John Hamm retires as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 577

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm announced his retirement Tuesday amid ongoing violence in state prisons and within days of the department suddenly canceling a $1 billion healthcare contract with a Tennessee company.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Hamm’s departure in a news release on Tuesday, saying ADOC Deputy Commissioner Greg Lovelace will succeed him and serve through the end of her term in January.

Ivey said Hamm, who became commissioner in 2022, deserved “a …

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