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England Says Prison Task Force Likely to Be Presenting Ideas to Federal Judge

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State Representative Christopher John England (D) from Tuscaloosa warns that he expects the State to be sued over its prison conditions and fears that the State could be forced to spend more money for new prisons and/or release numerous potentially dangerous inmates in to Alabama communities by federal authorities. … Continued

June 12, 2014

Governor Bentley Addresses Prison Reform

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, June 10, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced in a press conference that he was launching the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), a comprehensive study of the State’s criminal justice system that the State hopes will identify ways to implement more cost effective criminal justice policies. The Council … Continued

June 11, 2014

Alabama Senate Passes Bill Making it a Crime to Defraud Government Assistance Programs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State Senate has passed a bill that increase penalties for fraud in taxpayer funded public assistance programs. The bill, SB 152, is sponsored by Senator Arthur Orr (R) fromDecatur). SB 152 makes it a criminal offense to defraud state and federal funded public assistance programs. The programs … Continued

March 22, 2012