In Michigan, where the budget deficit is estimated to be $920 million after the governor approved $1 billion in cuts, the Department of Corrections is suspending 208 of its 250 public work crews and closing a minimum security work camp to cut costs and restore prison staff at other facilities.

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In Michigan, where the budget deficit is estimated to be $920 million after the governor approved $1 billion in cuts, the Department of Corrections is suspending 208 of its 250 public work crews and closing a minimum security work camp to cut costs and restore prison staff at other facilities. The department estimates the savings at $10 million a year. The work crews provided services to local communities, which will now have to pay government employees to do the...