CoreCivic struggles to secure financing for Alabama’s new prisons
An expert said the company's problems finding enough investors could result in more costs to the state.
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"HB107 represents the smartest path forward to restore fairness, equity and common sense to Alabama’s criminal justice system."
Rogers, Brooks comment on Biden’s executive action on guns
Rogers and Brooks claim that the Biden administration is launching an assault on Americans' Second Amendment rights.
DOJ sues Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, sheriff over sexual harassment by inmates
Allegations include jail administrators ignoring or losing complaints, and blaming harassment on the female officers' appearance.
Governor signs leases for two new prisons, but full details haven’t been disclosed
Construction on the Elmore County prison is to begin later this year, according to the contract.
$7.9 million awarded to five Alabama abuse, crime victim programs
The grants will support five programs and organizations across the state that assist victims
DOJ sues Alabama over violence, “unconstitutional” conditions in state prisons
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections
Department of Justice sues Ashland Housing Authority alleging racial discrimination
"AHA has engaged in a pattern or practice of race discrimination by steering applicants to housing communities based on race,” the complaint alleges.
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Politics is bound by the art of what's possible. It is also true that those who never dare the impossible rarely achieve even the possible.
Governor awards grant to expand court facility dog program
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.17 million to continue and expand a statewide program that helps children and others who have been victims of crime feel more at ease when testifying in court or undergoing other crime-related interviews. The grant to the Alabama Office of Prosecution Services will enable that state agency to continue its … Continued
September 17, 2020