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CO: Officials in 3 counties ask Gov not to close 3 CCA prisoners to protect jobs in communities

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Prison Cutbacks Face Opposition Bent, Crowley and Huerfano officials ask governor to reconsider early release program. By ANTHONY A. MESTAS THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN September 17, 2009 Officials in three Southern Colorado counties said Wednesday that Gov. Bill Ritter's decision to release more than 6,000 inmates from state Department of Corrections custody will be devastating to small communities that house private prisons. Commissioners in Bent, Crowley and Huerfano counties all have private prisons owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America. Ritter announced the Accelerated Transition Pilot program in August. By June 30, an estimated 2,720 inmates out of 3,400 eligible for parole will be on the streets, saving the state $19 million in prison housing costs...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on September 18, 2009 (boomark / email).