Lawmakers review proposed parole guidelines and prison progress
The Joint Prison Committee met for its quarterly meeting to discuss updates ahead of a public hearing at the end of July.
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Special session on prison construction to begin Monday
The state is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over Alabama's deadly prisons.
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"Until taxpayers get assurances that Alabama's prison system will be cleaned up, we shouldn't spend a dime on new buildings."
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Why is it always the responsibility of the working class in Alabama? Everything falls to them. Not enough money for social programs? Cut government workers. Not enough money for health care? Cut teachers’ benefits. Need new prisons? Take from veterans. And now, need new roads and bridges? Take it from the folks going to work … Continued
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In a column on Wednesday, Alabama Political Reporter Editor-in-Chief Bill Britt noted that Gov. Kay Ivey’s time is now to do big things for Alabama. That may well come to pass. Ivey, Britt noted, wants to do great things, and among those great things are overhauling “significant portions of the state’s education system,” opening three … Continued
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Last week in Gov. Kay Ivey’s inaugural address, she said, “the status of our corrections system is an Alabama problem that must be solved by an Alabama solution.” It is high time we seriously take on the crisis within corrections in a way that makes sense for our citizens and state. Alabama needs to build … Continued
Many Stumbling Blocks To Prison Reform
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley wants to float $800 million in bonds to build new prisons. Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Commissioner, Jeff Dunn wants that, too. Some State Senators believe Bentley and Dunn are using the recent prison violence as a way to gin up support for their plan. They … Continued
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By Jack Campbell When recording artist Cher released the hit “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves” in 1971, she never envisioned that song would characterize the leadership of the GOP in Alabama some 45 years later. Even the people who are not historically tuned in to current affairs realize our state Party is headed for a … Continued