Over 185 Organizations Oppose Legislation Fast-Tracking A New Prison in Eastern Kentucky
September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNScapv) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023:
Today, more than 185 organizations delivered a letter to Congress urging legislators to remove language - Section 219 - in the FY24 House appropriations bill that fast-tracks the construction of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, costing taxpayers more than $505 million dollars. Section 219 would also allow the prison to bypass the federal environmental review proces . . .
Today, more than 185 organizations delivered a letter to Congress urging legislators to remove language - Section 219 - in the FY24 House appropriations bill that fast-tracks the construction of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, costing taxpayers more than $505 million dollars. Section 219 would also allow the prison to bypass the federal environmental review proces . . .