The Alabama Senate has approved a bill to add $500 million to how much the state can borrow for prison construction. The ...

A bill upping the amount the state can borrow to build a second 4,000-bed prison was approved by the Alabama Senate.

South Dakota’s $825 million prison project in rural Lincoln County faces legislative and legal hurdles as the proposed site and price tag come under fire.

Lawmakers presented legislation that would allow the state to borrow an additional $500 million to build two prisons, ...

Alabama lawmakers are seeking to borrow additional money for prison construction to ensure the state can build a second 4,000-bed prison.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 ...