Legislators look to upcoming audit as frustrations with Alabama prisons mount

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 1,629

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Several Alabama legislators hope an upcoming audit of the Alabama Department of Corrections will pull back the curtain on an agency engulfed in violence and consuming an ever-larger share of the state budget.

The audit from the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, an arm of the Legislature, is part of a pilot initiative to investigate the conditions in one facility that has yet to be named.

The Examiners department regularly audits the books …

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