Friday, January 08, 2010
Beshear Orders Inmates Removed From Otter Creek
KENTUCKY....
Friday, Governor Steve Beshear ordered that some 400 female inmates be removed from the Otter Creek Correctional Complex in Wheelwright and replaced with male prisoners. The order came some four months after the Kentucky Department of Corrections completed an investigation into the handling of 18 alleged cases of sexual misconduct by prison guards. Beginning by July 1st, the women will be moved to the state-run Western Kentucky Correctional Complex. Beshear said, "There is no place for this kind of behavior in our system." Justice Cabinet Secretary J. Michael Brown said moving male inmates to Otter Creek could save the state some $2.2 million a year.
Friday, Governor Steve Beshear ordered that some 400 female inmates be removed from the Otter Creek Correctional Complex in Wheelwright and replaced with male prisoners. The order came some four months after the Kentucky Department of Corrections completed an investigation into the handling of 18 alleged cases of sexual misconduct by prison guards. Beginning by July 1st, the women will be moved to the state-run Western Kentucky Correctional Complex. Beshear said, "There is no place for this kind of behavior in our system." Justice Cabinet Secretary J. Michael Brown said moving male inmates to Otter Creek could save the state some $2.2 million a year.
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