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| Prison chief says 10 percent budget cut would hurt public safety |
| By www2.ljworld.com - Scott Rothschild |
| Published: 11/09/2012 |
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Kansas - A 10 percent budget cut to the state prison system, which is already overcrowded and seeing an increase in gang violence, would be a threat to public safety, Kansas Secretary of Corrections Ray Roberts said today. "We could not take a 10 percent cut without it having real serious impacts on public safety," Roberts told a legislative committee. Roberts said he complied with a directive from Gov. Sam Brownback's budget office to submit a spending proposal for the next fiscal year that includes a 10 percent budget cut. Brownback's Budget Director Steve Anderson said he issued the directive to state agencies to provide a contingency plan for any unforeseen financial emergency in the future. Read More. |
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