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| Palmer Correctional Facility Closing |
| By sitnews.us |
| Published: 08/02/2016 |
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(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - Answering the call to reduce the budget while still providing best transitional services for prisoners, the Alaska Department of Corrections announced Tuesday it is closing and repurposing the Palmer Correctional Center. Commissioner Dean Williams says “this plan will increase staffing and safety at other facilities.” Commissioner Williams said “the plan to repurpose Palmer Correctional Center will bolster operations throughout the institutions by increasing safety while also lowering costs.” The Commissioner also indicated in the press that he had been in “regular dialogue about these scenarios” with the Alaska Correctional Officers Association (ACOA). However, according to the ACOA, this is inaccurate. The Alaska Correctional Officers Association said they had heard rumors of potential closures and had requested to meet with the Commissioner to discuss these rumors. In two separate meetings on July 1 and July 7 the Commissioner clearly stated to ACOA that no decisions had been made on closing any institutions and that Correctional Officers and ACOA would be part of the vetting process. Read More. |
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