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The groups argue that the guidelines should only punish instigators of prison violence, among other changes.

The proposed scoring guidelines would add more detailed criteria and alter some point values.

This is the largest group of probation and parole officers sworn in by the bureau in years.

The proposed site is in Elmore County near the intersection Alabama Highway 29 and Rifle Range Road.

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 18, 2017, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) addressed the Alabama Federation of Young Republicans about his priorities for the remainder of the 2017 Legislative Session. Speaker McCutcheon said that for the rest of the session, “Our priorities are the budgets.” There are just a few … Continued

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