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| FL DOC May Face Large Budget Cuts |
| By news-press.com |
| Published: 11/29/2010 |
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1:10 A.M. — When Gov.-elect Rick Scott unveiled his economic plan on the campaign trail this summer, there was a portion that caught many law enforcement professionals by surprise: a proposed $1 billion cut to the state's corrections budget. Scott's plan for the corrections system is setting up a potentially heated political fight between his new administration, coming in looking to make drastic cuts in what Scott believes is a bloated budget and on the other side law enforcement officials who say his plan is unrealistic and lawmakers who don't want to be soft on crime. Scott has maintained that Florida's per-prisoner costs can be reduced and that he wants to work with the Department of Corrections in looking for ways to bring costs down. And he's not ruling out any options. "For those costs that remain out of line, we will look at all available options, including privatization, but the first option is to work with DOC," said Scott transition spokesman Trey Stapleton. Read More. |
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