Budget Would Open New Prison, End Scholarships - Politics News Story - KMGH Denver

Budget Would Open New Prison, End Scholarships - Politics News Story - KMGH Denver:

"Budget Would Open New Prison, End Scholarships

Budget Would Drain $45.2 Million Trust Fund For Scholarships
POSTED: 8:32 am MDT April 9, 2010

DENVER -- State senators have given initial backing to a proposed $18.2 billion budget for next year.
The Senate voted Thursday evening to support the budget, which has already passed the House. It faces another vote Friday.
Some Democrats tried but failed to block $9.4 million from being spent to open a solitary confinement unit at the Colorado State Penitentiary. They wanted the money for treatment for things such as mental illness and substance abuse"