Alabama Department of Corrections could pay private attorney additional $38 million

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 796

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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A state representative Thursday blocked two contracts between the Alabama Department of Corrections and a private attorney that would pay the attorney an additional $33 million, saying ADOC needed to provide answers on how it plans to resolve lawsuits in the future.

Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, put holds on a $30 million increase in one contract defending the department in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice over violence in the state’s prisons, …

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