Capitol News
J.l. Schmidt, Statehouse Correspondent, Ne Press
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Lawmakers Should Embrace Fiscal Restraint The governor and his director of corrections want to build a new prison, a $230 million prison that wouldn’t be ready for a few years and would cost $34 million a year to operate if it can be staffed. More than a few state senators want to look at a planned study of criminal justice reforms and consider other proposals for reducing the huge influx of prisoners into the system.
