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| Louisiana Prisons seek cost cuts |
| By MICHELLE MILLHOLLON - Advocate Capitol News Bureau |
| Published: 02/17/2009 |
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The agency that runs the state’s prisons is trying to cut costs by turning kitchen grease into biodiesel fuel. That was one of the ideas offered Monday during a discussion of a looming state budget crunch. The meeting resulted in another wrinkle for lawmakers: The announcement that there is a shortfall in the funds used to pay sheriffs for the housing of state inmates. State Rep. Tom McVea, R-St. Francisville, warned state Department of Corrections’ officials that they will have to be creative. “Y’all got quite a challenge on your hands. … There’s got to be some innovative thinking,” McVea said during a meeting of the legislative Subcommittee on Public Safety and Corrections. With state general fund revenue expected to drop by $1.2 billion in the upcoming budget year that starts July 1, agencies are slashing travel, halting hiring and looking for other ways to trim costs. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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