Editor’s note: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday the Alabama Department of Corrections will request bids for the construction of three new men’s prisons at a cost of $900 million, according to ADOC commissioner Jeff Dunn. Two of the prisons would house between 3,000 and 5,000 inmates and the third would house inmates with special needs.
By GOV. KAY IVEY
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