UPDATE: Feb. 3:The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) provided an update on the process of releasing some state inmates from custody.As of Feb. 2, 134 inmates were released, and another 170-200 inmates are expected to be released Friday, Feb. 3.Here is some information from a news release from the ADOC:"Some inmates that qualify to be released from ADOC have detainers/pending charges from other law enforcement agencies and they will be transferred to those agencies.The remainder, once out of ADOC custody, are processed by ABPP, fitted with an ankle monitor, and released. They are then picked up at the facility by friends or family or taken to local bus stations to be returned to their county of conviction. The ADOC purchases one-way, non-refundable, non-transferrable bus tickets.Approximately 170-200 will be released Friday, February 3, 2023. However, no inmate has been or will be released without victim notification. As victim notifications are made, those inmates are added to the list to be released.Again, this automated release mechanism only applies to those inmates with offenses committed on or after January 30, 2016. Individuals convicted of a sex offense involving a child (under the age of 12) are excluded as are offenders serving life sentences. Release of eligible inmates is based upon the length of sentence."---------------------------------------------An Alabama law will set the stage for the release of Alabama prison inmates starting Jan. 31.The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles confirmed that a bill passed by the state legislature in 2021 allows the early release of inmates with the requirement of electronic monitoring, with the possibility of drug tests, home visits and other inclusions.That law goes into effect on Jan. 31, 2023, and according to the ABPP, inmates will be released from correctional facilities around the state.The ABPP confirmed those on early release were convicted of drug crimes, robbery and murder, among others.The early release inmates will be under the supervision of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, and each inmate will have an ankle monitor attached when they are released.