Corrections Corporation of America
CCA buys 108 acres at Four Lakes for prison
CCA proposed prison with over 2500 inmate beds for Hartsville TN is locate at the Four Lake Power Com site 554 acres owned operated by Trousdale Smith Macon Wilson Sumner Counties this land is actually owned by TN state tax payers The announcement for the proposed facility and site was to be announced according to our local officials by CCA reps in August Yet to date the citizens have not been granted a public town meeting to ask questions of this company and to have open dialog There have been several requests for a public meeting So with this most recent news report it appears a Public Meeting will occur after the fact after all contracts and agreements are signed? It has been said by many of ours officials that this has been a "done deal" from the start. The democratic process hasn't been allowed with this project and some say the project has been in the works for over a year, yet only announced a few months ago. A group of residents formed to ask questions RAAP (Residents Asking About Prison) they as well have not received answers to many of their questions and have had to obtain legal counsel to request records under the Freedom of Information Act- Sunshine Law. This prison entrance is to be located on Starlite RD a residential area with many families children, disabled individuals, homes farms My family and I are among many who live on Starlite Rd very close to the prison We have as neighbors to this project submitted a list of requests to the CCA prison company to "Protect our Interests" safety of our homes, children, families and property. The requests are very basic and simple Separate road entrance to site for all construction, employee entrance, inmate transport and service vehicles Starlite Rd not to be an option Exploration of other road entrances for the prison facility Land value guarantee from CCA for length of land ownership Updated/current land appraisals reimbursed by CCA Land owners to choose land Appraisal Company of choice Property security upgrades for land owners at the discretion of the land owner Noise control Written agreement of all concerns Geo thermal/green building all utilities under ground CCA took over 8 weeks to respond to the basic needs of our neighborhood and their response was NO to all the basic needs that we sought This for profit Prison Company appears to be calling the shots in our county and appears to be a new neighborhood bully Just last week our elected officials voted to obtain loans and grants for what CCA says is the counties cost of upgrading infrastructure of 6 million dollars cost to our meager county. The infrastructure must be in place before this prison can be built. CCA reports being a 4 billion dollar company The state will pay CCA $52 per day per inmate and they will receive $73 per day for federal inmates - for 2500 - 3000 inmates. Do the math this for profit Prison Company will make millions the first year from the Hartsville location alone So why can they not meet the simple request of the nearby neighbors of the prison? Why will they not they provide the safety and security, and peace of mind that we have respectfully asked for? We only want to protect our families and livelihoods as would anyone Why does our small poor County have to borrow 6 million dollars when this prison company has billions?The expected tax -base to the county will be 400,000. per year from this prison This does not appear to be a lot of money for the county when one takes into consideration the "real cost to the county" Especially the enormous cost to the Starlite Rd families who will suffer tremendously with property value losses livelihoods impacted and the daily fear for lives and safety Starlite Rd will in fact have to bare the entire burden of this prison and all negative impact that it creates In fact Starlite Rd families and homes are to be the sacrificial lamb? Contracts are being signed prior to a public meeting? Where is democracy? (Jul 13, 2007 | post #1)
Private prison project could bring jobs to Trousdale County, pr...
