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27 Jan 2008, 10:58 pm
Reasons to keep a prison open...From a New York Times article about possible closings of prisons:On Jan. 11, the Spitzer administration announced plans to close Camp Gabriels, two other corrections camps and a medium-security prison, all of which have been operating below capacity since 1996 because of a decline in the number of nonviolent felons, the state’s corrections commissioner, Brian Fischer, said. [read post]
27 Jan 2008, 9:03 am
  In an interview with The Dispatch, Strickland said he hopes to ease prison crowding and save state taxpayer dollars at the same time, perhaps by diverting short-term prisoners to community lockups (some of which are funded by the state at lower rates) or other alternatives.Now consider, for another perspective, this article from today's New York Times, headlined "Plan to Close Prisons Stirs Anxiety in Towns That Depend on Them "  Here is an… [read post]
4 Sep 2007, 9:44 am
"It's pretty cut and dry as to why this vessel sank," said Coast Guard Petty Officer Brian Fischer. [read post]
17 Nov 2006, 8:07 am
It relies on a nonprofit group, Rehabilitation Through the Arts, and the savvy benevolence of Sing Sing's superintendent, Brian Fischer. ....As I watched, I wondered what it would be like to be defined by my own worst sins. [read post]