We started the year with 3,075 adult inmates in our system, and by year's end, that number had grown to 3,408, an increase of nearly 11 percent. This follows back-to-back fiscal years when the average daily count of the prison population grew by less than 4 percent each year.

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We were running out of space for female inmates and needed to provide some relief for the Women's Prison. The use of these dorms will provide needed space at a low cost to the taxpayers.

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