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Alabama’s New Prison Behind Schedule | Birmingham News
Alabama’s massive new prison in Elmore County, designed to house 4,000 inmates with top-tier amenities, is falling behind schedule—its original June 2025 deadline already pushed back, now facing another delay to October 2026. State officials are sounding the alarm, citing concerns from construction manager Hoar Program Management that contractor Caddell Construction may miss the new target. To keep things on track, the state is threatening to withhold payments and demand more workers or shifts. This isn’t just a local headache—it’s the first of two giant prison projects, with another…
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