GILMER PRISON WILL OPEN IN SPRING - 400 Expected To Be Hired

(12/27/2001)

Up to 400 full-time positions will be created at Gilmer's new federal correctional facility, which has a launching date in Spring, 2002. The local economic development authority says about 60% of the employees will be new hires, mostly from the area. Applications are being taken for correctional officers. The new $165 million prison will house about 1,250 inmates, with a smaller minimum security facility near the main site slated to house 150.

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