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Might private prisons face budget cut axe?

Nicole at Texas Prison Bidness makes a good point: Politically, the easiest prison beds for the state to cut as a result of the coming predicted budget crunch might be those operated by private contractors.She observed that the Department of Criminal Justice already suggested the possibility of eliminating 817 private prison beds, saving $10.7 million this biennium. Given that the state already has 2,300 beds worth of excess capacity, that should be done as soon as practicable.She also noted with approval that "Senator John Whitmire, who chairs the Criminal Justice Committee, has specifically mentioned [the possibility of closing] the Mineral Wells lockup which is managed by the Corrections Corporation of America." (See Grits' discussion of those comments...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 19, 2010 (boomark / email).