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| Idaho privatization a question mark |
| By klewtv.com |
| Published: 01/16/2009 |
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IDAHO - The Idaho Department of Correction is trying to free up 12-percent of their budget, at the request of Governor Otter. Department Director Brent Reinke said that could mean privatizing the prison in Orofino. But at the Idaho Correctional Institute, privatization isn't a popular subject for many. Terema Carlin, the new warden at the ICI said the process is still in its infancy. "The state would maintain ownership of the building," said Carlin. "A private company will come in and manage the staffing, they would manage the maintenance, they would manage the offenders. Every person in here would be an employee of that private company." Carlin said privatization, among other things could reduce daily per-inmate cost, which she says are at $58 today. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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