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| Prison growth prompts move to reopen empty prisons |
| By koaa.com- Andy Koen |
| Published: 01/25/2018 |
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Colorado is about have more prisoners than it has room for. The Department of Corrections projects that an additional 1,108 inmates will be incarcerated over the next year, pushing the total prison population to 20,900 people. The increase is prompting lawmakers to look at plans to reopen shuttered prisons to handle the growth. State Senator Larry Crowder spoke at a Joint Budget Committee hearing Tuesday in support of a $5.4 million request to reopen the empty Huerfano Correctional Facility near Walsenburg. It's a private prison with 250 beds. The DOC plans to lease the building and staff it with state prison guards. The budget committee delayed their supplemental funding request in order to evaluate paying whether paying private prison staff would be more cost-effective. "We should not wait till the last minute, we cannot afford as a state to wait until there are no beds left," Crowder said. Read More. |
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