Tag: ELMORE COUNTY PRISON

New $1 billion Elmore County prison to be named after Kay Ivey

The new $1 billion Elmore County prison will be named after Gov. Kay Ivey.

New Escambia prison in limbo after Elmore facility price hike — 'We’re going to have to know more about finances before we can go forward'

Alabama Department of Corrections commissioner John Hamm told lawmakers on Tuesday that the hotly debated $1.25 billion Elmore Prison construction is not scheduled to be completed for another two years, while the planned Escambia County prison is on hold until funding can be secured.

Construction worker dies after fall from building at new Elmore County prison site

A worker died at the site of the new prison under construction in Elmore County on Tuesday.

ADOC's Hamm expects May 2026 Elmore County prison completion date — 'Probably 25% complete'

During Friday's broadcast of Alabama Public Television's "Capitol Journal," Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) commissioner John Hamm offered an expected update on the long-anticipated Elmore County mega-prison.