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Calif. borrows from budget to build new death row

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Calif. borrows from budget to build new death row By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- Despite California's $19 billion budget deficit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration said Wednesday it will borrow nearly $65 million from the state's cash-strapped general fund to begin building a new 1,152-bed death row at San Quentin State Prison. Borrowing now will save money in the long run by reducing interest payments and taking advantage of the favorable construction climate, said Department of Finance spokesman H. D. Palmer. Legislators and social services organizations have stalled the bonds that would usually pay for construction by suing Schwarzenegger over several of his budget vetoes last year...continue to full post

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