Man convicted in Birmingham dancer’s 1982 rape and murder pleads guilty to killing teen in Boston in 1980
A Birmingham native described as a drifter, Fike was convicted when he was 23 years in the Jan. 30, 1982, rape and murder of Patricia Ann Culp, a dancer at Sammy’s on Third Avenue West in Birmingham.
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Alabama lawmakers seek more money for prison construction
Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm has likened the new $1 billion facility to a small city because it has 54 buildings over 335 acres to house inmates and provide medical, mental health ...
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Senate passes bill upping the amount the state can borrow to build second mega prison
The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance ... Alabama is under federal orders to clean up state facilities. The construction of the first prison in Elmore County has far exceeded the initial ...