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| Alabama's Transfer of Women Inmates to Louisiana Prison Approved |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 06/10/2003 |
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The Alabama Department of Corrections transferred 140 women prisoners in April to the South Louisiana Correctional Center in Basile, La., to relieve overcrowding at Tutwiler Prison for women in Wetumpka. The state is under a federal court order to reduce the population at the women's prison. Prison Commissioner Donal Campbell has promised U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson that the number of inmates at Tutwiler would be reduced from 1,000 to 750 by June 30. Campbell originally made the transfers under an emergency contract, which did not have to be approved by the Legislative committee. The committee approved a one-year contract Thursday without comment, allowing the prison system to house up to 300 inmates at the Louisiana prison for up to a year. The contract with LCS Correctional Services Inc. calls for the state to pay $24 a day per inmate to house the prisoners in Louisiana. |
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