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LA: Tallulah: closed male prison re-opens as women's prison run by parish sheriff

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

DOC moves 75 females to facility in Tallulah By Matthew Hamilton ? July 16, 2009 Tallulah's prison has a new name to go along with its new purpose. Formerly known as the Steve Hoyle Rehabilitation Center, the prison is now called the Louisiana Transition Center for Women, according to Pam LaBorde, communications director for the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Last month, DOC announced the facility will house the state's first re-entry program for female offenders. The prison will offer General Educational Development degrees, skills training and job application resources for female prisoners within one year of their release. For the next several weeks, LaBorde said the Transition Center itself will be transitioning. She said all male prisoners have been transferred out, and female prisoners began moving in July 6...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on July 17, 2009 (boomark / email).