Bill to let Alabama borrow another $500 million for prison construction advances
The Alabama Senate has approved a bill to add $500 million to how much the state can borrow for prison construction. The ...
ADOC K-9 teams intercept drugs, phones, and weapons in two prison contraband busts
The Alabama Department of Corrections announced Tuesday its Law Enforcement Services Division (LESD) and its K-9 teams ...
Alabama lawmakers question borrowing an additional $500 million for prisons
I guess my question about taking on additional debt is, what are the plans to repay it?” said Sen. Larry Stutts.
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Alabama man charged in 1980 South End murder expected to plead guilty
Alabama DOC Steven Fike, 67, previously pleaded not guilty to the killing of 19-year-old Wendy Dansereau at his arraignment in 2022, according to court records. He is now expected to plead guilty ...
30-year-old inmate fatally stabbed inside Alabama prison
An Alabama prison inmate was fatally stabbed inside William Donaldson Correctional Facility in west Jefferson County. The ...
Senate passes bill upping the amount the state can borrow to build second mega prison
A bill upping the amount the state can borrow to build a second 4,000-bed prison was approved by the Alabama Senate.
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Alabama lawmakers seek more money for prison construction
The Senate Finance and Taxation Committee-General Fund on Wednesday advanced legislation that would raise the maximum amount of bonds that may be issued by the Alabama Corrections Institution ...
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Alabama prisons expand opioid addiction recovery program
The medications “help to bridge that gap between 'I want to get clean' and getting clean," a prisons official said.