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Closure also stands to diminish the positive results staff have in rehabilitating those sentenced to facility
The project, as part of a statewide initiative, will replace 702 cell doors by June 2014
The staff adjustments will go into effect next week and there will be no more remaining vacancies at the prison
Concern had raced through the North Country when it was learned that the prison may be targeted for closure
Officials say smuggled cell phones allow inmate gangs to communicate and plan attacks
Shooting death last week of Colorado’s prison chief has focused attention on the danger faced by those who oversee the prisons housing the nation’s convicts
Calls claims irresponsible, saying it puts current staff and inmates at risk
Decision came three weeks after an inmate murdered Corrections Officer Eric Williams
Price tag is significantly higher than estimate of $150M to $170M that General John F. Kellygave in Congressional testimony on Wednesday