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Jan. 17, 2019Cameron, MO |  By: AP

Governor proposes closing Crossroads Correctional Center

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is proposing to close a state prison as part of a plan to give pay raises to prison guards.
The budget outlined Wednesday by Parson would shut down Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron. Prisoners and staff would be transferred to Western Missouri Correctional Center, which is also located in Cameron.
Department of Corrections officials said the consolidation is made possible because the number of prisoners in Missouri has been declining since September 2017. Meanwhile, Missouri has experienced a staffing shortage in some prisons.
State budget officials said consolidation is expected to save $15 million, part of which would go toward pay raises for Department of Corrections personnel.
The Crossroads prison was the site of a riot last year that led to an extended lockdown.