Committee told statewide RFP is active for replacement of women’s correctional facility; responses due March 25
DGS told the House and Institutions Committee it abandoned plans to site the new women’s facility on state-owned land and has issued a statewide RFP (Chen County–preferred) seeking 20+ acres; members discussed that roughly $14 million is set aside while construction could exceed $100 million.
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The House and Institutions Committee heard an update on plans to replace the state’s women’s correctional facility, and was told the search has moved from a single state-owned site to an open land search.
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