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DOC construction update highlights vocational training and 720 medical/mental‑health beds; lawmakers press for outside oversight
Summary
The Department of Corrections reported the Governor Kay Ivey Correctional Complex is roughly 75% complete, will house 4,000 beds with about 720 medical/mental‑health beds and a 45,000‑sq‑ft vocational building. Lawmakers pressed the commissioner about staff misconduct, autopsies and independent investigations.
Commissioner Hamm updated the Joint Interim Committees on the state’s correctional construction program, describing progress at the Governor Kay Ivey Correctional Complex (reported as about 75% complete as of September 2025) and expanded on design and programing features intended to support education and medical care.
Hamm said the campus includes a roughly 45,000‑square‑foot vocational building built in partnership with the community college system to offer trades training (welding, plumbing, electrical, industrial maintenance and HVAC) and that certifications will pair…
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