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AL: 1,400-bed federal prison near Aliceville gets agency OK

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

1,400-bed federal prison near Aliceville gets agency OK Associated Press Updating 4:54 p.m. WASHINGTON ? Construction could begin this summer or fall on a 1,400-inmate federal prison near Aliceville in rural west Alabama that is expected to employ more than 300 people. After completing environmental impact studies, the federal Bureau of Prisons gave final approval to move forward with the $200 million project last week. Local officials say the prison - to be built about two miles north of Aliceville - will provide a major economic boost for Pickens County and the surrounding Black Belt communities. The project gained momentum several years ago when Sen. Richard Shelby, a Republican from nearby Tuscaloosa, won federal funding. The prison is expected to house some 1,400 federal prisoners, a Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman said...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on April 12, 2008 (boomark / email).