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CT: HOUSE PASSES BUDGET : Rell Opposes Democrats' Budget Item That Would Close 2 Prisons

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

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HOUSE PASSES BUDGET : Rell Opposes Democrats' Budget Item That Would Close 2 Prisons By CHRISTOPHER KEATING The Hartford Courant June 27, 2009 The state has fewer prison inmates than it did on the day of the tragic Cheshire killings in July 2007. The prison population had soared by 1,200 after Gov. M. Jodi Rell froze the parole system following the triple homicide. Now, that number has fallen back completely. As a result, in their budget proposal, Democratic legislators called for closing two prisons in an attempt to save as much as $200 million annually. But Republicans and Rell sharply questioned the idea at a time when many believe that crime is still too high in citiesthroughout the state. The prison debate will continue because Rell is expected to veto the overall budget, which includes the prison plan, that was passed by the House on Friday, 91-48...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on June 27, 2009 (boomark / email).