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State to reopen closed prison to house booming female population

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//December 12, 2019//

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State to reopen closed prison to house booming female population

State to reopen closed prison to house booming female population

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//December 12, 2019//

The Department of Corrections will reopen a shuttered prison in Douglas to deal with the fact that women are being locked up at a higher rate. “We’re simply out of...

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