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| State seeks space for 850 female prisoners |
| By abqjournal.com- Deborah Baker |
| Published: 04/11/2014 |
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SANTA FE – The Corrections Department is asking private prison companies to submit proposals for housing 850 female prisoners – up from about 670 currently held – so the state doesn’t get caught short, Secretary Gregg Marcantel said Thursday. The current contract with Corrections Corporation of America, operator of the women’s prison at Grants, expires next year and the department is requesting proposals by April 30 for an 850-bed facility. Marcantel said he’d rather see the prison population reduced, and that’s the department’s intent. But the state has to keep up with the projected growth in the number of inmates, he said. “This is not about trying to grow our prisons,” Marcantel told the Legislative Finance Committee, which was questioning him about a $4 million budget shortfall this year. The department’s budget is about $270 million. Read More. |
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