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| State puts brakes on new mental health facility |
| By cnbc.com |
| Published: 02/16/2010 |
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BOISE, Idaho - Top Idaho prison officials say they are putting the brakes on plans to break ground on a $50 million mental health facility until some questions can be answered about staffing and operations. The decision comes as the State Building Authority was poised to put the final touches on a construction contract for the 300-bed, secure mental health facility. Construction was slated to begin later this year adjacent to other prison facilities south of Boise. Idaho Corrections Department Director Brent Reinke tells the Idaho Business Review his agency will spend more time re-evaluating staffing levels and other economic factors tied to running the unit. Read More. |

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