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| Prison shutdown slowed |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 01/14/2009 |
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NEVADA - A move to close the old Nevada State Prison was delayed Tuesday on a 2-1 vote by the state Prison Board, with Gov. Jim Gibbons, who chairs the panel, casting the lone "no" vote. The other board members, Secretary of State Ross Miller and Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, said the decision should be left to the 2009 Legislature. Miller said any partial shutdowns of certain areas of the prison in Carson City also should be delayed. Corrections Director Howard Skolnik has said closure of the medium-security prison, dating to the 1870s, would save about $18 million. He already has shut down two units and had planned to close a third. The board acted after hearing from several prison guards and their representatives, who said shutting down the prison would be a costly mistake that would mean job losses or difficult relocations to other prisons for employees, and that would hurt Carson City's economy. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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