FACTS SHOW PRISONS DO NOT HELP RURAL COUNTY ECONOMIES The facts: 1. Latest (Jan., 2007) unemployment rates (from Tenn. Dept. of Labor & WD) for Tennessee rural counties with prisons compared to unemployment rate for Trousdale County: Trousdale County: 6.2% Hardeman County (CCA prison): 7.7% Morgan County (Brushy Mountain Prison + extensive construction going on for expansion): 6.6% Bledsoe County (Pikeville Youth Prison): 6.8% Wayne County (Clifton S. Central Correctional Ctr.): 9.5% See anything strange about those unemployment figures? That’s right: Trousdale County has a better employment rate than all those Tennessee rural prison counties. Why? According to a statistical study by The Sentencing Project, “Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America,” it’s because a vast majority of the prison jobs do not go to residents of the county of the prison. The prison guards come from elsewhere, most construction workers come from elsewhere, inmates fill the lower-wage jobs in the county inside and outside (during work-release) the prisons, and “spin-off” jobs (also called “multiplier effect,” or new jobs created in the community because of the prison being there) are really not created to any significant degree. 2. Per Capita Income (average income per person) in rural counties does not increase due to a prison being put there: The above referenced statistical study that compared 7 rural prison counties to 7 rural non-prison counties actually showed that per capita income rose at a 9% greater rate for non-prison counties during the prison building boom period of 1982-2000. 3. The conclusion of the study: “Reliance upon a prison as a means of economic development is short sighted and [does not provide] any long-term growth. The siting of a prison did not significantly influence either unemployment or per capita income. Moreover, once a town hosts a prison and becomes known as a “prison town,” discussion of other means of economic development is likely to evaporate. This is the real danger for the community. Potential host counties need to be particularly wary of viewing a prison as the panacea [cure-all] for their economic woes. Although the pitch may be enticing, the results indicate that there is little substance behind these claims. There is a high likelihood that these counties could be closing themselves off to other options of sustainable development.” No decrease in unemployment? No increase in income for county people? Why would we want to become a Prison Town? Short-term profits for a few people (some who don’t even live here) and property taxes from a private prison (that will likely stop tax revenues from other business and new home construction ) are sell-offs and not good trade-offs for Hartsville and Trousdale County. Help us work to keep Hartsville from becoming still another Prison Town. . (Mar 30, 2007 | post #1)
Trousdale Commissioners voice support for location of a CCA Pri...
FACTS SHOW PRISONS DO NOT HELP RURAL COUNTY ECONOMIES The facts: 1. Latest (Jan., 2007) unemployment rates (from Tenn. Dept. of Labor & WD) for Tennessee rural counties with prisons compared to unemployment rate for Trousdale County: Trousdale County: 6.2% Hardeman County (CCA prison): 7.7% Morgan County (Brushy Mountain Prison + extensive construction going on for expansion): 6.6% Bledsoe County (Pikeville Youth Prison): 6.8% Wayne County (Clifton S. Central Correctional Ctr.): 9.5% See anything strange about those unemployment figures? That’s right: Trousdale County has a better employment rate than all those Tennessee rural prison counties. Why? According to a statistical study by The Sentencing Project, “Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America,” it’s because a vast majority of the prison jobs do not go to residents of the county of the prison. The prison guards come from elsewhere, most construction workers come from elsewhere, inmates fill the lower-wage jobs in the county inside and outside (during work-release) the prisons, and “spin-off” jobs (also called “multiplier effect,” or new jobs created in the community because of the prison being there) are really not created to any significant degree. 2. Per Capita Income (average income per person) in rural counties does not increase due to a prison being put there: The above referenced statistical study that compared 7 rural prison counties to 7 rural non-prison counties actually showed that per capita income rose at a 9% greater rate for non-prison counties during the prison building boom period of 1982-2000. 3. The conclusion of the study: “Reliance upon a prison as a means of economic development is short sighted and [does not provide] any long-term growth. The siting of a prison did not significantly influence either unemployment or per capita income. Moreover, once a town hosts a prison and becomes known as a “prison town,” discussion of other means of economic development is likely to evaporate. This is the real danger for the community. Potential host counties need to be particularly wary of viewing a prison as the panacea [cure-all] for their economic woes. Although the pitch may be enticing, the results indicate that there is little substance behind these claims. There is a high likelihood that these counties could be closing themselves off to other options of sustainable development.” No decrease in unemployment? No increase in income for county people? Why would we want to become a Prison Town? Short-term profits for a few people (some who don’t even live here) and property taxes from a private prison (that will likely stop tax revenues from other business and new home construction ) are sell-offs and not good trade-offs for Hartsville and Trousdale County. Help us work to keep Hartsville from becoming still another Prison Town. (Mar 30, 2007 | post #2)
