Seen from the railway platform. The bust in the niche is of John Howard, 18th century pioneer of prison reform.

Members of the media stand in the rotunda of the Historic Alabama State Capitol near the end of Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's State of the State Address to a joint session of the Alabama Legislature, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. He discussed his $800 million prison construction plan, which will alleviate overcrowding and understaffing in Alabama's prisons, expanding the state's already lauded prekindergarten program with $20 million, would allow another 160 prekindergarten classes to open, and creating a study commission to look at the feasibility of removing the state sales tax on food. (Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Ron Wright)

Members of the Alabama House of Representatives who served as part of the escort committee, listen to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley as he makes his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday, February 13, 2017 at the state Capitol. From right, Rep. Terri Collins, Rep. Jim Patterson and Rep. Adline Clarke. (Skip Martin, Alabama Governor's Office)