New men’s prison in Elmore County will miss completion deadline, says Corrections

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 610

Last Updated: 1 day, 5 hours ago

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The Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday that completion of the $1.25 billion Gov. Kay Ivey Correctional Complex, a 4,000-bed men’s prison in Elmore County, will be delayed.

The department said in a statement Friday that Caddell Construction, a Montgomery-based design-build contractor for the prison, “failed to timely meet the contractual final completion deadline” but that the company remains responsible for completing the project.

The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, which …

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