NSPA Overcomes Hurricane, Adopts New Name

"We're reducing the cost to Washington state," remarked Forte.

Prison In-plants

During meals and breaks between sessions, NSPA members compared notes about their operations and discussed topics like outsourcing and competition from their states' prison industries print shops. Donna Hall, director of the Kentucky Division of Printing Services, noted in a session that her operation is transferring its offset presses to correction industries, along with some bindery gear, and moving to a color digital environment. Hall, whose division is responsible for most executive branch printing, said she plans to treat the prison in-plant like other vendors, with the same quality and turnaround requirements.