Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley follows State Sen. Phil Williams, state Sen. Rodger Smiterman, state Rep. Terri Collins, state Rep. Jim Patterson and state Rep. Adline Clarke to the Old House Chamber, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Gov. Bentley delivered his annual State of the State address to the legislature at the Capitol in Montgomery. Also serving on the escort committee was state Sen. Clay Scofield. (Governor's Office, Sydney A. Foster)

Assemblyman David Weprin, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Corrections, Religious Leaders, Union Representatives, Elected Officials and Major Advocacy Coalition addressed the assembled audience in a rally on February 26th 2017; at the steps of New York City Hall, to stand together in opposition to Governor Cuomo's proposed cuts to visits in New York State maximum-security prisons and demand that this proposal does not come to pass.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley participates in an Executive Roundtable Discussion, hosted by the Birmingham Business Alliance, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Birmingham. Gov. Bentley discussed his "Alabama's Great State 2019 Plan," an ambitious course of action that addresses long-standing problems from healthcare to prison reform, specifically focusing on the state's 55 rural counties. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)