The Alabama Senate has approved a bill to add $500 million to how much the state can borrow for prison construction. The ...

Alabama lawmakers are seeking to borrow additional money for prison construction to ensure the state can build a second 4,000 ...

Lawmakers presented legislation that would allow the state to borrow an additional $500 million to build two prisons, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 ...

Approval of the additional funds was expected, since the state has committed itself to the project, which lawmakers approved in 2021. At the time, the Elmore prison was projected to cost just $623 ...