Corrections Corporation of America News

Roane County lost its jail certification two years ago. The county got it back last week.

The McMinn County Jail has been decertificed by the Tennessee Corrections Institute but a plan is in the works to offer a temporary fix to the problems.

The privately run Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton will close February 1, after its remaining 200 inmates are transferred to other facilities.

The 1,600-bed facility will officially cease operations on or about February 1, 2010.

A man who spent 28 years on death row for killing three people while robbing a Nashville convenience store has been executed.

The goal of the value investor is to locate a quality business, value it and attempt to buy that business at a significant discount to that value.

Minnesota may use private prison in Appleton If Minnesota gets 1,600 inmates from Pennsylvania, it will turn to a private prison in Appleton to house them.

" The Tennessee Department of Corrections has been asked by Governor Phil Bredesen to cut nine percent, or more than $50 million from its annual budget.

MARK WAITE / PVT Joe Ponte, warden of the new Nevada Southern Detention Center, at right, and Charles Martin, managing director of facility operations in Division VI for Corrections Corporation of America.

For the next two years, national consultants will be looking closely at how Davidson County jail inmates fare when they leave confinement and how Nashville's sheriff's office prepares inmates to be released.

The Davidson County sheriff's office is 1 of 4 in the country selected for a pilot project about how inmates transition back into the community.

Corrections Corporation of America reported a third quarter profit of 33 cents per share.

Nashville-based private prison operator Corrections Corp of America posted a quarterly profit that beat market estimates Wednesday, helped by a rise in inmate populations in California and Arizona.

As you sift through your Halloween candy, leta TMs take a few sugar-free moments to remember some of the good news from last week.

An emergency community relations meeting organized by the New Mexico Women's Correction Facility and supported by the Grants/Cibola County Chamber of Commerce in effort to keep the facility open was held on Nov.

Corrections Corporation of America Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Marketwire Third Quarter EPS of $0.39, or $0.33 Excluding Special Items November 04, 2009: 04:05 PM ET Corrections Corporation of America , the nation's largest provider of corrections management services to government agencies, announced today its financial results ...

The bloated state prison system is getting a little leaner. Corrections officials announced plans this week to ship more inmates out of state.

As administration weighs impact of budget cuts, lawmakers say decisions rest on Richardson's shoulders Kate Nash - 10/29/09 2 The state of New Mexico would have to shutter two prisons, give early releases to up to 660 prisoners and lay off and furlough Corrections Department employees if Gov.

Four days after Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam was arrested on insider-trading charges, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman ap-peared before a hotel ballroom full of colleagues and suggested a clever way to profit.

Emergency Medical Service intermediate Marcus Holley examines the condition of the church members during the emergency simulation drill at Providence Park Wednesday morning.