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| Construction yet to begin on Tutwiler prison camera system Read more: Anniston Star - Construction yet to begin on Tutwiler prison camera system |
| By annistonstar.com - Tim Lockette |
| Published: 12/19/2013 |
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Construction has yet to begin on a system of security cameras for Tutwiler Prison for Women, the state facility that was rocked by sexual abuse allegations last year, but a prison official says the project is not behind schedule. "It's in the architectural design phase," said Brian Corbett, spokesman for the Alabama Department of Corrections. Prison officials and lawmakers have discussed the need for cameras at Tutwiler, the state's only maximum-security women's prison, since January. The Department of Corrections proposed $3 million in improvements to the prison in the wake of allegations of sexual abuse of inmates by employees at the Wetumpka prison. Chief among those improvements was installation of a system of security cameras. The Alabama Legislature approved a budget increase of nearly $17 million for the Department of Corrections in the budget it approved in April, and lawmakers cited the Tutwiler camera project as one of the reasons for the increase. Read More. |
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