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| Board of Corrections wants to replace prisons |
| By Radio Iowa News |
| Published: 09/19/2007 |
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IOWA - The Iowa Board of Corrections has approved a plan to seek nearly 291-million dollars to improve the state's prison system. The proposal includes new facilities to replace the Fort Madison penitentiary and the women's prison in Mitchellville. State Senator Tom Hancock is chair of the Justice System Appropriations subcommittee. "The Fort Madison facility would make a good medieval castle for somebody," Hancock says of the structure that was built in 1839. "Something has to be done. I think we have to sit down, and I'm going to keep an open mind and listen to all the facts and suggestions." The proposal will be presented to a legislative study panel on Wednesday. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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