Alabama can never spend enough money on a prison

Alabama can never spend enough money on a prison

The American flag flying at Holman Correctional Facility on Oct. 22, 2019. A state senator last week said the price tag on a new men's prison in Elmore County had grown to $1.2 billion, eating up nearly all the money the Legislature allocated in 2021 for the construction of two prisons. (FIle)Most Alabama politicians call themselves fiscal conservatives. But in Alabama, fiscal conservatism is usually performative and never consistent. We often h…