February 15, 2005

Budget jitters spill onto inmates

In her effort to balance the budget, Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants inmates to pay for their own coffee saving the state $250,000, according to Corrections officials. Dan Manville, an adjunct professor at WSU Law School\'s Civil Rights Litigation Clinic disagrees with the proposal and said, \"It\'s such a confined area, it\'s not like if you\'re grouchy you can go and get away from everybody. To me, I see it causing some additional problems because there\'s going to be added tension between officers and inmates.\"

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