September 20, 2010
Prison reopens dormitory
The California Institution for Men has reopened the dormitory that was closed after inmates destroyed the housing unit in a riot last year.
Reception Center West at CIM has been redubbed "CIM West" and has a grand opening ceremony scheduled for Oct. 6. Contractors have finished refurbishing about half of the area's eight dormitories. The housing area is expected to be completely refurbished at the end of the month, said Lt. Mark Hargrove, CIM spokesman, at a cost of $6million. As of last week, 461 inmates had been moved into CIM West.
Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation have decided that the refurbished dorms will no longer house higher-risk reception center inmates...
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