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Departments
Investigations & Intelligence
The
Alabama Department of Corrections Investigations and
Intelligence Division was created by the Alabama Legislature
under State Statute 14-3-9. This division was originally called
the Investigation and Inspection Division because investigators
before 1990 were responsible for jail inspections throughout the
state. The name was changed in 1990 to Investigation and
Intelligence Division. The investigators and their supervisors
of this division are sworn State of Alabama law enforcement
officers with full law enforcement authority to investigate
incidents involving Department of Corrections inmates and
employees. This Division is commonly known as I & I in the law
enforcement community.
The I & I
Division of the Department of Corrections is staffed by a
Director, Assistant Director, and 11 Investigators. The central
office of I & I is located in the Public Safety Center, 301
South Ripley Street, Montgomery. The central office has five
investigators and four clerical/support personnel. The Director
and the Assistant Director also work out of the central office.
The Birmingham office consists of four investigators and one
clerical person. I & I also maintains offices in Limestone and
Atmore, Alabama. Each of these offices has an investigator and
a clerical person.
The I & I Division investigate all allegations of
criminal activity and employee misconduct within the Alabama
prison system. Examples are cases related to contraband,
illegal substance violations, employee misconduct allegations,
escapes, crimes against persons, theft, and financial crimes.
I & I is responsible for developing intelligence
and briefing the Commissioner of Corrections on potential
problems and areas of interest. This division also works closely
with other Department of Corrections personnel as well as other
law enforcement agencies.
The investigators in the I & I Division report to
the Director and the Assistant Director of I & I. The Director
of I & I reports to the Commissioner of Corrections.
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Public Information
The Alabama Department of
Corrections Public Information Office is the primary point of
contact for the public and media regarding inquiries about the
agency. The Commissioner and Executive Staff of the ADOC
establish policies and procedures governing all public relations
contacts for the department and its external constituents. This
includes press relations, news releases and newsletters, along
with responding to public request for information via electronic
mail, facility tours and speaking engagements.
It is the
policy of the ADOC to maintain positive, informative
relationships with the public, the media, and other agencies
with related functions, consistent with the security and privacy
interests of the Department, its staff, and the inmates confined
in the ADOC institutions. Furthermore, it is the philosophy of
the ADOC Public Information Office to be as candid as possible
with the news media to ensure accurate dissemination of
information and appropriate access to the institutions without
disruption of security or operations routines. Information is
provided in accordance with Administrative Regulation 005.
The ADOC
Public Information Office is responsible for responding to news
and public inquiries with integrity and professionalism on a
timely basis.
While ADOC
is many times reactive, we must also perform in a proactive
manner, disseminating information about positive programs and
success stories within the system, all in an effort to better
educate the public on the workings of the Alabama prison system.
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Legislative
Liaison
The Legislative Liaison is ADOC’s primary contact
point for members of the Alabama Legislature and their staff.
Responsibilities include responding to legislative and
constituent requests, research and development of beneficial
legislation for the state and ADOC, along with monitoring
legislation that may impact the department. The ADOC
Legislative Liaison is also responsible for informing the
legislature as well as individual lawmakers of the Department’s
position on pending legislation.
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Central
Trasportation
The
ADOC Transfer Division is responsible for coordinating all
inmate movement throughout the state on a daily basis. Transfer
Officers are trained in the proper use of restraints for
security and custody of all inmates moved, to include primary
responsibilities for escape prevention during direct supervision
of offenders. Inmate transfers must be done in a safe, timely,
efficient, and necessary manner to ensure continuous movement of
inmates statewide.
ADOC Transfer
Division Oficers are qualified and certified for flying armed
transport. Further responsibilities include movement of inmates
to and from county jails, courts, out of state fugitives,
medical and mental health transfers, along with movement of
death row inmates.
ADOC Transfer Division has been moving inmates on a daily basis
for well over 20 years, traveling millions of miles both in and
out of state, without loss of any inmate to escape and without
any vehicle accidents or injury.
