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Gov. Ivey awards grant for program to help prison inmates end drug addictions

Governor Kay Ivey awarded a $598,000 grant to the Alabama Department of Corrections on Monday to fund drug addiction treatment programs at eight state prisons. The initiative aimed to reduce recidivism through intensive residential therapy and long-term support sessions designed to help inmates transition back into their communities.

The incarcerated activists that made THE ALABAMA SOLUTION possible, Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, and Raoul Poole, risked their safety to bring the truth of what is happening in Alabama's prison system to light. Thank you to First Amendment Coalition for recognizing their stories and the bravery it took to tell them with this year's Free Speech and Open Government Award.