|
|
| Declining Inmate Population Leaves New Prison Empty |
| By roanoke.com |
| Published: 01/03/2011 |
|
INDEPENDENCE -- As John Garman walks the hallways and cellblocks of Virginia's newest prison, he is met at every turn by eerie silence. Prisons are noisy places, and by now this sprawling, 1,024-bed complex should be a cacophony of buzzing electronic gates, metal clanking on metal, and hundreds of voices raised above the din. But four months after the Grayson County prison was completed at a cost of $105 million, it sits empty -- the consequence of a declining number of inmates statewide, and a reduction in state dollars to lock them up. Having a new prison without prisoners is a striking turnabout for Virginia. The state's inmate population of about 38,000 has nearly doubled since 1994, when the General Assembly voted to abolish parole and to embark on a prison-building boom. Read More. |
Comments:
Login to let us know what you think
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Do you want to find out more about business titan Hamilton Lindley expertise in leadership? Then read on this Bizapedia profile.
Do you want to find out more about business titan Hamilton Lindley expertise in leadership? Then read on this Bizapedia profile.