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"Providing information to help make informed
decisions about correctional privatization"
Welcome to
the Private Corrections Working Group. Here you will find the latest in
news, reports and resources on correctional privatization from around the World. This service is provided to inform our
members, legislators and the public about the problems with for-profit
private corrections.
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Capitol Punish-ment:
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the For-Profits
If you need help fighting the for-profit private corrections
industry, we're here to help you. We have the data, the experts and the
resources to successfully organize opposition. Contact Ken Kopczynski at
850-980-0887 or at kenk@PrivateCI.org.
If you're a current or former private corrections employee and want to share
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the for-profit private prison industry. We also thank AFSCME DC for their
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Who We Are
PCWG in the News
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What's New:
Arizona DOC Report
on the Escape of Three Inmates from MTC's ASP Kingman
MTC escapes show
dangers of for-profits
The escape of three prisoners from the
Kingman prison highlights continuing concerns about for-profit private
prisons, according to the American Friends Service Committee.
TX State
Auditor's report on contract oversight
Report found that the department did not
consistently include financial reporting requirements and performance
standards in its contracts to hold providers accountable.
CCA Pays Over
$22,000 to American Correctional Association
PCI press release exposing ACA/CCA
relationships
Breiner v. Nevada
DOC
Scathing ruling regarding a DOC policy on
male correctional officers in female prisons in respoinse to CCA guards
having sex with female inmates
Prison Legal News
vs. CCA
PLN wins right to send its publications
into CCA's Saguaro Prison in Arizona
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