ðə plˈænz fɔːɹ bˈɪb bɪɡˈæn ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈuːl ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv ˌæləbˈæmə ɡˈaɪ hˈʌnt ænd ˌæləbˈæmə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv kɚɹˈɛkʃənz kəmˈɪʃənɚ mˈɔːɹɪs θˈɪɡpən.
The plans for Bibb began in July 1991, during the rule of Governor of Alabama Guy Hunt and Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Morris Thigpen.