HB106 Summary

• Alabama Department of Corrections must provide quarterly reports to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee containing inmate population data, correctional officer staffing levels, inmate participation in educational and reentry programs, litigation information, sexual abuse incidents, inmate deaths, and contraband/weapons recoveries.

• Reports must include specific details such as case numbers, filing dates, investigation status, facility information, and number of personnel involved in incidents, while protecting sensitive security information and privileged communications.

• Department must make all reports publicly available on its website within 10 days of delivery to the committee, with digital notice sent to all legislators.

• Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee shall meet quarterly to review reports, with at least one annual meeting open to public testimony.

• Correctional officer oath of office is revised to modernize language, replacing "convicts" with "prisoners" and updating references to department regulations and care standards; changes become effective immediately while reporting requirements take effect three months after passage.