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Monetary Sanctions Against DOC Commissioner Violates Alabama Constitution

The Alabama Supreme Court held that a trial court's imposition of monetary
contempt sanctions against the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of
Corrections (DOC), in his official capacity, violated Section 14 of the
Alabama Constitution.

In the early 1990s the Alabama DOC began refusing to accept sentenced
prisoners from county ...

 

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