County to lease space in new private prison plan
Ector County moves to lease space in a 500 bed private correctional facility serving 17 Permian Basin communities to ease jail overcrowding. The plan accompanies ongoing talks about a new county jail and a 400-prisoner law enforcement center while a private operator, Corplan, is chosen to construct and run the facility. The Texas Jail Standards Commission gave a July 27 deadline to finalize figures and plans.
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Jim Jordan
Sanaa
Texas
Ector County May Host Corplan Regional Jail Facility
Ector County commissioners plan to ratify a development agreement with Corplan, a Dallas private corrections firm, to build a 500 bed regional jail. The project aims to relieve overcrowding across Permian Basin counties, with contracts at 28 dollars per prisoner per day, and does not commit to a specific site.
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Jim Jordan
Permian Basin
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Midland
Arson Suspected in West Odessa Vehicle Fire
West Odessa volunteers investigated a suspected arson blaze that destroyed a flat bed pickup and several small structures and caused seven 55 gallon drums of oil and gasoline to explode. Fourteen firefighters fought the fire near Treva Drive and Easy Street, with no injuries reported and flames contained to about one acre. witnesses saw a young male start the fire or throw a lit object into brush amid a string of recent grass fires in the area.
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Treva Drive
Easy Street
John Turner
Turner
Odessa
101 Degree High Breaks Local Odessa Record
Odessa records a 101 degree high signaling blistering summer ahead. Health officials warn heat exhaustion and stroke risk rises with extreme temperatures. Toby Cross of the Ector County Health Department urges fluids rest loosening clothing and avoidance of peak heat hours between 1 a.m. and 7 p.m. Heat stroke requires immediate medical attention and rapid cooling to prevent brain damage coma or death.
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Westenteys
Odessa
Toby Cross
Ector County Health Department
Navajo medicine men join fight over deadly illness mystery
Navajo Nation officials announce will enlist traditional medicine men to help solve a flu like illness that has killed 13 people connected to the Navajo Reservation. President Peterson Zah says Western medicine has limits and shamans will be involved later this week to aid investigators.
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Ariz
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Zach
New Mexico
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Utah
Guinier Rises To Fight For Nomination Amid Opposition
Lani Guinier vowed to press ahead with her bid to lead the civil rights division despite strong Senate resistance. She defended her record on affirmative action on Nightline while White House aides weighed next moves as opposition grew.
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Janet Reno
Department of Justice
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