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PA: Prison offers benefits to German Twp.

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Prison offers benefits to German Twp. By Amy Revak , Herald-Standard 10/23/2008 When the newest state prison for Fayette County opens in a few years, the institution will be by far the largest employer in German Township. "Basically, everybody is on the same page. We all think it's good," said German Township Supervisor Dan Shimshock about the prison coming to the township. "It's the right thing to do for the township. How can you turn down 700 state jobs?" Shimshock said the township is in the midst of a sewerage project and has only half the funding necessary for the work. With the new state correctional institution, the township will be ensured to receive the remainder of the money needed. Shimshock said without infrastructure such as sewer and water lines, townships can't attract businesses...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on October 23, 2008 (boomark / email).