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Kay Ivey defends use of virus funds for prisons, bills advance
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday defended her state’s plan to use pandemic relief funds to build new prisons —saying the $400...
Alabama trying to use COVID relief funds for new prisons
Facing a Justice Department lawsuit over Alabama’s notoriously violent prisons, state lawmakers on Monday began a special session on a $1.3 billion construction...
Kay Ivey’s special session call focused on prison construction
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday issued the call for next week’s special session that largely focuses on prison construction as the...
Champ Lyons: Governor’s Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy Yields Positive...
Former Supreme Court Justice Champ Lyons discusses the findings of Kay Ivey's study group on criminal justice policy in Alabama.
