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OK: Lawmakers say private prisons can save the state money

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Lawmakers say private prisons can save the state money October 16th, 2008 Tulsa Beacon Private prisons are safer and can be built and operated at much lower costs than public prisons, the two highest-ranking public safety lawmakers noted after recently touring a privately controlled correctional facility in Lawton. State Representatives Rex Duncan and T.W. Shannon, the chair and vice-chair respectively of the House of Representatives Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, visited the Lawton Correctional Facility to gain a better understanding of how private prisons can save taxpayer dollars and increase safety throughout the state. ?It?s an eye-opening experience to learn how well some of our private prisons are operated,? said Shannon, R-Lawton...continue to full post

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