Alabama Signs Deal To Build Prison With COVID Funds

NPR reports:

Alabama officials have signed a contract to build a new state prison — part of a $1.3 billion construction plan partly using pandemic relief funds — but have not released many of the details. A spokeswoman for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey confirmed the state signed a contract with Caddell Construction Co., effective April 15 for construction of a specialized men’s prison facility in Elmore County

The Alabama Department of Corrections on Wednesday declined to release a copy of the contract. A spokeswoman said it needed to be redacted and that would take some time because it is a lengthy contract. Alabama lawmakers this fall approved a $1.3 billion prison construction plan that will use $400 million from the state’s share of American Rescue Plan funds to help pay for the construction.

Read the full article. Ivey last appeared on JMG when she launched a reelection campaign ad which declares the 2020 presidential election to have been stolen.

At the same time Kay Ivey refuses to greet the president because she thinks it’s cool for her poll numbers, she uses federal pandemic relief funds to build new prisons. https://t.co/NoFPXNh2ub

— Kyle Whitmire (@WarOnDumb) May 1, 2022