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them — he also has established himself as being tough on lawbreakers.
Having eliminated parole early in his term, Gov. Allen tackled the resulting issue of rising inmate populations by building more prisons.
Thus, he proposed more than $40 million for a correctional facility in Mecklenburg, for women's prisons in Southampton and Fluvanna counties and for maximum security prisons in Wise County, Big Stone Gap and two in Sussex County.
"Now is not the time to pause in our battle against violent criminals and for a safer Virginia," Gov. Allen said. "These prisons will provide the space necessary to keep violent criminals in prison and out of our homes, neighborhood arid communities."
In the past, his opponents have expressed concern about prison overcrowding but now have changed their tunes.
"My hope has to be that the governor's budget doesn't open prisons that we don't need,” Lt. Gov. Beyer said.
A longtime friend of the business community and a champion of economic development. Gov. Allen offered only minor budget additions to his newly created Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
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