Friday, January 15, 2010
Plans To Ease Prison Overcrowding
WEST VIRGINIA....
To help ease prison overcrowding, Governor Joe Manchin has plans to use the building that once housed the old West Virginia Rehabilitation Services to expand the states work release program. The home for special needs West Virginians closed in June of 2007, and, with only a small amount of the space in the building being used, there is enough room for about 80 prisoners.
Joe Thornton, Acting Secretary for the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, says not only will it allow the program to double in it's capacity, it will save the state significant money by utilizing an existing facility. Some aren't happy about the proposal as the facility is located next door to West Virginia State University.
To help ease prison overcrowding, Governor Joe Manchin has plans to use the building that once housed the old West Virginia Rehabilitation Services to expand the states work release program. The home for special needs West Virginians closed in June of 2007, and, with only a small amount of the space in the building being used, there is enough room for about 80 prisoners.
Joe Thornton, Acting Secretary for the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, says not only will it allow the program to double in it's capacity, it will save the state significant money by utilizing an existing facility. Some aren't happy about the proposal as the facility is located next door to West Virginia State University.
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