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San Quentin’s $239M learning center sits empty amid staffing, budget constraints
A $239 MILLION STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING CENTER was empty over the weekend at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as part of a statewide change in operations due to “staffing shortages” at prisons with open positions that currently cannot be filled due to state budget constraints. “The institution is on a modified program,” a correctional officer announced over […] The post San Quentin’s $239M learning center sits empty amid staffing, budget constraints appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, San Quentin’s $239M learning center sits empty amid staffing, budget constraints, A $239 MILLION STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING CENTER was empty over the weekend at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as part of a statewide change in operations due to “staffing shortages” at prisons with open positions that currently cannot be filled due to state budget constraints. “The institution is on a modified program,” a correctional officer announced over […] The post San Quentin’s $239M learning center sits empty amid staffing, budget constraints appeared first on Local News Matters .
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