MONTGOMERY, AL – The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison now under construction rose to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the behemoth facilities. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority approved a final price Tuesday of $1.08 billion for the prison now under construction in Elmore County. The cost will devour most … Continue reading Cost of building a super-size Alabama prison rises to more than $1 billion