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New women's prison will sit idle until staffed
By newhampshire.com- Dave Solomon
Published: 07/25/2017

CONCORD — A shiny new $48 million state prison for women will be ready for occupancy in October or November, but it will sit vacant for months as the state struggles to fill 74 new positions, with recruitment efforts that didn’t start until July 1.

Hiring has been so difficult for the Department of Corrections that the agency will soon go to the Executive Council for approval of a contract with an outside advertising and marketing firm to promote the opportunities and assist in recruiting.

A request for proposals on marketing and recruiting was posted on July 3, with a deadline of Aug. 25 for submissions.

“No dollar amount was specified,” said Department of Corrections spokesman Jeffrey Lyons. “We are waiting to see what the bidders offer. The vendor that is approved by the Executive Council would have to be paid from other Corrections budgetary accounts.”

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