Southern W.Va. to get new federal penitentiary

[davidinalameda]

http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/2005082223

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has chosen a site near the Indian Ridge Industrial Park in Southern West Virginia for a new medium-security facility expected to create 330 jobs, Sen. Robert C. Byrd said Monday.

The prison will eventually house nearly 1,300 inmates and generate as much as $35 million for the area’s economy, Byrd said in a statement issued from Washington.

“This is an exciting day for Southern West Virginia, and for McDowell County and Wyoming County in particular,’’ said Byrd, D-W.Va. “It is so satisfying to know that, because of our efforts, the wait is over. The jobs are coming. The future is brighter today.’’