Hamm said the ADOC had 473 graduates from the correctional officer training academy in 2025, a record high number. We’ve graduated more correctional officers from the corrections academy than any time in history.”The shortage of correctional officers has been documented for years. Hamm said the ADOC still needs to add about 1,800 officers to meet the court order. It will be the first prison Alabama has built since the mid-1990s. A documentary released last year, “The Alabama Solution,” brought new attention to the problems in Alabama prisons.