April 2, 2009
Prison expansion would take a couple years, generate hundreds of jobs
Adding 900 beds to each of two Delano-area state prisons would take about two years and rely on the sale of state bonds, officials said Thursday.
They also would generate an estimated 850 jobs and around $86 million in annual payroll to Kern County.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has launched an effort to expand four state prisons at a cost of $810 million, including at North Kern and Kern Valley state prisons…
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