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| New state prison planned |
| By KEITH PHUCAS-Times Herald Staff |
| Published: 02/19/2009 |
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COURTHOUSE — Pennsylvania is planning to replace Graterford Prison with a new facility to reduce overcrowding, and construction could begin as early as next fall, according to the state’s Department of General Services. Once the new facility is constructed, the prison would house up to 4,000 inmates, according to Ed Myslewicz, a spokesman for the state Department of General Services. The construction could cost between $350 million and $400 million. The prison population in Pennsylvania has grown by 21 percent over the past six years from 37,995 in 2001 to more than 49,300 today in the state’s 27 correctional institutions, according to Department of Corrections figures. Currently, Graterford holds 3,400 prisoners. The prison population is predicted to grow an average of 4 percent each year through 2012, according to state officials. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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When building a new prison I'll suggest something that would really save money in the prisons = no toilet paper at all. Install bathroom bidet sprayers in all the toilets and all they'll need is a towel to dry off. It's cleaner, cheaper (yes for those who just have to object to everything water is cheaper than toilet paper!), it's better for the environment and it has health benefits like lessening hemorrhoids which would save even more money. If they object? Tough! You're a prisoner! Besides after they try it, like most people, they will like it. As Dr. Oz said on Oprah: "if you had pee or poop on your hand, you wouldn't wipe it off with paper, would you? You'd wash it off" This is a logical, doable and simple way to save allot of money and actually improve the prisoners living standards. But of course like all new ideas people will find countless silly and inane objections, that is the way of things. Theses sprayers are available at www.bathroomsprayers.com I installed mine myself, easy.