Summary
The state prison system gets 2 percent increases in fiscal 2008 and 2009 under Gov. Ted Strickland's budget, but the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction will take measures to control costs, including placing low-level felons in community programs instead of expensive prison beds.
Corrections, one of Ohio's largest departments, would get $1.54 billion in fiscal 2008 and $1.59 billion in fiscal 2009 to run 32 institutions, the parole system and community corrections programs. The budget fully funds negotiated pay increases and anticipates no layoffs or prison closures.See the full content of this document
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Prison System to Get 2 Percent Increases
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