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Corrections highlights $732 million deferred-maintenance need and seeks Rush City expansion to add programming space
Summary
The Department of Corrections told the capital committee that one-third of statewide deferred maintenance is within DOC facilities, estimated at $732 million to reach fair condition, and requested funding for asset preservation and an expansion at Rush City to add rehabilitative program space.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Department of Corrections asked the Senate Capital Investment Committee on Jan. 28 for large-scale capital attention to aging prison infrastructure and to fund an expansion at Rush City Prison intended to reduce idleness and expand rehabilitative programming.
Why it matters: DOC officials told lawmakers deferred maintenance in state-managed properties is concentrated in corrections facilities and that investing in facilities and programming space is tied to rehabilitation outcomes and public safety.
Commissioner Paul Schnell said the department manages 336 buildings across 11 prisons and estimated that bringing DOC infrastructure to fair condition would cost about $732 million; prisons…
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