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| Prison bill fails; 270+ local jobs safe for now |
| By brewtonstandard.com- Michele Gerlach |
| Published: 05/05/2016 |
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More than 270 local jobs are safe for now, after the Alabama Legislature adjourned at midnight without passing a prison construction bill that would close at least some of the state’s aging prisons and replace them with fewer, larger structures. In its original form, the $800 million prison construction bill would have closed all but two existing prisons and built three new prisons for men and one for women. Prison officials would not say which facilities would remain open. When the state House of Representatives approved the bill a week ago, it added an amendment requiring additional approval of a final construction plan. Members of the House and Senate met in conference committee early Wednesday to iron out the differences. Later in the day, the same committee was back to the drawing board. In its final version, the bill would have allowed 10 of the state’s 15 prison facilities to remain open, and trimmed new construction to $550 million. Read More. |
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