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Posted: 12:12 PM Sep 6, 2010
Corrections joint effort saves state $33M
Correction officials say a collaborative effort between the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole and the state Correction Department to improve the chances an inmate released on parole won't be arrested again has saved the state $33 million within its first year.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Correction officials say a collaborative effort between the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole and the state Correction Department to improve the chances an inmate released on parole won't be arrested again has saved the state $33 million within its first year.
The two departments launched the effort last year with the goals of saving taxpayers money, reducing recidivism, preserving expensive prison beds for the most dangerous offenders and making communities safer.
Correction Commissioner Gayle Ray and Parole Board Chairman Charles Traughber recently sat down in an interview with The Associated Press to discuss the progress made since the plan was implemented.
Ray said population projections last year indicated the state would probably need to build a new prison by 2016. However, those projections have since decreased and they now believe a new prison won't be needed until 2020.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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