FACTS SHOW PRISONS DO NOT HELP RURAL COUNTY ECONOMIES
FACTS SHOW PRISONS DO NOT HELP RURAL COUNTY ECONOMIES The facts: 1. Latest (Jan., 2007) unemployment rates (from Tenn. Dept. of Labor & WD) for Tennessee rural counties with prisons compared to unemployment rate for Trousdale County: Trousdale County: 6.2% Hardeman County (CCA prison): 7.7% Morgan County (Brushy Mountain Prison + extensive construction going on for expansion): 6.6% Bledsoe County (Pikeville Youth Prison): 6.8% Wayne County (Clifton S. Central Correctional Ctr.): 9.5% See anything strange about those unemployment figures? That’s right: Trousdale County has a better employment rate than all those Tennessee rural prison counties. Why? According to a statistical study by The Sentencing Project, “Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America,” it’s because a vast majority of the prison jobs do not go to residents of the county of the prison. The prison guards come from elsewhere, most construction workers come from elsewhere, inmates fill the lower-wage jobs in the county inside and outside (during work-release) the prisons, and “spin-off” jobs (also called “multiplier effect,” or new jobs created in the community because of the prison being there) are really not created to any significant degree. 2. Per Capita Income (average income per person) in rural counties does not increase due to a prison being put there: The above referenced statistical study that compared 7 rural prison counties to 7 rural non-prison counties actually showed that per capita income rose at a 9% greater rate for non-prison counties during the prison building boom period of 1982-2000. 3. The conclusion of the study: “Reliance upon a prison as a means of economic development is short sighted and [does not provide] any long-term growth. The siting of a prison did not significantly influence either unemployment or per capita income. Moreover, once a town hosts a prison and becomes known as a “prison town,” discussion of other means of economic development is likely to evaporate. This is the real danger for the community. Potential host counties need to be particularly wary of viewing a prison as the panacea [cure-all] for their economic woes. Although the pitch may be enticing, the results indicate that there is little substance behind these claims. There is a high likelihood that these counties could be closing themselves off to other options of sustainable development.” No decrease in unemployment? No increase in income for county people? Why would we want to become a Prison Town? Short-term profits for a few people (some who don’t even live here) and property taxes from a private prison (that will likely stop tax revenues from other business and new home construction ) are sell-offs and not good trade-offs for Hartsville and Trousdale County. Help us work to keep Hartsville from becoming still another Prison Town. (Mar 30, 2007 | post #1)
Trousdale Commissioners voice support for location of a CCA Pri...
FACTS SHOW PRISONS DO NOT HELP RURAL COUNTY ECONOMIES The facts: 1. Latest (Jan., 2007) unemployment rates (from Tenn. Dept. of Labor & WD) for Tennessee rural counties with prisons compared to unemployment rate for Trousdale County: Trousdale County: 6.2% Hardeman County (CCA prison): 7.7% Morgan County (Brushy Mountain Prison + extensive construction going on for expansion): 6.6% Bledsoe County (Pikeville Youth Prison): 6.8% Wayne County (Clifton S. Central Correctional Ctr.): 9.5% See anything strange about those unemployment figures? That’s right: Trousdale County has a better employment rate than all those Tennessee rural prison counties. Why? According to a statistical study by The Sentencing Project, “Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America,” it’s because a vast majority of the prison jobs do not go to residents of the county of the prison. The prison guards come from elsewhere, most construction workers come from elsewhere, inmates fill the lower-wage jobs in the county inside and outside (during work-release) the prisons, and “spin-off” jobs (also called “multiplier effect,” or new jobs created in the community because of the prison being there) are really not created to any significant degree. 2. Per Capita Income (average income per person) in rural counties does not increase due to a prison being put there: The above referenced statistical study that compared 7 rural prison counties to 7 rural non-prison counties actually showed that per capita income rose at a 9% greater rate for non-prison counties during the prison building boom period of 1982-2000. 