Article: Call for prison closures.

Article: Wrong target on prison closures
The Scotsman;  November 24, 1999 ;     544 words ... ... be appreciated. The unfortunate Mr Cameron, just a few months into his job, was being questioned by MSPs about planned prison closures, the consequence of a GBP 13 million budget cut ordered by ministers. The questioning was fast and fierce. MSPs established ...

Article: Prison closures, higher tuition on the horizon?
Dayton Daily News;  December 12, 2008 ;     397 words ...COLUMBUS -- Without a big federal bailout, a swift economic turnaround or hefty tax increases, Ohio will have to hack as much as 25 percent from state agencies' budgets, according to a 13-page document released by Gov. Ted Strickland's administration. The results may be massive layoffs, fewer

Article: Prison closures under consideration; Drop in inmate ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: MARK JOHNSON - Associated Press ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer wants to consider closing some prisons to cut state spending after a significant drop in the inmate population over the past eight years. Since hitting a peak of 71,472 inmates in December 1999, the state's prison population will

Article: Governor threatens prison closures
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  May 5, 2005 ;     652 words ...SPRINGFIELD -- In a surprise move Wednesday, Gov. Rod Blagojevich raised the specter of closing state prisons to balance the state budget. In comments to reporters, the governor said closing prisons is an option if state lawmakers don't agree with his budget plan for the year beginning July 1. "We

Article: Talk of prison closures worry small towns.(News ...
Corrections Today;  April 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Across the country, declining state budgets have sparked conversations about closing prisons, reported The Washington Post. These conversations are especially contentious in smaller, rural towns, where prisons often make up a large part of the economic base. New York Gov. David A. Paterson has

Article: Governor: Downsizing, but no prison closures
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  July 1, 2009 ;     384 words ...SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn would downsize, but not close, state prisons as part of his latest plan to cut $1 billion in state spending. The governor is calling for the reduction of at least 1,000 workers at the Illinois Department of Corrections. An outline of the cuts distributed by the

Article: Legislators push halt to prison closures
SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  May 17, 2008 ;     626 words ...By Bob Okon Sun-Times News Group A number of Illinois legislators want a moratorium on any more plans to close state prisons. The proposed legislation comes after the governor this year suggested closing Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill before deciding to keep it open and instead close