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Iowa GOP Probe Location of New Prison

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"At a news conference, Rep. Steve Lukan, R-New Vienna, Rep. Lance Horback, R-Tama, and Rep. Dave Tjepkes, R-Gowrie, said the state should ensure the location of a new prison is best for a variety of factors, including the cost of transporting inmates for health care, attracting professional staff, such as pharmacists and nutritionists, and providing access to inmates' families. The prison should be considered a tool for public safety, not a tool for economic development for the Fort Madison community, they argued." http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/02/04/ap4611752.html Associated Press Iowa GOP Probe Location of New Prison By AMY LORENTZEN 02.04.08, 2:31 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - House Republicans on Monday called for state officials to rethink a plan to build a new prison in Fort Madison...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on February 05, 2008 (boomark / email).