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| Closed State Prison May House County Inmates |
| By moultrieobserver.com |
| Published: 05/19/2010 |
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MOULTRIE — Colquitt County is looking at a recycling project on a large scale -- putting the state prison detention center slated to close this month into use to house the county’s prisoners. The Georgia Department of Corrections announced Monday that it will close the 222-bed facility at the end of the month. In a news release, the agency said that closing the Southwest Probation Detention Center in Moultrie will save the state $2.1 million a year. The county has recognized the need to either renovate or replace its correctional facilities, and has money earmarked in the current Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax to begin that process, County Administrator Bryan Shuler said Tuesday. Read More. |
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