Legislators largely seemed receptive to a budget request from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) during hearings on Thursday.
The Governor’s Office recommended that ADOC receive about $868 million, according to a General Fund budget spreadsheet from the Legislative Services Agency.
ADOC Commissioner John Hamm did not state publicly the increase that he requested from the General Fund budget for next year, but Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City prompted him for a number…