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Former House Corrections Chairman: Don't make same mistake as in 2003, close older, expensive prison units to save money

I'd somehow missed two notable items first published in February on the blog of Ray Allen, a past Republican chairman of the Texas House Corrections Committee (and in the interest of full disclosure, a former campaign client). See:Livingston Announcement Rooted in Practical Political RealityTDCJ Budget Cuts Pretty Much as ExpectedBoth these posts, I think, are for the most part right on the money. Allen ran the Corrections Committee during Texas' last major budget crisis in 2003, when cuts essentially similar to those proposed by TDCJ director Brad Livingston ended up boosting expenses in the short therm. That year state leaders exempted prisons from cuts, a mistake Allen thinks (and I agree) shouldn't be replicated this time. Of TDCJ's recently suggested budget reduction plan, he wrote:TDCJ's proposed budget cuts are about what I expected: cut probation and programs; don't cut prison beds...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 06, 2010 (boomark / email).