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MSM acknowledges possible TX prison closures

It's not news at this point to Grits readers that state officials are considering prison closures in the face of looming budget shortfalls predicted for next year in order to protect recent diversion programs from being scrapped, but this morning the possibility was broached in the MSM by Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman, who reports ("State officials consider closing some prisons," Feb. 11):More than a decade after expanding Texas' prison system into one of the largest in the world and growing its law-and-order reputation accordingly some state leaders are now openly discussing the possibility of what was once politically unthinkable: closing or mothballing entire prisons. ...It's unclear whether Texas has ever closed an entire prison, though parts of two were mothballed ? or temporarily closed ? several years ago due to a guard shortage...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 11, 2010 (boomark / email).