An Alabama legislative committee Thursday approved contracts worth $800,000 with four law firms to defend Alabama Department of Corrections staff and corrections officers in civil lawsuits filed by people who have been incarcerated and their families.
Members of the Joint Legislative Contract Review Committee approved the awarded contracts without discussion.
The committee approved two individual contracts, each for two years for $200,000, to Albert L. Jordan, Esq. of Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, based out of Birmingham, and Terri O. Tompkins, Esq. of Rosen Harwood, located in Tuscaloosa, to defend Corrections in the case filed against ADOC in 2025 by William Rhinesmith…