
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, December 22, 1994                   TAG: 9412220117
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: BIG STONE GAP                                  LENGTH: Short

PRISON PROPOSED FOR WISE COUNTY

The state wants to build a medium-security prison in Wise County in Southwest Virginia, Secretary of Public Safety Jerry Kilgore said Wednesday.

The Department of Corrections will sign an option on more than 150 acres near Big Stone Gap for the $54million facility, Kilgore said at a news conference. The prison would house 1,247 inmates and employ more than 325 people.

- Associated Press

Memo: NOTE: Shorter version ran in Metro edition.

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