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'It's Time to Close Prisons in Texas'

Reacting to this Grits post, Matt Kelley at Change.org's Criminal Justice blog has created an online petition titled "It's Time to Close Prisons in Texas," asking Texas Department of Criminal Justice chief Brad Livingston to consider prison closures in budget cutting plans being prepared for the legislative session next spring. See this related blog post.Argues Kelley: "When you keep 112 prisons open and lay off corrections professions, you are putting the safety of officers and prisoners at risk. Rather than cutting prison staff or services, you should seriously examine closing several prisons and consolidating operations. It?s the right move for public safety and for public funds. Other states have closed prisons as their populations declined, and their experiences could provide a roadmap for TDCJ in 2011...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 28, 2010 (boomark / email).