Saturday, December 05, 2009
Beckley Hospital To House Inmates
WEST VIRGINIA....
The Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley, formerly known as Pinecrest Hospital, will soon begin housing prison inmates as it become home to 70 minimum security prisoners who will be housed on the fourth floor, which currently has only a few offices. The city's work-release center is already on hospital grounds, and the state will save about $2 million in construction costs by not having to build a new 70-bed facility. Governor Joe Manchin says the plan matches recommendations in a report by a special commission designed to reduce crowded conditions in state jails and prisons.
The Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley, formerly known as Pinecrest Hospital, will soon begin housing prison inmates as it become home to 70 minimum security prisoners who will be housed on the fourth floor, which currently has only a few offices. The city's work-release center is already on hospital grounds, and the state will save about $2 million in construction costs by not having to build a new 70-bed facility. Governor Joe Manchin says the plan matches recommendations in a report by a special commission designed to reduce crowded conditions in state jails and prisons.
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