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| Session on crowded prisons considered |
| By The Birmingham News |
| Published: 09/12/2005 |
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There's reason for both hope and despair in the revelation that Ala. Gov. Bob Riley is considering calling a special session this fall to deal with the state's overcrowded prisons. The hope comes from the fact Riley and other officials recognize that prisons are in crisis and that the state can't continue to ignore the problem. The 27,500 people in state lockups are more than twice what the prisons were built to hold, and the numbers are growing by more than 100 a month with nowhere to put them. The despair is that to call a special session, Riley must feel legislators won't or can't deal with prison overcrowding - no matter how pressing it is - in the regular legislative session. If he did, he would wait a couple of months when the Legislature convenes in January for its regular work schedule, and save possibly hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars that a special session could cost the state. |
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