Corrections Commissioner James Donald said Wednesday the closings are needed to accomplish a 3.5 percent budget cut Gov. Sonny Perdue ordered. (See separate story.)
The centers are for low-risk felons. They are designed to house adult felons for 90 to 120 days while they work paying jobs in the community to pay fines.
Donald says employees will be offered other jobs within the Corrections Department.
Donald announced Thursday the future plans for the sites, saying the day report centers, which are non-residential facilities, will continue to serve as sentencing alternatives to prison for local judges.
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