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OK: Millions more sought for prison system

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Millions more sought for prison system By TOM LINDLEY World Capitol Bureau 10/9/2008 The proposed $591 million budget includes increases for operations and construction. OKLAHOMA CITY ? A new budget proposal approved Wednesday by the Oklahoma Board of Corrections calls for $88 million more in operating funds and more than $318 million in new construction in fiscal year 2010. As part of its $591 million budget request, the Corrections Department wants more money to: Pay for a projected 2.5 percent increase in the prison population next year, most of which is linked to the Legislature's "85 percent" sentencing laws. Put employee wages in line with those of contiguous states with a $36 million compensation package. Update the aging prison system, including $184 million for more than 1,500 new maximum-security beds at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on October 09, 2008 (boomark / email).