State to close Metro State Prison in April

The Georgia Department of Corrections will close Metro State Prison in DeKalb County in April to save $19.1 million, Corrections Commissioner Brian Owens told legislators Wednesday.

Metro State is a maximum-security prison for women that has about 700 beds.

Kristen Stancil, a spokeswoman for the department, said by phone that the women would be moved to other state facilities.

"It's due to the budget cuts," Stancil said.  More...   PaisonerPal.com