Trump Administration Seeks Rescission for Planned Letcher Co. Prison
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Congressman Hal Rogers said the prison would bring hundreds of much-needed jobs to the region.
The Trump administration is seeking to rescind $500 million for a medium-security prison in Letcher County. The proposed rescission was outlined in a DOJ budget request earlier this month. Congressman Hal Rogers, who has fought for the prison for decades, said it would bring hundreds of jobs to the region.
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Trump Administration Seeks Rescission for Planned Letcher Co. Prison
Clip: Season 3 Episode 279 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions
The Trump administration is seeking to rescind $500 million for a medium-security prison in Letcher County. The proposed rescission was outlined in a DOJ budget request earlier this month. Congressman Hal Rogers, who has fought for the prison for decades, said it would bring hundreds of jobs to the region.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipA new federal prison in Kentucky that's been decades in the making may be on pause once again.
The the Trump administration is seeking to claw back $500 million for the project in Letcher County.
The proposed rescission was outlined in a Justice Department budget request earlier this month.
The project was recently given a green light by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which started acquiring land for the medium security prison last year.
The prison was to be built in the Roxana community of Letcher County, which is in Kentucky's fifth congressional district.
That's represented by Congressman Hal Rogers.
In a statement, he told Wkyt, in part, the people of Letcher County have invested nearly 20 years of planning and preparation for a new federal prison to bring more than 300 much-Needed jobs to our region.
The proposed prison has surpassed multiple environmental studies, and every ounce of red tape that's been doled out.
I will continue working to see it to completion.
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