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| OpEd: Prison cuts |
| By Las Vegas Review-Journal |
| Published: 07/10/2008 |
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NEVADA - The Nevada Prison Commission -- a three-member board comprising the governor, attorney general and secretary of state -- oversees the state Corrections Department. Simply rubber-stamping every move by department executives would render the panel pointless. But it's hard to understand what Secretary of State Ross Miller was up to Tuesday when he clashed with prisons Director Howard Skolnik over budget cuts. Like all state agencies, Mr. Skolnik's department must deal with the state's revenue shortfall. Already, the prison system has delayed tens of millions of dollars in construction projects and closed two entire facilities. A proposal to close Nevada State Prison, the 146-year-old facility in Carson City, remains on the table. The reality is, however, that more needs to be done, and Mr. Skolnik must still trim an additional 2.9 percent. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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