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AL SB6
Bill
Status
9/28/2021
Primary Sponsor
William Beasley
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AI Summary
SB6 Summary
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Authorizes the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority to issue bonds not to exceed $785 million for a phased prison modernization plan to replace and renovate correctional facilities statewide.
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Requires construction of new specialized men's prison in Elmore County (3,000 inmates) with enhanced mental health and medical services, new men's prison in Escambia County (3,000 inmates), and new women's prison in Elmore County (750 inmates), with closure of Staton, Elmore, and Julia Tutwiler prisons upon completion.
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Authorizes renovation and improvement of existing prison facilities in Jefferson, Limestone, Barbour, and Bullock counties, and allocates $20 million to the Corrections Facilities Maintenance Fund for ongoing maintenance of existing prisons.
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Establishes the Alabama Corrections Capital Improvement Fund and Corrections Facilities Maintenance Fund, administered by the Department of Corrections for construction and maintenance purposes.
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Requires the state to lease or purchase the Perry County correctional facility and mandates disclosure of lobbyists, attorneys, and elected officials associated with project proposals; becomes effective immediately upon passage.
Legislative Description
Corrections Institution Finance Authority, prisons, issuance of bonds to finance additional prisons and renovation and improvement of existing prisons, new Elmore Co., Escambia Co., and Tutwiler facility, Captial Improvement and Maintenance Fund, Secs. 14-2-1, 14-2-6, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28 am'd.
Prisons and Prisoners
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
9/28/2021