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Committee urges scope before study of Southeast State Correctional Facility’s future

2145787 · January 23, 2025
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Lawmakers at the Senate Institutions Committee on Jan. 23 debated whether to fund another study of the former Southeast State Correctional Facility, with members urging the committee to set a clear scope — including mothballing, winterization or potential sale — before spending additional state money.

Members of the Senate Institutions Committee discussed the future of the former Southeast State Correctional Facility and urged that the committee define a study scope before commissioning another evaluation.

Joe Ajah, director for design and construction at the Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS), said the site is currently “semi‑mothballed” with utilities and some fire‑alarm systems still active because parts of the…

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