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| Parole program may survive budget cuts |
| By The Wichita Eagle |
| Published: 02/02/2009 |
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KANSAS - State prison officials last week were dealing with $9.3 million in looming budget cuts by making plans to close two major prisons and stop supervising 5,800 parolees. Those officials will return to work this week with a less daunting task -- trimming a more manageable $2.7 million from the Kansas Department of Corrections budget. Corrections spokesman Bill Miskell said it appears that the prisons in Norton and Winfield will survive, as will the state parole system. "We are still working on final decision, but we are hopeful at this point that we can meet a $2.7 million reduction without closing a major facility, and retaining the bulk of parole and post-release supervision" operations, he said. The Kansas Legislature has been debating a bill that will determine how the state will deal with its budget deficit. Corrections accounts for about 2 percent of the state budget, Miskell said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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