Governor Bentley Releases Statement on the Senate Passage of Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act

Inmates sit on their bunks in an overcrowded dormitory at Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Ala., Thursday March 31, 2016, as Gov. Robert Bentley, other officials and the media tour the facility. The prison, like every state prison, is overcrowded, with 945 inmates in a facility designed to hold 545. Gov. Robert Bentley is proposing issuing an $800 million bond to build four new facilities, one women's prison and three men's facilities, which would reduce replicated services, save money for the department and provide more space for training and rehabilitative services. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)
Inmates sit on their bunks in an overcrowded dormitory at Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Ala., Thursday March 31, 2016, as Gov. Robert Bentley, other officials and the media tour the facility. The prison, like every state prison, is overcrowded, with 945 inmates in a facility designed to hold 545. Gov. Robert Bentley is proposing issuing an $800 million bond to build four new facilities, one women's prison and three men's facilities, which would reduce replicated services, save money for the department and provide more space for training and rehabilitative services. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)

MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday issued a statement on the passage of the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act by the Alabama Senate.

“Today is another significant step in the effort to address the prison issues, as the Senate cleared a critical hurdle in transforming Alabama’s decades old prison system through the Prison Transformation Initiative Act. I commend the Senate for taking a bold and decisive step toward prioritizing public safety in our prison system with the construction of four new prisons.  The passage of this bill will help reduce overcrowding and will provide safer conditions for corrections officers as well as inmates within the facilities. New facilities will also create greater opportunities to reduce the risk of recidivism. As this legislation moves to the House, I look forward to working with House members to pass the Prison Transformation Initiative Act.”

 

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