Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Money for more bars
Indiana great governor wants to spend more money, that he says we don't have to keep all prisoners locked up. What most people don't know is how much money we have spent on getting inmates ready to get out of prison. If the governor really cares about keeping cost down, he would release prisoners that are non violent and very low priority of keeping in prison. It sounds real good to say all prisoners are doing all the time they have, it gets him a big hand clapping, but its not helping with anything.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Daniel's proposed prison expansions... - Prison Talk
Daniel's proposed prison expansions... - Prison Talk: "Daniels' proposed prison expansions draw doubts
By DEANNA MARTIN
Associated Press Writer
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http://imagec05.247realmedia.com/Rea...lt/empty.gif/0INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Faced with tight budgets and prison overcrowding, states across the nation are considering whether to release prisoners early. But in Indiana, the Daniels administration is looking to add space to existing prisons to help keep the growing number of inmates behind bars.
The lean budget proposed by Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels includes just two new building projects over the next two years - expansions of the Miami Correctional Facility near Peru and the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility near Sullivan. Each would be expanded by 600 beds, and the state would make $3 million in bond payments to cover the $40 million in construction.
Daniels says public safety must be one of government's top priorities.
'We are not going to turn felons out of prison early where they can prey on the public,' Daniels said. 'That's happening in other states, and we're not going to let it happen here.'
Democrats who control the House have questioned whether the prison expansions are really necessary, especially since the proposed budget doesn't contain any new money for K-12 education and would make cuts in many state agencies and higher education. Some say the state should be investing in education and alternative sentencing programs that could help people avoid prison in the first place.
'It's the wrong emphasis,' said Rep. Vernon Smith, D-Gary. 'We need to rethink what we're doing in this state.'
But Daniels administration officials are ready to make their case for the proje"
By DEANNA MARTIN
Associated Press Writer
Advertisement
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http://imagec05.247realmedia.com/Rea...lt/empty.gif/0INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Faced with tight budgets and prison overcrowding, states across the nation are considering whether to release prisoners early. But in Indiana, the Daniels administration is looking to add space to existing prisons to help keep the growing number of inmates behind bars.
The lean budget proposed by Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels includes just two new building projects over the next two years - expansions of the Miami Correctional Facility near Peru and the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility near Sullivan. Each would be expanded by 600 beds, and the state would make $3 million in bond payments to cover the $40 million in construction.
Daniels says public safety must be one of government's top priorities.
'We are not going to turn felons out of prison early where they can prey on the public,' Daniels said. 'That's happening in other states, and we're not going to let it happen here.'
Democrats who control the House have questioned whether the prison expansions are really necessary, especially since the proposed budget doesn't contain any new money for K-12 education and would make cuts in many state agencies and higher education. Some say the state should be investing in education and alternative sentencing programs that could help people avoid prison in the first place.
'It's the wrong emphasis,' said Rep. Vernon Smith, D-Gary. 'We need to rethink what we're doing in this state.'
But Daniels administration officials are ready to make their case for the proje"
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