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Conference committee adopts decommissioning study and phased closure language for Stillwater Correctional Facility
Summary
The conference committee adopted an amendment (A39) directing a decommissioning study and requiring a written closure plan for the Stillwater Correctional Facility; union representatives and corrections staff warned the committee that a rapid phase closure without a detailed plan could endanger staff and inmates.
The Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee on May 16 adopted an amendment (A39) that requires a decommissioning study and a written plan for a phased closure of the Stillwater Correctional Facility.
Representative (Chair) Muller moved adoption of the A39 amendment with an oral change moving a study deadline from December 31 to September 30; the motion passed on voice vote. The amendment includes an appropriation for a decommissioning study and requires the Department of Corrections commissioner to develop a written plan addressing staffing, transfers, program continuity, property cleanup and potential future uses for the site.
Union and corrections staff representatives urged the committee to reject or delay closure until a full plan exists. Devin Bruce, director of legislative affairs for MAPE, said the statutory process requiring legislative approval before closing a facility was being undermined and that the…
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