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| New prison prosperity debated |
| By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
| Published: 09/22/2008 |
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PENNSYLVANIA - Fayette County's planned second state prison is being heralded as a critical project with the potential to secure a struggling municipality's economic future. State lawmakers and local elected officials predict the $200 million, 2,000-bed facility will create more than 600 jobs -- and untold economic opportunities -- by the time of its projected opening in German Township four years from now. The new prison, announced Thursday, is one of two planned by the state Department of Corrections to ease rapid overpopulation in existing facilities. "Those are recession-proof jobs at a good, family-sustaining wage level," said Fayette County Commission Chairman Vincent Vicites. "We sought the prison because this could mean several hundred more good-paying jobs for the county." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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