In an important step toward upgrading unsafe conditions throughout its prison system, the state of Alabama has awarded Caddell Construction Co. a $623.6-million design-build contract for a 4,000-bed "megaprison."
The Elmore County project is the first of two 4,000-bed men’s prisons Alabama officials are planning to build. State officials signed the contract for the work with the Montgomery, Ala.-based firm effective April 15.