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| Gov. Jindal seeking to sell three state prisons |
| By AP, sulphurdailynews.com |
| Published: 02/24/2011 |
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration now is seeking to sell three state prisons to alleviate budget gaps, adding an Avoyelles Parish prison to the sale list that had already included facilities in Winn and Allen parishes. Lawmakers would have to agree to the sales, which could generate up to $90 million or more. The state Department of Corrections announced Wednesday that it was expanding the list to include the Avoyelles Correctional Center. Some legislators already have complained about the idea to sell the other two prisons, saying it doesn’t make sense to generate short-term relief for long-term money shortages. Meanwhile, the corrections department is transferring prison operations at the Avoyelles prison and the Dabadie Correctional Center in Rapides Parish to local sheriffs. The department says the move will lessen costs. A department spokeswoman says the transfers don’t require legislative approval. Read More. |
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