The plan is expected to cost $660 million, or about $400 million less than a plan proposed years ago that called for an expansion of the Brooklyn jail, at Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street, and the construction of a new jail in Hunts Point, the Bronx, Ms. Schriro said.
Mr. Treffinger said the county was "committed to implementing welfare reform and to the construction of a new jail facility that will solve decades-old correctional problems".
Like many politicians, Mallory was concerned about being branded soft on crime, especially at a time when citizens were calling for more police, longer prison terms for offenders, and the construction of a new jail.
In November, the group voted 9 to 3, with the sheriff and the district attorney among those in the minority, to endorse construction of a 1,438-bed 1,438-bed the demolition or decommissioning of other facilities, effectively capping the population.
In timing that youth advocates say represent the state's misguided priorities, the education funding announcement follows the state's approval of the $30 million construction of a youth jail in Baltimore earlier this week.
A Superior Court judge ordered the Bergen County sheriff today to stop blocking construction of a new county jail but backed the sheriff's demand that other top county officials meet with him to explain why the jail project has taken longer than expected and is millions of dollars over budget.
The county has already begun construction of a new $300 million jail, and the millage would help pay for operations (as well as cost overruns across the department).
The firm might have pursued more projects with Chinese investors if the market were tight, but he said local clients have provided plenty of future opportunities — including a tram at LAX and construction of a new downtown jail for Los Angeles County inmates.
