Lawmakers in Alabama approved a bill that will reduce the use of good behavior incentives that shorten prison stays. The bill is named after Deputy Brad Johnson.
could see more time behind bars under a bill approved Tuesday that reduces the use of good behavior incentives to shorten prison stays.
The legislation is named after slain Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson. Johnson was killed in 2022 by a man law enforcement officials said was released after serving four years of a 10-year theft sentence, despite escaping from a prison work release center.
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