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Classifications
The ADOC Central
Classification Division is responsible for the formulization and
implementation of Departmental policies and procedures in
relation to inmates’ custody, security level, institutional
assignment, program participation, education and training, along
with other specialized inmate needs.
Central
Classification is composed of a Director, Assistant Director,
Central Review Board Members and clerical staff.
The Director of
Classification is responsible to the Deputy Commissioner of
Operations for the implementation of ADOC policies and
procedures for the classification of offenders. The Director
insures that approved policies and regulations comply with state
law and existing court orders.
The Assistant
Director of Classification is responsible to the Director and
performs all tasks as assigned. Additionally, the Assistant
Director provides training for newly hired and veteran
classification employees.
The
Central Review Board (CRB) consisting of classification
supervisors is appointed by the Director of Classification with
the approval of the Deputy Commissioner of Operations. The
duties of the CRB include review of classification
recommendations from institutional classification staff for
approval, denial or amendment.
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Communications
The ADOC Communications
Engineering Division has statewide responsibility for all
communications needs of the Department. Our technicians have
many years of communications experience and are licensed by the
Federal Communications Commission.
At present time, the Communications Division maintains
approximately 1800 pieces of two-Way radio related equipment
with a total acquisition cost of approximately one (1) million
dollars. This also includes: 48 base stations, 18 UHF Repeater
Stations, 350 Mobil Units, 2100 Hand Held Units, 20
Radio Towers, 30 Remote Consoles.
This equipment is located statewide with the
Communications Division maintaining complete accountability.
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Central Records
The Alabama Department of
Corrections Central Records Division is located at 301 South
Ripley Street, Montgomery, Alabama. The purpose of the Central
Records Division is to create, administer, process and maintain
29,000 active inmate files. In addition, we also maintain
inactive inmate files. The ADOC Central Records Division is
responsible for the following:
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Entering all court transcripts received from the
Circuit Court Clerks.
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Process all information
regarding inmate releases such as end of sentence,
probation, court order, appeal bond, death and paroles.
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Handle NCIC operations, extraditions, Interstate
Agreement on Detainers, parole violators, escapees, parole revocations and
reinstatements.
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Administer Interstate Corrections Compact and
International Treaty programs which allow inmates to serve their time in their
home state or country.
- Produce
affidavits in response to Habeas Corpus cases for the Attorney General’s Office
and the ADOC Legal Division.
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Act as custodian of records for the Alabama
Department of Corrections to process certifications of documents from the inmate
files.
- Handle inquiries from all law enforcement agencies,
inmates, and inmates’ families, attorneys,
Veteran Affairs, Social Security Administration and others.
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Correctional
Industries
Overview
Alabama Correctional Industries (ACI) is a subdivision of
the Alabama Department of Corrections. It operates 11
manufacturing operations, 4 service enterprises, 5 farms, 3
fleet maintenance facilities and a central warehouse and
distribution facility. It employs 127 “free-world” staff and
approximately 1,250 inmates. Inmates are paid wages ranging
from $0.15 to $.25 per hour. ACI operates out of a revolving
fund and receives no direct appropriations from the state
general fund. Revenues are generated from the sale of
manufactured goods, farm products, and the provision of inmate
services. ACI operations generate approximately $17 million in
revenue on an annual basis.
Authority
Alabama Correctional Industries (ACI) was created under the
authority of the “Prison-made Goods Act” passed in 1976 (Acts
1976, No. 286, p. 319). The act established the Industries
program and the authority to procure all necessary raw materials
for the production of products, commodities, and services. By
law, interstate commerce of inmate-made goods in Alabama is
prohibited, and such goods can only be marketed to governmental
entities and political subdivisions within the state that are
funded by tax revenues. Surplus farm products and certain
services are exempt from this restriction. The Prison-made
Goods Act includes a mandatory use clause that requires state
agencies to purchase ACI products when the purchase of such
products is deemed necessary. Support for this mandatory use
requirement vacillates somewhat and it is generally not enforced
by ACI.Mission
Statement
The mission and goals of Alabama Correctional Industries
are:
To provide meaningful work and vocational training
programs for inmates confined within the Alabama Department of Corrections;
To assist all state departments, institutions, and
political sub-divisions within the state in securing goods and services to the
extent that the Industries program is able to supply them;
To produce such goods and provide such services
effectively and efficiently manner as possible so that the proceeds from their
sale may be utilized to expand and improve the total operation of the Industries
program.
