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| Wyoming corrections chief: $85 million to fix Rawlins prison |
| By starherald.com |
| Published: 02/10/2016 |
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Fixing structural problems at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins will cost $85 million, the state's corrections chief told state lawmakers Tuesday. That $85-million price tag is nearly as much as it cost to build the entire prison 15 years ago. Several lawmakers said they were shocked by the figure. Officials said it would cost $160 million to build a new prison from scratch. The prison issue comes as the state is suffering a downturn in energy revenues and lawmakers are casting about to find hundreds of millions a year to continue the state's school construction program. "If I had an opportunity to build a new building for $160 million, and know that it was done right, and take advantage of all current technologies and all current cost saving measures, I would spend $160 million to build a new building before I would spend $85 million to try to salvage a lost asset," Senate President Phil Nicholas, R-Laramie, said Tuesday. Read More. |
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