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WA Jail Budget Leads To Union Fight
By news.opb.org
Published: 10/07/2010

A bi-partisan group of lawmakers is rebelling against Washington's plan to close a prison in the southwestern corner of the state.

At the same time, a union representing prison workers says it's preparing to file unfair labor practice grievances against the state.

Larch Corrections Center sits on a hilltop in Clark County, Northeast of Vancouver. It's a minimum security prison that's already running at half-capacity.

Last week, the Department of Corrections announced it will close the 50-year old lock-up early next year.

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