Hudson voters will have say on proposed prison

[Joanne98]

Source: The Tribune

Laura Moreland likes the way the small town of Hudson looks with its familiar faces.

But her views could soon change if a proposed 1,250-bed women's prison moves into town.

Hudson's board of trustees unanimously voted to annex 340 acres into town limits Wednesday. About 126 acres will be used for the prison facility, said Joe Racine, town administrator.

Cornell Companies, Inc., a private prison company, won the bid through the state Department of Corrections in 2006 to build a women's prison in Hudson. Cornell officials approached the landowner who then went through the process to annex the land. The final step is to approve it for industrial use so the facility can be built.



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The for-profit police state moves forward!

[Democrats_win]

1. From Pepper Pod to Prison. Sad path for Hudson to take. Profits off human misery.

In northern Colorado, Hudson is known for its Pepper Pod Restaurant.

[meldroc]

2. I've been to the Pepper Pod

I have family in that area, and we've eaten there a few times. Nice place.

I'm not big on the idea of yet more prisons - we lock up too many people in this country already.