Judge dismisses suit seeking to block Alabama prison leases

Judge dismisses suit seeking to block Alabama prison leases
KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s plan to lease prisons that would be owned by private companies and operated by the state.
Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg Griffin granted the state's motion to dismiss the lawsuit after rejecting plaintiffs' claims that the leases are unconstitutional. Among other grounds, the lawsuit contended the leases violate state law because the massive $3 billion expenditure was not approved by the Alabama Legislature and is an unconstitutional debt.
"Specifically, this Court finds that the Leases do not constitute a debt to the state, and therefore are not unconstitutional," Griffin wrote.

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