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| Leaders don't want to close prisons |
| By statesmanjournal.com - Alan Gustafson |
| Published: 02/16/2012 |
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Oregon -- Gov. John Kitzahber and key legislators are defusing a memo put out by Oregon's new corrections director saying the agency might have to close multiple prisons because of budget cuts. On Wednesday, Kitzhaber signaled his intent to avoid prison shut downs during a meeting with the leader of a union representing prison employees. "He made a commitment that it is not his intention to see any prisons closed," said Ken Allen, executive director of Oregon AFSCME, short for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Tim Raphael, Kitzhaber's spokesman, summed up the governor's stance in an email to the Statesman Journal: "The budget rebalance will require significant cuts at the Department of Corrections. While it is not the Governor's intention to see any prisons closed, the legislature continues to work on the final budget." Read More. |
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