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Kentucky Becomes The Latest State To Kick Private Prisons Out

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UPDATED: Sunday, July 7, 2013 07:10
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Sunday, July 7, 2013 7:10 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...


Yaayyy Kentucky!!!
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FRANKFORT, KY. — The state will not renew a contract with the private Marion Adjustment Center when it expires on Sunday meaning that for the first time in nearly 30 years Kentucky will soon be housing none of its inmates in privately-run prisons.

J. Michael Brown, the state Justice and Public Safety secretary, said in a news release Tuesday that the move will save the state about $2 million a year. And he credited a 2011 law and other steps taken by the General Assembly and the Beshear administration that reformed sentencing and increased drug treatment opportunities.

“This has created, for the first time in a generation, an opportunity to manage our inmate population with existing DOC (Department of Corrections) facilities, county jails and local halfway houses,” Brown said in a news release.

The state inmate population is dipping — from 22,102 inmates last November to 20,591 today, according to Jennifer Brislin, spokeswoman for the cabinet. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130625/NEWS01/306250074/1001/
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