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Warden takes over Millen's new prison
Private firm managing facility to open in 2012
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Ralph Kemp, who just took over as warden of the new prison in Millen, is shown as construction continues on the site. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
MILLEN - With roughly 45 years in the corrections business behind him, Ralph Kemp has become warden of a prison that is still being built. On it ride hopes for a county with one of Georgia's highest unemployment rates. So far, Jenkins Correctional Center, which Corrections Corporation of America will own and operate, consists of hollow concrete and steel buildings surrounded by an impressive array of fencing.
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