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| Corrections increase would be aimed at specific needs |
| By montgomeryadvertiser.com- Kala Kachmar |
| Published: 02/24/2014 |
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Any more money for the Department of Corrections will come with specific instructions on its use. Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund chair Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said Thursday that lawmakers were working on additional funding for the hard-pressed department, which for years has dealt with overcrowding and a lack of staffing. A budget approved by the House Ways and Means General Fund committee last week would effectively level fund the department. However, both Orr and House Ways and Means General Fund chair Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, have said they want increased funding for Corrections, though the size and the scope is not yet known. Orr said the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka — facing a federal investigation — would be one of the needs targeted. DOC also has requested security upgrades for maximum security prisons, which Orr said could be included. Read More. |
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