Rifle prison gets reprieve from governor

RBC — Northwest Colorado, with concerns about the slowdown in oil and gas activity, received some good economic news last week with the announcement the Rifle Correctional Center would remain open.
“I knew it was important to the citizens there,” said Sen. Al White, R-Hayden, who was instrumental in pushing to keep the minimum-security prison open. “Honestly, with the things going on in the gas patch, it was more important than ever to have some…