Moving the Prison To Eastern Kentucky Mountains

With the overcrowding of inmates in facilities across Kentucky, Floyd County officials believe the answer may be nestled in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky.”We’ve got a facility there in Wheelwright, sitting empty, that could eliminate or alleviate a lot of the pressure that’s currently on the system. And the facility’s ready to go,” said Floyd County Judge-Executive Robbie Williams.He says it could create 200 jobs.

Source: MG News

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