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| Prisons prepare for cuts |
| By douglasdispatch.com |
| Published: 04/16/2009 |
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PHOENIX (AP) — Budget cuts ranging from $40 million to possibly more than $185 million in the state prison system will likely lead to fewer inmates, corrections officers and prison programs, officials said. The Arizona Department of Corrections houses more than 30,000 inmates in state-owned facilities and another 8,000 in private facilities. Corrections officials predict the state’s prison population will reach more than 38,000 by the end of 2011. Keeping an adequate number of corrections officers has been an ongoing struggle for the state. “From my perspective, the Department of Corrections is a public-safety agency charged with maintaining effective custody and control of just under 40,000 prisoners,” said Corrections Director Charles Ryan. “We are able to do this through our inmate-classification system, our physical plants and, most importantly, our correctional staff. We cannot do this without a well-trained staff.” Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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