Crisis in Corrections: Prison town economies suffer
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A store is closed in Cross City, Florida after a local prison shut down.WFTS
Cross City is the county seat of Dixie County in North Florida, which has 17,000 residents. The prison is the county's largest employer and the poverty rate is double state and national averages.WFTS
Triston Weaver has lived in Cross City all his life. His mother works for the prison, but he has chosen a different path as a Dixie County Sheriff's Deputy.WFTS
One of many older homes in disrepair in the Cross City community, where the prison that recently shut two of three facilities is the main driver of the economyWFTS
The gates to the main prison unit at Cross City Correctional Institution is closed, due to flooding last year and a statewide prison staffing shortageWFTS
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Razor wire outside gate of closed prison facilityWFTS
Cross City Water TowerWFTS
Cross City, Florida barbershopWFTS
Haircuts cost $10, but fewer people are getting haircuts these days, since not as many people are working in Cross City.WFTS
Cross City Correctional Institution sign in Cross City, Fla.WFTS