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| 800 New Beds at Donovan Prison |
| By www.utsandiego.com |
| Published: 09/11/2012 |
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Sacramento The obscure State Public Works Board is expected today to clear the way for a new 800-bed dormitory at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa. But the $276 million addition will do little to ease overcrowding at Donovan because the state is planning to use the new dormitory to accommodate an influx of inmates when a Riverside County prison closes in 2016. Donovan houses 3,291 convicts in a facility designed for 2,200, putting it at 150 percent capacity, according to Aug. 31 data supplied by the California Department of Corrections. The soon-to-close prison in Norco held 3,589 inmates as of Aug. 31, but it has a capacity of just 2,491. Read More. |
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