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Alabama inmates could see more time behind bars under a bill the House approved that restricts the use of good behavior incentives to shorten prison stays. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 79-24 for the Senate-passed proposal that now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature.

A former federal prosecutor is raising concerns that Alabama’s proposed crackdown on the synthetic opioid fentanyl could end up putting low-level users…