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DOC asks $1 million for studies to plan eventual Stillwater prison decommissioning, seeks asset-preservation funding
Summary
The Department of Corrections asked the committee for $1 million in general‑fund cash to complete decommissioning and management studies to guide an eventual closure of Stillwater Correctional Facility, and identified $44 million in GO bonds plus $9 million in general fund for asset preservation in the governor’s revised recommendation.
Deputy Commissioner Safia Khan told the committee that the Department of Corrections’ revised recommendation includes $44,000,000 in general obligation bonds and $9,000,000 in general‑fund cash for asset preservation, and a new $1,000,000 general‑fund request for two studies focused on the Stillwater Correctional Facility.
Khan said Stillwater, built more than a century ago, “presents significant security and safety challenges” identified in a 2020 Office of Legislative Auditor report and in DOC assessments. The DOC said it…
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