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Alabama DOC outlines expanded in‑prison programming, education partnerships and reentry supports
Summary
The Alabama Department of Corrections told the Joint Prison Oversight Committee it is expanding residential, vocational and reentry programming—highlighting a Bibb facility conversion, partnerships with JF Ingram State Technical College and Alabama Correctional Industries, and a federal distance‑learning equipment grant of about $1 million; lawmakers pressed DOC on access and outcomes.
The Joint Prison Oversight Committee received an overview from the Alabama Department of Corrections on Wednesday of programming inside state prisons, including residential treatment models, trade education and expanded pre‑release reentry services.
Stan Robinson, director of education programs and reentry for the Alabama Department of Corrections, told the committee that about 2½ years ago the agency moved to convert Bibb Correctional Facility into an "all programs" site, where inmates enrolled in certain interventions live together to support therapeutic and vocational outcomes. "Plans were developed, and we've been very successful," Robinson said, describing combined cognitive behavioral therapy, clinical services and productive activities such as art and creative writing.
Robinson said DOC uses a mix of clinical and evidence‑based interventions for substance use—including an…
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