September 2, 2011
Ky. jailers push state to end private prison deals
Members of the Kentucky Jailers Association are pushing the state to cancel contracts with a pair of private prisons next summer and transfer some of the inmates to county jails, a move that would also redirect millions of state dollars to the jails.
The jailers say that since the state Department of Corrections pays local jails to house state inmates, the move could help jails across Kentucky reduce budget deficits...
LINK - KnoxNews.com
