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Michigan prisons escape brunt of proposed cuts. Department of Corrections may see an increase of 0.6%

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Michigan prisons escape brunt of proposed cuts Department of Corrections may see an increase of 0.6% Paul Egan / Detroit News Lansing Bureau February 18, 2011 Lansing ? The Michigan Department of Corrections will close one prison this year and look at privatizing the supply of food and the operation of prison stores, among other cuts totaling $60 million, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Thursday. But cuts to the prisons budget were nowhere near what many anticipated, as lawmakers had talked about rumored cuts of $200 million to $400 million. Lt. Gov. Brian Calley told a business audience in Holland last week that the corrections department would take the brunt of the budget cuts. That didn't happen. In fact, even with the cuts announced Thursday, general fund spending on prisons will increase by $11...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on February 21, 2011 (boomark / email).