Alabama state prison plan dead Governor Kay Ivey exploring options
Updated: 12:06 PM CDT Jun 2, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said Wednesday she is committed to addressing the state's troubled correctional system after the unraveling of her $3 billion plan to build and lease new private prisons. This comes after a June 1 deadline for investors to opt into the prison lease plan came and went without any takers. Ivey has said new prisons are a crucial step to overhauling the state's troubled and aging prison system. The governor said she plans to meet with legislators in the coming days to discuss "options that remain on...
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