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Research &
Planning
This division provides
technical assistance to all divisions of the ADOC for research,
program monitoring, and evaluation and assists the
Commissioner’s Office in planning, budgeting, program
development, coordinating reviews of proposed regulations and
laws, and acting as the clearinghouse for all Federal and State
grants and grant applications. The division is managed by the
Planning and Research Supervisor, with subordinate staff
authorized of three administrative analysts, one program
manager, and two administrative support assistants.
Research and Planning provides wide-spread support for the
Commissioner’s Office and most divisions and facilities as
needed to regularly include:
Reviews and maintains the employee
handbook, inmate handbook, and departmental regulations
governing all policy and procedure;
Processes an average of 10 drug supply orders
monthly for 9 facilities;
Prepares daily tabulations of new
inmates admitted by county, daily population counts at all facilities, and court
revenue received by county;
Prepares periodic reports on: monthly
verification of sex offenders to be released; a monthly and annual consolidated
statistical report from 30 institutions, Personnel, IS, and ACI; a quarterly
budget performance report; a variety of trends and demographic analysis and
projections; and ADOC history;
Maintains a social security card
information system and registry for all inmates;
Procures and administers Federal
grants for the ADOC currently totaling about $12 million; and
Provides support and assistance to
studies, research, and planning projects including the coordination of all
information requests and responses for this master planning study.
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Education /
Vocational Programs
The Alabama Department of
Corrections’ (ADOC) Program Services Division was originally
known as the Inmate Grievance and Liaison Office and has been
existence since 1983. When the ADOC Inmate Grievance Procedures
were discontinued, the office took on the responsibility of
Inmate Education and the Grievance Officer then became known as
the Director of Program Services. The office was previously
located in Elmore County next door to the ADOC Draper/Staton
Complex, Training Center prior to relocating from the Gordon
Persons Building in Montgomery, Alabama. On September 1, 2004
the office was relocated to Montgomery, Alabama in the Criminal
Justice Center (CJC) – 301 South Ripley Street. The office is
staffed by a Director and an Administrative Support Assistant
III. The office works closely with Post Secondary Education
Department in ensuring that ADOC inmates who qualify for
education and/or special education programs are placed in
educational facilities designated by the ADOC.
The Program Services’ Office responsibilities includes, but are
not limited to, the following:
Administers the GED examination to the ADOC inmates.
Approximately 200-300 inmates are tested yearly.
Submits transfers for Special Education inmates who are
currently in non-designated educational ADOC facilities to
designated educational ADOC facilities.
Monitors/interviews ADOC inmates for entry into the Special
Services education program.
Provides book donations to the ADOC facility libraries received
from various agencies and the public.
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Accounting
The Alabama Department of Corrections’
Accounting Division encompasses a variety of functions. These
include budgeting, accounts payable, accounts receivable,
payroll, property inventory control, internal audits,
development and dissemination of policy and procedures for the
departmental budgeting and accounting systems, as well as other
general accounting activities. The primary goal of ADOC’s
Accounting Division is to ensure that all funds appropriated to
the Department are utilized in accordance with the legislative
appropriation while expending those funds in the most prudent
and cost effective manner possible. Departmental accounting
policy and procedures are established to satisfy applicable
requirements as established by the Alabama Department of Finance
which, by statue, is responsible for maintaining accountability
over state funds and for the financial reporting requirements
for those funds.
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Information
Systems
The
ADOC Information Systems Division provides computer service and
support to all divisions and correctional facilities statewide
via connection to the DOC mainframe, wide area network and the
state data center. The IS division is responsible for
development and support of all application programs, application
security and administration, statewide computer and network
support, all equipment installations and replacements, network
engineering and database administration, operation of the ADOC’s
Help Desk, development and support of the agency intranet
portal, public web site and related technology functions. The
IS division facilitates the exchange of data and other
information with federal, state and local government agencies.
