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Judge halts Lima prison closing delaying layoff order
Judge Jeffrey Reed blocked the Lima Correctional Institution shutdown delaying layoffs of about 800 guards amid a union labor dispute. The order emphasizes safety and overcrowding concerns, while the state estimates a daily $73,000 cost to keep the prison open beyond July 13 and contemplates legal options as inmates are moved in groups.
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Jeffrey Reed
Allen County Common Pleas Court
Lima
Reed
Lima Correctional Institution
Andrea Dean
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Dean
Bob Taft
Ohio
David Berger
Berger
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association
State Office of Collective Bargaining
Reeds
Irwin Scharfeld
Reginald Wilkinson
Luma