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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs criminal justice reform bills
While the Legislature took up some reform measures this session, lawmakers declined to pass more substantive sentencing reforms.
Author: Eddie Burkhalter (alreporter.com)
Updated: 5:42 PM CDT May 24, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed several criminal justice reform bills into law, some products of Ivey’s criminal justice study group, which was formed to draft legislation aimed at resolving Alabama’s longstanding and deadly prison crisis.
While the study group’s recommendations, released in January 2020, did include suggestions on spending and ways to reduce recidivism, the group declined to take up more substantive sentencing reform measures.  ....

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