Alabama Transfers 140 Prisoners to Privately-Run Louisiana Facility toEase Overcrowding

February 27, 2006 Alabama Transfers 140 Prisoners to Privately-Run Louisiana Facility to Ease OvercrowdingOn February 13, 2006, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) began transferring 140 male inmates to Louisiana facilities to ease overcrowding in Alabama correctional facilities. The inmates will be housed at the privately run LCS Corrections Services (LCS) Pine Prairie Correctional Center in Pine Prairie, Louisiana. The 97,000 square foot facility has a capacity for 690 inmates, and is located on a 12-acre property.  ADOC entered into an emergency contract with LCS to comply with a court order stemming from Barbour County v. Campbell . . .