SB5 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Linda Coleman-MadisonSenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to the Board of Pardons and Paroles; to amend Section 15-22-30.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to require that at least one residential transition center established by the board to be a women's facility.
Summary: SB5 requires at least one residential transition center run by the Board of Pardons and Paroles to be a women's facility named the Women's CARE Facility.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Section 15-22-30.1 to require that at least one residential transition center be a women's facility. This facility, named the Women's CARE Facility, would house parolees and probationers ordered to confinement under sections 15-22-32 or 15-22-54. The Board of Pardons and Paroles would establish and maintain these centers to include the women's facility.

Who It Affects
Women on parole or probation who are ordered to confinement would have a dedicated women's residential facility (the Women's CARE Facility) as part of the state's transition centers.
The Board of Pardons and Paroles (and Alabama state government) would be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and naming the women's facility among the residential transition centers.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 15-22-30.1 to require at least one residential transition center to be a women's facility.
Designates the Women's CARE Facility as the women's unit within the centers.
Specifies the facility is for housing parolees and probationers ordered to confinement under Section 15-22-32 or 15-22-54.
Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Pardons and Paroles; to further provide for residential transition centers