But I do know that a request was made in January of this year, and that was for additional dollars for the closure of Lincoln Hills and the expansion of Mendota. So Lincoln Hills cannot close without Mendota's expansion going from, I believe, 29 beds to over 90. That, too, was denied. That funding wasn't given to the Department of Correction until later, after Corey's death. It was approved. (05:16–05:27)
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