3. The conclusion of the study: “Reliance upon a prison as a means of economic development is short sighted and [does not provide] any long-term growth. The siting of a prison did not significantly influence either unemployment or per capita income. Moreover, once a town hosts a prison and becomes known as a “prison town,” discussion of other means of economic development is likely to evaporate. This is the real danger for the community. Potential host counties need to be particularly wary of viewing a prison as the panacea [cure-all] for their economic woes. Although the pitch may be enticing, the results indicate that there is little substance behind these claims. There is a high likelihood that these counties could be closing themselves off to other options of sustainable development.” No decrease in unemployment? No increase in income for county people? Why would we want to become a Prison Town? Short-term profits for a few people (some who don’t even live here) and property taxes from a private prison (that will likely stop tax revenues from other business and new home construction ) are sell-offs and not good trade-offs for Hartsville and Trousdale County. Help us work to keep Hartsville from becoming still another Prison Town. . - "Residents Against a Prison" (Mar 30, 2007 | post #1)
Corrections Corporation of America
FACTS SHOW PRISONS DO NOT HELP RURAL COUNTY ECONOMIES
FACTS SHOW PRISONS DO NOT HELP RURAL COUNTY ECONOMIES The facts: 1. Latest (Jan., 2007) unemployment rates (from Tenn. Dept. of Labor & WD) for Tennessee rural counties with prisons compared to unemployment rate for Trousdale County: Trousdale County: 6.2% Hardeman County (CCA prison): 7.7% Morgan County (Brushy Mountain Prison + extensive construction going on for expansion): 6.6% Bledsoe County (Pikeville Youth Prison): 6.8% Wayne County (Clifton S. Central Correctional Ctr.): 9.5% See anything strange about those unemployment figures? That’s right: Trousdale County has a better employment rate than all those Tennessee rural prison counties. Why? According to a statistical study by The Sentencing Project, “Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America,” it’s because a vast majority of the prison jobs do not go to residents of the county of the prison. The prison guards come from elsewhere, most construction workers come from elsewhere, inmates fill the lower-wage jobs in the county inside and outside (during work-release) the prisons, and “spin-off” jobs (also called “multiplier effect,” or new jobs created in the community because of the prison being there) are really not created to any significant degree. 2. Per Capita Income (average income per person) in rural counties does not increase due to a prison being put there: The above referenced statistical study that compared 7 rural prison counties to 7 rural non-prison counties actually showed that per capita income rose at a 9% greater rate for non-prison counties during the prison building boom period of 1982-2000. 3. The conclusion of the study: “Reliance upon a prison as a means of economic development is short sighted and [does not provide] any long-term growth. The siting of a prison did not significantly influence either unemployment or per capita income. Moreover, once a town hosts a prison and becomes known as a “prison town,” discussion of other means of economic development is likely to evaporate. This is the real danger for the community. Potential host counties need to be particularly wary of viewing a prison as the panacea [cure-all] for their economic woes. Although the pitch may be enticing, the results indicate that there is little substance behind these claims. There is a high likelihood that these counties could be closing themselves off to other options of sustainable development.” No decrease in unemployment? No increase in income for county people? Why would we want to become a Prison Town? Short-term profits for a few people (some who don’t even live here) and property taxes from a private prison (that will likely stop tax revenues from other business and new home construction ) are sell-offs and not good trade-offs for Hartsville and Trousdale County. Help us work to keep Hartsville from becoming still another Prison Town. . (Mar 30, 2007 | post #1)
Corrections Corporation of America
CCA proposal for Hartsville TN
