The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison that is now under construction has risen to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the giant facilities.

Alabama’s new state men’s mega prison, currently under construction in ... The site of the Gov. Kay Ivey Correctional Complex is 300 acres inside the fence and will include 54 buildings when ...

Alabama lawmakers are seeking to borrow additional money for prison construction to ensure the state can build a second 4,000-bed prison Photos of construction on Alabama's new mega prison for men ...

The state’s new $1 billion 4,000-bed prison is scheduled to be completed in 2026, Hamm said, but building a second new prison, as the state had planned, will require additional funding.

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 ...

For example, take Alabama. In September 2023, Alabama announced the building of its new prisons would cost the state more than $1 billion. Alabama is a world leader in rate of incarceration and ...

The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison that is now under construction has risen to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the giant facilities.

The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison that is now under construction has risen to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the giant facilities.

The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison that is now under construction has risen to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the giant facilities.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison now under construction rose Tuesday to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the behemoth facilities.