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CA: Farmland vs. prison land for county

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"The prison will not support local economy, nor will it bring jobs. In her study, "Building a Prison Economy in Rural America," Tracy Huling states that new prison jobs in rural areas are largely filled by transfers from other prisons, due to seniority and job requirements that locals don't have. She adds that fewer than 20 percent of new prison jobs in California go to locals. This means that prison employees will commute to the country from other areas, increasing traffic and CO2 emissions." Farmland vs. prison land for county Daily Democrat 07/24/2008 08:29:37 The Yolo County Supervisors want to place a prison on pristine agricultural land in Yolo County. While a "rehabilitation center" may be a good idea, the proper home for it is in an industrial area...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on July 24, 2008 (boomark / email).