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https://doc.alabama.gov/Alabama prisoners planning new work strike in 2026
The critically acclaimed HBO documentary “The Alabama Solution” released earlier this year revealed the conditions in Alabama prisons while following the men who started a work strike movement in 2024. That same group announced Thursday that they are planning another work strike in the months ahead to keep a spotlight on the conditions inside the prisons now that the documentary has brought new awareness to the issue.
https://www.alreporter.com/2025/12/05/alabama-prisoners-planning-new-work-strike-in-2026/
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Elmore Specialized Men Facility Named Governor Kay Ivey Correctional Complex...
https://doc.alabama.gov/NewsRelease.aspx?article=Elmore+Specialized+Men+Facility+Named+Governor+Kay+Ivey+Correctional+Complex
Construction of Alabama's new $1.25 billion prison, largest ...
The completion date has moved from June 8, 2026 to Oct. 15, 2026, as reported by Alabama Daily News. Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, chairman ...
https://www.al.com/news/2025/11/construction-of-alabamas-new-125-billion-prison-largest-in-the-state-runs-into-delay.htmlGov. Kay Ivey signs 2026 ETF, General Fund budgets | Alabama Reflector
18:01 News Story Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed Alabama’s budgets for the 2026 fiscal year. The Education Trust Fund (ETF) will provide nearly $10 billion in funding for the state’s various education programs and agencies, and is a 6% increase over the previous year.
https://alabamareflector.com/2025/05/05/gov-kay-ivey-signs-2026-etf-general-fund-budgets/
The Governor Kay Ivey Correctional Complex will be Alabama’s first new prison since the 1990s and will include facilities for medical and mental health care and for vocational education. This new 4,000-bed men’s prison in Elmore County is currently under construction and is expected to be completed Oct. 15 2026. The state is making plans for a second 4,000-bed prison in Escambia County next to the almost century-old Fountain Correctional Facility near Atmore. Plans to build the new prisons were
Just imagine how many fewer prison cells would be needed if they legalized, regulated, & taxed cannabis. That tax money could be used to improve infrastructure and the lives of thousands of its citizens.
https://www.facebook.com/aldotcom/videos/alabama-spending-over-125b-on-new-prison-construction/1286078583534172/
AL SB84 | 2026 | Regular Session | LegiScan
AL SB84 | 2026 | Regular Session Status Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1) Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression Action: 2026-01-13 - Pending Senate Healthcare Pending: Senate Healthcare Committee Hearing: Jan 21 @ 10:00 am in Room 304 Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF] Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression Action: 2026-01-13 - Pending Senate Healthcare Pending: Senate Healthcare Committee Hearing...
https://legiscan.com/AL/bill/SB84/2026
Prison reform advocates call for ‘shutdown’ of Alabama Department of Corrections
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Two months after a documentary took viewers inside of Alabama’s maximum-security facilities, called ‘The Alabama Solution,’ prison reform advocates are calling for an ADOC shutdown. The Free Alabama Movement said they are calling on inmates to stop working on Feb.
https://www.wsfa.com/2025/12/04/prison-reform-advocates-call-shutdown-alabama-department-corrections/
I witnessed the brutality of America’s prisons first hand. We need urgent reform | Alex Duran | The Guardian
When a camera records an act of lethal violence against someone in official custody, the state cannot hide what it typically keeps in the dark. That’s what happened when correction officers murdered Robert Brooks at Marcy correctional facility in New York.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/14/prisons-brutality-us-reform
Alabama Department of Corrections: $5 billion in spending in five years – Alabama Appleseed
As legislative budget hearings take place this week in Montgomery, it’s a good time to review the recent costs to Alabama taxpayers for our prison system, which consumes 25% of the state’s General Fund budget. An Appleseed analysis has found that state prison expenses over five years are $5 billion.
https://alabamaappleseed.org/news/alabama-department-of-corrections-5-billion-in-spending-in-five-years/
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ADOC GRADUATING LARGEST CORRECTIONAL OFFICER CLASS ON RECORD...
https://www.doc.state.al.us/NewsRelease.aspx?article=ADOC+GRADUATING+LARGEST+CORRECTIONAL+OFFICER+CLASS+ON+RECORD
CBS 42 - The Free Alabama Movement is calling for an... | Facebook
These prisoners are brothers, daughters, fathers, sons, mothers, sisters , etc . etc. They will be reintroduced into society , shouldn't they come back with a healthier social mentality. I get that punitive measures are a large part of correcting wrongdoings , but providing guidance and giving them persons of noble character to emulate might make society a better place for all when they come back home.
https://www.facebook.com/CBS42News/posts/the-free-alabama-movement-is-calling-for-an-inmate-work-strike-on-feb-8-2026-its/1262743702557460/
Alabama Correctional Industries
Alabama Correctional Industries (ACI) is a self-supportive division of the Alabama Department of Corrections, providing a work-training program for inmates of the Department of Corrections. Our purpose is to assist all state departments, institutions, and political subdivisions of the state in securing their requirements to the extent that we are able to supply them.
https://www.aci-al.org/
Gov. Kay Ivey signs 2026 ETF, General Fund budgets | Alabama Reflector
18:01 News Story Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed Alabama’s budgets for the 2026 fiscal year. The Education Trust Fund (ETF) will provide nearly $10 billion in funding for the state’s various education programs and agencies, and is a 6% increase over the previous year.
https://alabamareflector.com/2025/05/05/gov-kay-ivey-signs-2026-etf-general-fund-budgets/