Tag: Jeff Dunn
Lawmakers break session; Group urges state to resume paroles
Lawmakers met briefly in Montgomery in order to approve the break until April 28.
Lawmakers say they have questions on plan to lease prisons
Republican legislative leaders said they are not objecting to the proposal at this time.
Kay Ivey calls for prison overhaul, lottery study group
Kay Ivey detailed a wide-ranging agenda in her annual address to the legislature.
Email Insights: An open letter to Governor Ivey, Commissioner Dunn, and...
Alabamians for Fair Justice responds to the partial closing of Holman Correctional Facility.
Alabama to shutter Holman Correctional Facility
The main building of Holman Correctional Facility, a close-security prison in Atmore, will be closed and 617 inmates will be sent to other state prisons.
Department of Corrections seeks money to hire more officers
Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn asked lawmakers for a $42 million funding increase.
Kay Ivey’s prison study group to make recommendations
One state senator said he expects a package of four to five bills to be introduced to the legislature.
Two officers on leave amid investigation into inmate’s death
The Alabama prison system announced Monday that it is investigating the use of force by officers following the recent death of an...
Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn honored despite troubles
The head of Alabama’s troubled prison system is being honored with a national award.
The department says Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn is being...
Governor’s panel tours aging, understaffed prison
State officials toured a state prison that the corrections commissioner say illustrates the state’s problem with aging facilities. It also shows the...
