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Commissioner showdown: Nevada State Prison stays open
Page Last Updated: Tuesday July 13, 2010 9:14pm PDT
The Nevada State Prison. |
Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Secretary of State Ross Miller also asked Department of Corrections Director Howard Skolnik for more information before the board again considers the fate of the 140-year-old prison.
Skolnik and Gibbons want to close the prison that houses about 650 inmates. Gibbons says phasing it out and moving staff and inmates to newer facilities would save the state about $3 million a year.
During a prison board meeting Tuesday, Skolnik said the closure was needed because the department is now under a mandate to require once-a-day furloughs for employees.
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July 14, 2010 2:45pm PDT
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That's 3 million dollars taken from the children by the democrats.