Posted: September 28, 2021 at 9:40 pm TWG Source Alabama trying to use COVID relief funds for new prisons MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing a Justice Department lawsuit over Alabama\’s notoriously violent prisons , state lawmakers on Monday began a special session on a $1.3 billion construction plan that would use federal pandemic relief funds to pay part of the cost of building massive new lockups. Via Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.