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Oregon gov. decides not to close prison
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) A minimum-security state prison in southern Oregon that was slated to close in 2022 will remain open.
Gov. Kate Brown told the Lake County Prison Committee this week that the Warner Creek Correctional Facility will stay open through the rest of her term, The Herald and News reported.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) A minimum security state prison in southern Oregon that was slated to close in 2022 will remain open.
Gov. Kate Brown told the Lake County Prison Committee this week that the Warner Creek Correctional Facility will stay open through the rest of her term, The Herald and News reported.
She told Lake County commissioners and stakeholders that she would leave the decision to the next governor. Brown also thanked them for the “thoughtful presentation” they gave in April advocating for the facility to remain open.
More than 100 Lake County residents work at the prison. Closing it would have displaced hundreds of residents.
Gov. Brown decides against closing Lakeview minimum-security prison
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) A minimum-security state prison in southern Oregon that was slated to close in 2022 will remain open.
The Herald and News reports that Gov. Kate Brown told the Lake County Prison Committee this week that the Warner Creek Correctional Facility will stay open through the rest of her term.
Brown in January said she would shutter three Oregon prisons, including Warner Creek, a decision her office said would save the state more than $44 million.
She told Lake County commissioners and stakeholders after they advocated for it to stay open that she would leave the decision to the next governor.