An officer is seen in the yard of Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama on Oct. 22, 2019. The Joint Legislative Contract Review Committee last week approved three legal service contracts totaling $600,000 for lawsuits in which corrections officers are alleged to have used excessive force. (File)
The Joint Legislative Contract Review Committee last week approved $600,000 in legal services contracts to defend corrections officers accused of excessive force in three separate lawsuits.
The first two went to Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC out of Birmingham for $200,000 each…