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Limestone Correctional Facility in Harvest, Ala., pictured on Monday, April 4, 2016. Like all of Alabama's prisons is overcrowded. The facility was originally designed for 1,300 inmates, but now houses 2,237 men. Dayroom areas now have double-stacked beds, taking up space for inmate re-entry programs and other educational opportunities for inmates. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley announces the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative Act at the state Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Montgomery, Ala. The legislation, sponsored by State Rep. Steve Clouse, right, and State Sen. Trip Pittman, at Sen. Clouse's side, provides for the construction of four modern prison facilities, three male facilities and one women's facility. Construction should begin in Fall 2017 and should be completed in approximately three years. House Speaker Mike Hubbard, Pro Tem Del Marsh and Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn joined Gov. Bentley at the announcement. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)
The meeting opened with the official hand-over of a memorable gift from South Africa to UNODC -a replica of the shoes which Nelson Mandela wore on the day of his release from Victor Verster prison in February 1990. Ambassador Tebogo Seokolo recalled that South Africa had deliberately chosen what has become Drankestein Correctional Centre as the location where it held its national launch of the Nelson Mandel Rules in July 2018.
The token of appreciation resonates with Nelson Mandela's autobiography entitled "Long walk to Freedom" as well as the UN General Assembly decision to also celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day (18 July) to promote humane prison conditions, to raise awareness of prisoners being a continuous part of society, and to value the work of prison staff as an important social service.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley talks with Limestone Correctional Facility Warden Christopher Gordy about the issues facing the facility in Harvest, Ala. on Monday, April 4, 2016. Limestone, like all of Alabama's prisons, is overcrowded. The facility was originally designed for 1,300 inmates, but now houses 2,237 men. Dayroom areas now have double-stacked beds, taking up space for inmate re-entry programs and other educational opportunities for inmates. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)
The Vienna-based Group of Friends of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, also known as the Nelson Mandela Rules, co-chaired by Germany and South Africa, convened for a special meeting on Monday, 28 January to renew its commitment to the practical application of the Rules and the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the field of prison reform.
***EDITORS NOTE: IMAGE TAKEN THROUGH THE IRON BANNISTERS ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE OLD HOUSE CHAMBER OF THE HISTORIC ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL***Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley delivers his annual State of the State Address to a joint session of the Alabama Legislature, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. In the background, members of the legislative leadership and the escort committee listen. (Skip Martin, Alabama Governor's Office)
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