Interesting idea, however if California is potentially so bad off that it will be out of cash by the end of July, I doubt they will be able to afford transporting prisoners to Michigan, and paying the staff to watch them.LANSING – Gov. Jennifer Granholm offered empty beds in Michigan prisons to house inmates from California today as the Golden State seeks solutions to prison overcrowding and a massive budget deficit.
Granholm sent a letter to California Gov. Arnold Schwarznegger after speaking to him personally, in which she called the offer an “opportunity [[that) has great potential and could be mutually beneficial.” Granholm said several empty facilities and soon-to-be-vacated prisons in Standish and Muskegon could be available.
Califorrnia faces the prospect of being forced to release tens of thousands of inmates to ease overcrowding, even as it addresses a $24.3 billion deficit.
Granholm’s letter said terms of a prison space sharing plan could be worked out in negotiations.
http://freep.com/article/20090629/NE...Calif.+inmates
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