Secretary Vail to Discuss Budget Cuts, New Laws in TVW Interview

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                    June 4, 2009

Secretary Eldon Vail will discuss how budget cuts and new laws will impact the Department of Corrections during an extensive interview on this week’s edition of “Inside Olympia” on TVW.

The interview with host Austin Jenkins will cover a wide range of topics, including staff layoffs, prison unit closures, a reduction in the number of offenders under community supervision and ways in which staff members are helping the agency find ways to reduce spending.

“Inside Olympia” airs at 7 and 10 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays on TVW, Washington state’s public policy network.

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Contact:  Chad Lewis, Communications Department (360) 725-8817


 


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