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| Washington State delays closure of prison |
| By spokesman.com |
| Published: 01/29/2010 |
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Washington state will delay plans to close the Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women to see whether it can be shared with Spokane County and the city of Spokane. State Corrections Secretary Eldon Vail announced Thursday the Medical Lake center is getting a temporary reprieve from a list of institutions the state wants to close because of its budget problems. In her most recent budget proposal, Gov. Chris Gregoire earlier this month put Pine Lodge on a list of 10 institutions to close. In a prepared statement, Vail said he’d received a letter from Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and Spokane Mayor Mary Verner about a “joint use” of Pine Lodge. “We need adequate time to seriously consider what might be developed,” he said. County commissioners weren’t aware of Vail’s decision when they met in special session Thursday afternoon to approve a letter to state officials expressing interest in Pine Lodge. The letter outlines the county’s need to replace Geiger Corrections Center and the difficulties of doing so in “this economic downturn of historic proportion.” Read More. |
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