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| Officials want 3 more prisons |
| By The San Antonio News Express |
| Published: 08/22/2006 |
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AUSTIN, TX - Texas needs three more prisons and the biggest expansion of its corrections programs in a decade to keep up with a growing number of inmates, the state's top prison official has told lawmakers. The $520 million proposal would also bolster drug-treatment and community programs, said Brad Livingston, executive director of the Department of Criminal Justice. "This is a multi-pronged approach designed to allow us to keep up with the growth that is currently projected," he said. The prisons agency presented the plan Friday as part of a $5.6 billion two-year budget request. A steady growth in the prison population will require more than 11,000 additional beds in the next five years, officials estimate...Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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