A south Georgia state prison is set to close. Officials with the Department of Corrections say the 250-bed Milan State Prison in Helena will close the doors on Friday. Inmates will be transferred to other prisons in the state. The 55 workers at Milan will be offered other jobs in the Department. There are no plans yet in place as for what will become of the soon-to-be vacated facility.
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