Cost Estimate on New Elmore County Prison Reaches Nearly $1 Billion
An Alabama prison finance authority has increased what the state can spend on building a new 4,000-inmate prison in Elmore County.
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Alabama Prison System Raises Pay to Recruit, Retain Officers
The Alabama prison system is raising salaries for correctional officers — increasing starting pay to more than $50,000 annually — in an effort to lure workers and address an ongoing staff shortage.
Gov. Kay Ivey: Alabama Will Resume Executions
An internal review of Alabama’s execution procedures is complete and the state will resume lethal injections, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday.
Bill to Change “Good Time” Law Named for Slain Bibb County Deputy
Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson was shot and killed in 2022 by a man authorities said had his prison sentence shortened under Alabama’s good-time behavior incentive law despite escaping from a prison work release center in 2019.
Alabama Prison Chief Says Lack of Staffing Remains Top Issue
The head of Alabama’s prison system says staffing remains “the number one issue” and is looking to a combination of outsourcing and pay and benefit changes to increase the number of officers.
Alabama Prison Staff Shortage Worsens Despite Court Order
The prison system has lost more than 500 security staff employees over the last 18 months, according to court filings.
Alabama Extends Time for Executions, Ends Automatic Review
Alabama has changed death penalty procedures to give the prison system more time to carry out executions.
Gov. Kay Ivey Announces Rules for Prison “Good Time” Incentives
On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced new rules for prison “good time” incentives that allow some inmates to shorten their prison stays based on their behavior.
New Inmate Health Care Provider Chosen for Alabama Prisons
The Alabama Department of Corrections, for the second time this year, has picked a Tennessee-based company to provide health care services at its 27 facilities.
Families Protest Alabama Prison Conditions at State Capitol Rally
More than 200 people joined the rally outside of the Alabama Capitol with tombstones placed on the steps to represent men who died in state prisons from suicides, murders and overdoses.
