February 2, 2021
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed 30-year leases for new prisons to be constructed near Atmore and in Elmore County.
The two new men’s correctional facilities wilk be constructed by CoreCivic’s Developer Team. The state signed a lease agreement with Government Real Estate Solutions of South Alabama, LLC, a CoreCivic entity, for the Escambia County facility on Bell Fork near Atmore.
The agreements are not subject to annual renegotiation; however, options to negotiate occupancy extensions beyond the 30-year lease term are available to the state.
The Alabama Department of Corrections will staff and maintain full operational control of the facilities these are not private prisons. CoreCivic will construct, own, and maintain the facilities
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs lease agreements for 2 new mega prisons for men Share Updated: 4:30 PM CST Feb 1, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 4:30 PM CST Feb 1, 2021
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Show Transcript UPGRADED. TODAY GOVERNOR KAY IVEY SIGNED LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR TWO NEW MEN S PRISONS, ONE WILL BE IN ELMORE COUNTY AND THE OTHER IN ATMORE IN HE IS CAM BEE I CAN T. THE NEW PRISON BUILDING PROPOSAL WILL NOT ADDRESS CHRONIC PRISON VIOLENCE AND SEVERE STAFFING PROBLEMS IN THE SYSTEM. IN A STATEMENT, GOVERNOR KAY IVEY SAID LEASING AND OPERATING NEW MODERN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITHOUT RAISING TAXES OR INCURRING DEBT IS WITHOUT QUESTION. MOST FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE DECISION FOR OUR STATE. WE ARE IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY, PROVIDING BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS AND WORKING CONDITIONS, AND ACCOMMODATING INMATE REHABILITATION, ALL WHILE PROTECTING THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM INTERESTS OF THE TAXPAYERS. AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTI
Alabama lawmakers press Jeff Dunn to reveal more about cost of new prisons
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
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Alabama legislators sought more information today from Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn about negotiations with private developers to build three new prisons, but Dunn revealed nothing new about the talks or prison plans.
The commissioner said he expects Gov. Kay Ivey to make announcements on the negotiations “very soon,” although he was not specific about the timing.
Dunn made a presentation and answered questions during the Legislature’s budget hearings at the Alabama State House.
The Ivey administration and the ADOC are negotiating with two developer teams for three men’s prisons that the developers would finance, build, maintain, and lease to the state over 30 years. In September, Ivey announced the prisons would be in Bibb, Elmore, and Escambia counties.