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Legislators work to keep Riverview prison open
The Buzz | Posted: January 28, 2012 12:52 AM
RIVERVIEW -- As state officials walked past the prison's field, several dozen women in blue uniforms formed a circle in the distance.
The women gather at the same time every day, and though Rep. Rich Glorioso, R-Plant City, couldn't hear the words, he knew why they congregated:
To pray that their prison be saved. To pray that even though the state has designated the women's faith- and character-based prison for closure, that someone finds a way.
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