March 2, 2020 Group Watch: Gov Ivey Voices Support for Prison Reform Bills
Governor Kay Ivey announced her support for a major bipartisan package of bills that has been introduced in the Alabama legislature upon recommendation from the her Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy. Governor Ivey established the group in July 2019, which came after the Department of Justice said there was reasonable cause to believe conditions in Alabama’s prisons violate the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution regarding cruel and unusual punishment.
