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| New N.H. Women’s Prison May Be Undersized |
| By vnews.com- Lynne Tuohy |
| Published: 12/02/2014 |
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Concord — New Hampshire prison officials are concerned the new women’s prison in Concord will already be too small on the day it opens. Department of Corrections Commissioner William Wrenn has told lawmakers the 224-bed facility may be packed to capacity when it opens in October 2016. The state had 223 female inmates in various facilities around the state on Nov. 25, up from 195 a year ago, according to corrections department spokesman Jeffrey Lyons. Prison officials recently told lawmakers the number of female inmates is rising, mostly because of crimes committed to feed drug habits. Read More. |
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