Trump administration moves to rescind $500 million for federal prison in Letcher County • Kentucky Lantern

Trump administration moves to rescind $500 million for federal prison in Letcher County • Kentucky Lantern

The former surface coal mine in Roxana in Letcher County where a federal prison has been proposed. (Photo by No New Letcher Prison)The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to claw back $500 million for a prison in Letcher County, a project that has been subject to stops and starts for nearly two decades.  A Justice Department budget request dated June 13 proposes to rescind construction funding for a medium-security prison in Roxana for the upc…