MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDNews) — According to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, the U.S. Department of Justice case involving Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women has concluded following years of efforts to improve Alabama’s correctional system.
In a statement released Friday, Ivey reflected on the challenges facing the state’s prison system when she took office in 2017.
“When I took office in 2017, our challenged prisons needed our immediate attention, and we were facing various DOJ lawsuits and investigations. Despite the can being kicked down the road for too long, I made it a priority to improve our correctional system, and we have made significant progress since then.”
Ivey said the state has worked to improve the prison system by moving forward with the construction of two new men’s prisons, reaching historic recruitment levels for correctional officers, enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct by inmates and staff, strengthening the Alabama Department of Corrections and making sentencing reforms.
“Today, I am proud that the DOJ case against Julia Tutwiler Prison has concluded. This is the result of our work over these two-plus terms, and our efforts will continue.”
