Alabama lawmakers seek more money for prison construction
Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 billion.
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Cost of building super-size prison in Elmore County rises to more than $1 billion
The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison now under construction rose Tuesday to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the facilities.
State Approves $725 Million Bond Sale to Build Two Prisons
State officials have approved a $725 million bond sale to help finance the construction of two supersize prisons intended to house up to 4,000 inmates each.
State Signs Construction Contract for New Prison in Elmore County
State officials have signed a contract to build a new state prison in Elmore County, part of a $1.3 billion construction plan partly using pandemic relief funds.
Lawmakers Approve Prison Plan; Gov. Kay Ivey Signs It
The special session of the Alabama Legislature on prisons is now over, with lawmakers approving a $1.3 billion construction plan, which Gov. Kay Ivey has signed.
Ivey Special Session Call Focused on Prison Construction
(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday issued the call for next week’s special session that largely focuses on prison construction as the chief response to the state’s longstanding problems in corrections. Ivey is calling lawmakers back to Montgomery to vote on a $1.3 billion prison construction plan that will use $400 million…
Lawmakers Cut Back Prison Construction Plan
Alabama lawmakers have introduced a dramatically scaled-back prison construction plan that shifts part of the financial burden to local communities who want the facilities. Republican Sen. Cam Ward on Tuesday filed a new version of the plan that would authorize the state to lease up to three prisons built by local communities and allow local communities to compete for the…
