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
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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
Gov. Ivey expected to sign lease on prisons Monday
Gov. Ivey expected to sign lease on prisons Monday By Courtney Chandler | February 1, 2021 at 5:45 AM CST - Updated February 1 at 9:08 AM
ELMORE COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA)- Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to sign leases on three new prison facilities in the next step of the Alabama Prison Program.
One of those will be a 376-acre piece of land between Highway 229 and Rifle Range Road in Tallassee. Corecivic is the corporation that will build on the proposed site, and the state will lease it.
Elmore county commission chair Troy Stubbs says having a prison in Elmore County is important.