Spavinaw Residents Wary Of Prison Plan

A state lawmaker's plan to build a private prison in one Mayes County town is being greeted with skepticism. <br/><br/>State Representative Doug Cox of Grove says a Florida-based group is behind the

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 6:04 am

By: News On 6

A state lawmaker's plan to build a private prison in one Mayes County town is being greeted with skepticism.

State Representative Doug Cox of Grove says a Florida-based group is behind the idea. Geo Group Incorporated wants to build a 1,000 bed private prison in Spavinaw. Cox says the prison would generate 200 jobs. But opponents don't like the idea of inmates living in Spavinaw.

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