And Governor Evers said, quote, it's important for the state to know which we are serious about this project. How serious are lawmakers taking this prison revamp project? So The state and the lawmakers have been very serious about [prison revamp] since 2018 when we passed the closure of Lincoln Hills. and moving forward with the SJOs. And if you look at it, we've had numerous Ledge Council studies around revamping corrections. (00:37–00:49)
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Asserts that lawmakers have been serious about prison revamp since 2018.
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