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| Historic Allouez prison could go up for sale |
| By dailyreporter.com- Todd Richmond |
| Published: 05/15/2017 |
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators have developed a plan to sell a landmark prison in northeastern Wisconsin and open a new facility they say will save money, improve safety and open land for redevelopment. Rep. Dave Steffen and Sen. Frank Lasee have introduced a bill that calls for selling the 120-year-old Green Bay Correctional Institution and building a new facility in Brown County or an adjacent county. A private entity would build and own the new prison, allowing the home county and other jurisdictions to collect property taxes on it. The Department of Corrections would operate it through a lease agreement with an option to purchase. The Assembly’s prison committee will hold a public hearing on the measure Tuesday. Read More. |
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