Contractor faces $14 million penalty after missing deadline on Alabama prison project

The contractor building a massive new prison in Elmore County has missed a key deadline and faces a $14 million penalty. Caddell Construction Co. (DE) LLC, the design-build contractor on the project, ...

8 Alabama prisons to share grant to treat inmate substance abuse

Multiple Alabama prisons will share money from a $280,000 aimed at fighting substance abuse among inmates, Gov. Kay Ivey’s ...

New men’s prison in Elmore County will miss completion deadline, says Corrections

The Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday that completion of the $1.25 billion Gov. Kay Ivey Correctional Complex, a 4,000-bed men’s prison in Elmore County, will be delayed. The department ...
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Alabama prison closures, key to new construction plan, seem far off

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A guard tower at Holman Correctional Facility in 2019. Alabama lawmakers are not yet ready to commit to closing older prisons, a ...
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Alabama’s new Escambia County prison could cost close to $900 million; officials approve bond

The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority (ACIFA) on Thursday approved a bond issue to help pay for a new men’s prison in Escambia County. It will be the state’s second large new prison ...

Ivey awards $280,806 grant to fund substance abuse treatment in Alabama prisons

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $280,806 grant to the Alabama Department of Corrections to fund a substance abuse treatment ...
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Eight Alabama Families Confront UAB in Court Over Missing Inmate Organs

The families are suing the Alabama Department of Corrections, the University of Alabama System and associated individuals, as ...