Former inmates allege procurement kickbacks and corruption inside DOC
Jul 29, 2026
Several speakers with long custodial experience alleged systemic corruption and kickbacks at the Alabama Department of Corrections, including an allegation that $3,000,000 in copper pipe was discarded rather than accounted for, and urged statutory oversight.
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Multiple speakers who spent years inside Alabama correctional facilities told the committee they had observed what they described as systemic corruption tied to procurement and internal distribution of goods.
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