Mont city moves to mothball empty, 464-bed jail

[discocrisco01]

HARDIN - Running out of money and with bills stacking up, officials in Hardin are moving to mothball their empty 464-bed jail after a proposed take over of the facility fizzled.
The jail's would-be savior, Santa Ana, Calif.-based American Police Force, dropped its take over bid earlier this month when the company's lead figure was exposed as a California con man.

The $27 million jail already had sat empty for more than two years, frustrating Hardin's hopes for an economic revival fueled by contracts with out-of-state inmates.

The jail's insurance policy is set to expire Nov. 1 and the city agency that owns it may not have the cash to renew it. The agency also is considering cutting off heat and electric services to save money.
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I guess that the jail was the biggest waste of taxpayer dollars around. I mean seriously.

Maybe California could ship their inmates to this jail. There is a lot of guys who should be on the streets in the system, but not all of the inmates are ready to reenter normal society. Some of them just cannot cope with regular society.

Seriously, we could negotiate a good deal with them. Arnold was a dumbass for not transfering some inmates out there at a cut-rate deal. But of course, the Governator is dumbass to begin with.

This could have house the Gitmo prisoners but turned out to be giant waste of money.

[LiberalFighter]

1. They don't have enough nut cases to fill the prison?

[MUAD_DIB]

2. It seems there are a lot of homeless in CA that could use a free bed.

I was in SF some years ago and the homeless there really looked beat up.

I'm from Boston, and I have seen the homeless there, but they look well off compared to the ones I had seen in ca.


Open the empty jail to those who could use a roof over their heads.

[PJPhreak]

4. As someone who has been homeless in both cities,

The homeless in Boston receive more help,compassion,work and real social services than they ever will in San Francisco.

Cambridge Ma is everything that Berkeley or The Haight wishes it was...Cambridge/Boston actually try to HELP the homeless...The Bay Area just wishes they would go away.

Tho I live in Ks I am Housed,Employed and Healthy Thanks to the People of Cambridge/Boston.

If you are one of those folk that give their time,cash or effort to help the homeless,THANK YOU!!

[Angry Dragon]

3. Republican Hotel