New Prison

Plans for a new prison in Middeltown would include adding approximately 150 jobs and add to Middeltowns tax base. Demolition of Towne Mall would provide the land needed. Steel for the construction of the prison would be provided by AK for a nominal cost to the  city & state. Middletown has the medical & denistry facilities that would benefit also. An all around plus for the city.

Since Middletown is not any place that a business would want to relocate to a new prison is ideal since overcrowding is a problem at LCI.

Although I am a proponent of building a prison when one is needed and having one in Middletown would create some much needed jobs and generate revenue for area businesses. Not sure if the Town Mall area is the place best suited for a prison     

endless possibilities for sure, and on the east end!

Hey--the abandoned car lots/dealerships could also function as the adjacent impound lot!

Are you guys serious? This is the worst idea I have heard in such along time. A prison where the Town Mall sits. To think that people would drive down the highway and see the prison and want to stop here for a meal is ..... ridiculous. That is just what  our town needs a prison in the one part of town that still looks livable. I hope this is a joke, if its not then I will see all of you back here in a few years to complain about the prison that you think is such a good idea.

Vivian Moon-  I think that is a great idea put it right down town. It would look good there. maybe we could find a bed or two for some of the crooks running this town

MadisonMom wrote: You guys are sick, disgusting and offensive. If you don't like Middletown, then move out!! And don't tell me you can't afford it. Tough sh**!

I like it Scrap!- Great theme for the city. This is a great partner for our "Section 8 capitol of Ohio" theme also. This new prison, while starting out as just minimum security, perhaps, could blossom into a big time full-fledged maximum security prison without us even knowing it!!! (hey- just like LCI did!) This new prison would bring jobs to our Middletown folks, probably as guards/lower pay ranges of course , as we only have about 12% here in town who have college degrees. The big money jobs would have to be recruited for from out of town where the "professionals" live. A great gateway to the city from I-75. As you make that ramp turn from either direction, one would immediately be impressed by the gradual transition from The Drury Inn to Bobby Evans and the bank to seeing a very impressive mammoth structure with the guard towers, high fences, bright lights and (hopefully) landscaping provided by the PRIDE group. While sitting high on the hill on the patio at the future Lonestar Steakhouse, one could gaze about taking in the prison ambiance as they devour a nice steak. Bring the fam!!!! The downside- years after the prison is built, we'll have to pay attention to those pesky rusty gutters and paint peeling that may be present. We don't want to let that paint/rust thing slip as it would tarnish our new-found reputation as one of the 10 most successful cities in America.

Is there any chance the big wigs at city hall might spend a few days there for there wrong doings to the city?

Madison Mom-   I do know of one prison in a downtown area, its in Detroit, Michigan. It is not a pretty site. But yes we do take them far too serious. 

Please refer to this report for further economic information.

http://www.sentencingproject.org/Admin/Documents/publications/inc_bigprisons.pdf

MadisonMom wrote: You guys are sick, disgusting and offensive.

scrapmonkey wrote: As for employment the position of warden probably would be chosen from outside the area,but other positions would be filled from local population. The pay scale would be as follows : uniformed guards $ 40,000 yearly/onstaff nursing $ 35,000/administrative duties to be determined with experience. Naturally the warden position would be the highest paid and with benefits.

Actually, few people understand the pay structure in the prison system…oops…Correctional System. Between Lebanon Correction Institution (LCI) and Warren Correctional Institution (WCI) there are 162 people who were paid OVER $60,000 in 2008!

The highest paid person at EITHER institution was a NURSE at LCI who made $100,340.

There were a total of nine LCI employees who topped the LCI warden’s salary of $80,340. There were a total of ten nurses and a nursing supervisor who made over $60,000.

At WCI, there were 32 employees who bested the warden’s salary of $76,362, including eighteen nurses and “Psychiatric/mr nurses”. The top earner at WCI, who was paid $96,228, was a “Psychologist supervisor”.

I know a few LCI employees, and the ones that I know are quality folks. One ranks among my best friends and closest confidants.

There are no “guards” at either institution, but dozens of the “Correction Officers” and all of the correction supervisors made over $60K.

Maybe we should annex LCI and WCI???