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MI: Two prison closings approved by lawmakers (2 articles & editorial)

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Prison closings to cost Ionia, Coldwater Local jobs, state revenue-sharing to be lost BY CHRIS CHRISTOFF ? Detroit FREE PRESS LANSING BUREAU CHIEF ? December 11, 2008 LANSING -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm's plan to close two state prisons topped her lists of budget cuts approved by lawmakers Wednesday, and it framed a coming battle between her and Senate Republicans over how much the state should spend to lock up criminals as money dwindles. Closing minimum-security prisons in Ionia and Coldwater on April 1 will save $21 million this fiscal year, and double that next year. Also, the state will cancel a $3.6-million training program for 198 new corrections officers. They were among the $134 million in spending cuts Granholm proposed to avert a deficit in a fiscal year that's not even two months old...continue to full post

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