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Inmate Health
Services
The ADOC Office of Health
Services is responsible for making certain that offenders
receive medical and mental health care that is equivalent to
community standards. The Associate Commissioner of Health
Services sees that all mandates of contracts associated with
health services are fulfilled. A managed-care system is utilized
which stresses health care education, primary prevention, and
immediate identification of health issues and early
intervention, to prevent debilitating chronic physical and
mental health problems. Health Services are provided on a
contract basis with the exception of Substance Abuse Treatment
Programs; provided for with special grant funding and
administered by the ADOC Director of Treatment.
Medical Services: The State has a moral and legal obligation
to provide heath care services to those whom it incarcerates.
The Federal Courts have mandated that inmates, though
incarcerated, remain entitled to basic medical care. ADOC Health
Services is responsible for providing the required
constitutional level of health care in the most efficient and
humane manner possible, while protecting the public health
interests of the citizens of the State of Alabama. The
obligation of the State to provide a constitutional level of
health care has been well established through the federal courts
over the past 30 years. Minimum standards include: 1) the right
to access to care, 2) the right to care that is ordered, and 3)
the right to a professional medical judgment. Inmates enter the
system with a lower than average educational level, lower than
average income, and a higher than average rate of illness and
chronic disease. Additionally, inmates have often had poor prior
medical care. Within the ADOC medical problems range from major
to minor conditions, to include acute illnesses or injuries to
ongoing care for chronic diseases, preventative health care to
end-of-life care. Health Services provides extensive primary
care onsite and appointments in the community with specialists,
such as cardiologists, surgeons, and gastroenterologists as
needed. Health Services also provides hospitalization in the
community hospitals when necessary.
Mental Health Services: ADOC Health Services is responsible
for providing mental health treatment to inmates within the
system. The ADOC provides a wide range of mental health services
to include assessment and treatment of mental illness, referral
to a psychiatrist, if necessary, for medication, on-going
psychiatric treatment, group and individual counseling,
assistance in dealing with stressful problems, crisis
intervention, intensive stabilization, residential treatment,
and hospitalization. The ADOC provides several levels of mental
health treatment along with individualized case management.
Mental health services are targeted to inmates with severe or
persistent mental illness. Services are also available to
inmates who are not mentally ill, but are experiencing emotional
distress. Mental health services routinely provide consultation
and training to correctional officers and other institutional
staff related to recognizing and responding to mental health
issues. All inmates are screened at intake for mental illness.
In turn, inmates are afforded access to mental health services
if emotional difficulties arise during incarceration. Contracted
mental health services staff routinely sees inmates with
particularly severe diagnoses. Mental health staff assign
inmates in need of mental health services to a program or level
of care appropriate to their clinical presentation.
Substance Abuse Services: ADOC Health Services is
responsible for providing drug treatment programming to inmates
within the system. All inmates are screened at intake for
substance abuse histories. There are 57 drug treatment programs
within the ADOC. There are fifteen 8-Week Substance Abuse
Programs, eight 6-Month Crime Bill Programs, and two 12-Month
Therapeutic Communities, one Dual Diagnosis Program, one Drug
Free Program, and thirty Relapse/Aftercare Programs. The ADOC
also has nine on-site drug testing labs. In support of these
programs the ADOC offers outside sponsored AA and NA meetings.
ADOC drug treatment programs stress working through denial and
examining the consequences of drug abuse. The programs deal with
the nature and characteristics of the addiction cycle, the
recovery process, and guidelines for responsible living. Drug
treatment programs not only address substance abuse and
dependency issues, but also focus on developing the inmate's
cognitive, behavioral, social, and vocational skills necessary
to solve substance abuse related issues. As part of the
assessment process, individual treatment needs are matched with
appropriate interventions and programs. Drug treatment programs
promote a safe, drug-free environment that encourages positive
change. Successful completion of a drug treatment program
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