November 28, 2009
Chino prison expansion may help economy, hinder services, officials say
Major expansion of adult prison operations in the Chino Valley may provide a slight boost to the economy and to city coffers, but it may also affect some municipal services, officials said.
Nearly 3,000 more beds and an influx of new correctional officers are part of the $110million conversion of a Chino youth prison into an adult facility - a plan that adds 400 to 500 more correctional officers to the new facility replacing the Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility.
About 1,800 adults will be housed there. A new reception center would house an additional 950 inmates. The new prison is expected to open in December 2013 if environmental reviews and construction run on schedule…
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