Florida plans to close 11 prisons and work camps

The Florida Department of Corrections says it will close seven prisons and four work camps by July 1^st as part of a statewide consolidation plan.

The prisons being closed are from around the state.

They include Jefferson Correctional Institution in Monticello, the River Junction Work Camp in Chattahoochee, and the Caryville Work Camp in Washington County.

The closings are expected to save the state nearly 15 million dollar this year and upwards of 75 million dollars during the next fiscal year.

The Department of Corrections says they can close older, less efficient facilities and still have enough bed space to accommodate projected prison admissions, which have steadily decreased since 2007.

.No inmates will be released early as a result of this decision.

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