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VA: Southampton Correctional Center to close and be demolished

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Prison to close--State will lay off 116 employees, transfer inmates, tear down facility By Jena Passut | Tidewater News Published Friday, October 10, 2008 CAPRON?The Southampton Correctional Center, a medium-security prison near Capron, will be closed and demolished, and 116 employees will lose their jobs, according to a budget plan announced by Gov. Timothy Kaine on Thursday. The prison closing is just part of a detailed plan announced by the governor to address a $973 million revenue shortfall for the current fiscal year. A total of 570 jobs will be cut across state government, 800 unfilled positions will be eliminated, hiring freezes will be continued, and employee raises will be postponed. The 116 layoffs in the governor?s plan represent the largest proposed reduction of employees in the Department of Corrections...continue to full post

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