February 27, 2008
Contra Costa rejects plan for new prison
Responding to outcry from Antioch residents, Contra Costa supervisors on Tuesday quickly slammed the door on a proposal to build a 500-bed prison anywhere in the county.
The unanimous vote was an about-face for the board, which two weeks ago voted 5-0 to study the construction of a state rehabilitation facility at five county-owned sites. The furor began one day later, when Antioch residents were shocked to learn that one proposed site in Deer Valley was less than a mile away from two Antioch schools attended by nearly 5,000 students…
LINK - ContraCostaTimes.com
