To the editor of the Hartford Courant:\n<\/p>\n
\nYour story “Study Of Prison Project Impact Promised” reports that 6
\nresidents spoke out at Somers Town Hall on Wednesday against a proposed
\nprison expansion, and only one in support. That resident said the town
\nneeded “money for our tax base”. Unfortunately for the town of Somers,
\ngovernment facilities like prisons don’t pay property taxes.\n<\/p>\n
\nAccording to a Bureau of Justice Statistics Report released on Tuesday, the
\nnumber of state prisoners nationally is declining. Connecticut is alone
\namong its neighbors in continuing to add to its prison population. As other
\nstates are learning, sentencing reform and reducing the number of prisoners
\neliminates the need for expensive new prisons and makes limited state
\ndollars available to communities for more productive development projects.\n<\/p>\n
Peter Wagner
\nPrison Policy Initiative
\nSpringfield, MA
\nAugust 1, 2002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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