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MA: Prison mitigation cuts in prison towns

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Town Meeting OKs budget cuts By Keith Ferguson/Daily News staff Daily News Transcript Posted Nov 06, 2008 @ 01:06 AM WALPOLE ? To make up for losing $750,000 in state money, Town Meeting last night enacted $350,000 in budget cuts, but drew on financial reserves to soften the blow. Amid the protests of the local firefighters union, Town Meeting on a voice vote tightened its belt to accommodate the loss of $750,000 in money the town receives for being home to MCI-Cedar Junction, the maximum security state prison. As part of its budgeting, Town Meeting left unfilled a vacancy in each of the Police and Fire departments, saving a total of $60,000. The town drew on $415,000 in free cash to avoid making more draconian budget cuts. "We are part of the town," Police Chief Richard Stillman said, "reluctantly" giving his blessing to the cut...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on November 06, 2008 (boomark / email).