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Inmates work in 2007 to maintain the grounds at the Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County. (Richard Pipes/Albuquerque Journal)
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For most rural communities, economic drivers are often agricultural or based on natural resources.
But in some rural New Mexico communities, the economic driver can be something very different. Correctional facilities in rural towns often serve as the biggest employers and economic players. Recently, the New Mexico Department of Corrections announced it is considering preliminary plans to close the Springer Correctional Center, a women’s prison located in Colfax County in the rural northeast corner of the state.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State sprinters were dominant at the Husker B1G Invite, contested at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, securing eight podium finishes and six wins in a meet featuring 12 Big Ten Conference teams and 100s of student-athletes competing.
Anavia Battle was the big winner not just for the Buckeyes, but for the meet. The senior was a three-time winner, adding 100- and 200-meter dash victories today to a 4×100-meter relay victory. The 200 was her first of the season and she won it in 23.19, not long after she won the 100 in 11.24. She out-raced 45 other runners to win the 200 and 33 other competitors to win the 100.