few incentives for good behavior within the prisons.
Ainsworth, Ledbetter lend support to bill designed to slash correctional incentive time
The bill has been tied to the shooting death of Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson.
Prison oversight committee grapples with good time executive order, pre-filed bills
Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, called the executive order an overreach that seems "retaliatory" to the recent prison work stoppage.
Pre-filed bills would slash incentive time accruals
The bill proposes significant reductions in the amount of days offered in return for good behavior from incarcerated individuals.