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 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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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