The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison that is now under construction has risen to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the giant facilities.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The cost of a new Alabama super-size prison now under construction rose Tuesday to more than $1 billion, complicating the state’s plans to build two of the behemoth facilities.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a statement blaming inflation for the price escalation but said the facility is needed. The planned 4,000-bed prison in Elmore County, including facilities for medical care and vocational training, is expected to be completed in May of 2026, according to the contract terms.a $1.3 billion prison construction plan — that tapped $400 million from pandemic relief funds — to build two prisons and renovate the others. However, inflation and design changes caused cost estimates to rise, state officials said.on the first prison from about $623 million to $975 million.
“That's just something we can't control ... But we've got to move forward with doing this job," Reynolds said.
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