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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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If you need help fighting the for-profit private corrections
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resources to successfully organize opposition. Contact Ken Kopczynski at
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PCWG in the News
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What's New:
Too Good to Be True: Private Prisons in America
The Sentencing Project delves into the history and growth of private
prison operators and reaches some fairly bleak conclusions.
Private Corrections Institute Condemns Legislative Giveaway to Private
Prison Companies at Expense of Florida Taxpayers, Slams “Pay-to-Play”
Politics
Banking on Bondage: Private Prisons and Mass Incarceration
New ACLU Report Documents Destructive Impact of Prison Privatization.
Incident Rates at CCA-run Prisons Higher than at Public Prisons in
Tennessee
From January 2009 to June 2011, incident rates were consistently higher
at CCA’s three private prisons.
Grand jury probes Panhandle private prison deal
The state’s most ambitious private prison project in Northwest Florida
is enmeshed in a grand jury investigation.
Florida judge calls prison outsourcing unconstitutional
A state judge on Friday declared unconstitutional the Legislature's
decision to privatize 30 prisons in 18 counties, saying the action
violated existing state laws.
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