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AZ: Prescott Valley prison opponents launch website

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Prescott Valley prison opponents launch website By Ken Hedler, The Daily Courier Friday, January 01, 2010 PRESCOTT VALLEY - Opponents of a private prison that might be located in Prescott Valley have launched a website to fight it. Former Town Councilman Tom Steele and Michael Hendricks, formerly of Prescott Valley, recently launched www.noprisoninpv.com to mobilize opposition. Steele said he established the domain name a day after the Prescott Valley Economic Development Foundation issued a press release Dec. 17 announcing civic leaders had met privately with representatives of Corrections Corporation of America. Steele, a Prescott Valley resident for six and a half years, said he launched the site to educate the public, adding, "We are passing out fliers in neighborhoods and businesses...continue to full post

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