The 700-bed prison in Uniontown was built in 2006 and has been used by federal authorities and the state but has been vacant for years.| al
The money would come from the American Rescue Plan, which provided a total of $2.1 billion for state government in Alabama.| al
The House has passed the main bill calling 4,000-bed prisons to replace at least five smaller facilities at a cost of $1.3 billion.| al