FACTS SHOW PRISONS DO NOT HELP RURAL COUNTY ECONOMIES The facts: 1. Latest (Jan., 2007) unemployment rates (from Tenn. Dept. of Labor & WD) for Tennessee rural counties with prisons compared to unemployment rate for Trousdale County: Trousdale County: 6.2% Hardeman County (CCA prison): 7.7% Morgan County (Brushy Mountain Prison + extensive construction going on for expansion): 6.6% Bledsoe County (Pikeville Youth Prison): 6.8% Wayne County (Clifton S. Central Correctional Ctr.): 9.5% See anything strange about those unemployment figures? That’s right: Trousdale County has a better employment rate than all those Tennessee rural prison counties. Why? According to a statistical study by The Sentencing Project, “Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America,” it’s because a vast majority of the prison jobs do not go to residents of the county of the prison. The prison guards come from elsewhere, most construction workers come from elsewhere, inmates fill the lower-wage jobs in the county inside and outside (during work-release) the prisons, and “spin-off” jobs (also called “multiplier effect,” or new jobs created in the community because of the prison being there) are really not created to any significant degree. 2. Per Capita Income (average income per person) in rural counties does not increase due to a prison being put there: The above referenced statistical study that compared 7 rural prison counties to 7 rural non-prison counties actually showed that per capita income rose at a 9% greater rate for non-prison counties during the prison building boom period of 1982-2000. 3. The conclusion of the study: “Reliance upon a prison as a means of economic development is short sighted and [does not provide] any long-term growth. The siting of a prison did not significantly influence either unemployment or per capita income. Moreover, once a town hosts a prison and becomes known as a “prison town,” discussion of other means of economic development is likely to evaporate. This is the real danger for the community. Potential host counties need to be particularly wary of viewing a prison as the panacea [cure-all] for their economic woes. Although the pitch may be enticing, the results indicate that there is little substance behind these claims. There is a high likelihood that these counties could be closing themselves off to other options of sustainable development.” No decrease in unemployment? No increase in income for county people? Why would we want to become a Prison Town? Short-term profits for a few people (some who don’t even live here) and property taxes from a private prison (that will likely stop tax revenues from other business and new home construction ) are sell-offs and not good trade-offs for Hartsville and Trousdale County. Help us work to keep Hartsville from becoming still another Prison Town. . (Mar 30, 2007 | post #2)
Corrections Corporation of America
CCA looks at high tech industrial park as possible location of ...
FACTS SHOW PRISONS DO NOT HELP RURAL COUNTY ECONOMIES The facts: 1. Latest (Jan., 2007) unemployment rates (from Tenn. Dept. of Labor & WD) for Tennessee rural counties with prisons compared to unemployment rate for Trousdale County: Trousdale County: 6.2% Hardeman County (CCA prison): 7.7% Morgan County (Brushy Mountain Prison + extensive construction going on for expansion): 6.6% Bledsoe County (Pikeville Youth Prison): 6.8% Wayne County (Clifton S. Central Correctional Ctr.): 9.5% See anything strange about those unemployment figures? That’s right: Trousdale County has a better employment rate than all those Tennessee rural prison counties. Why? According to a statistical study by The Sentencing Project, “Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America,” it’s because a vast majority of the prison jobs do not go to residents of the county of the prison. The prison guards come from elsewhere, most construction workers come from elsewhere, inmates fill the lower-wage jobs in the county inside and outside (during work-release) the prisons, and “spin-off” jobs (also called “multiplier effect,” or new jobs created in the community because of the prison being there) are really not created to any significant degree. 2. Per Capita Income (average income per person) in rural counties does not increase due to a prison being put there: The above referenced statistical study that compared 7 rural prison counties to 7 rural non-prison counties actually showed that per capita income rose at a 9% greater rate for non-prison counties during the prison building boom period of 1982-2000. 3. The conclusion of the study: “Reliance upon a prison as a means of economic development is short sighted and [does not provide] any long-term growth. The siting of a prison did not significantly influence either unemployment or per capita income. Moreover, once a town hosts a prison and becomes known as a “prison town,” discussion of other means of economic development is likely to evaporate. This is the real danger for the community. Potential host counties need to be particularly wary of viewing a prison as the panacea [cure-all] for their economic woes. Although the pitch may be enticing, the results indicate that there is little substance behind these claims. There is a high likelihood that these counties could be closing themselves off to other options of sustainable development.” No decrease in unemployment? No increase in income for county people? Why would we want to become a Prison Town? Short-term profits for a few people (some who don’t even live here) and property taxes from a private prison (that will likely stop tax revenues from other business and new home construction ) are sell-offs and not good trade-offs for Hartsville and Trousdale County. Help us work to keep Hartsville from becoming still another Prison Town. . "Residents Against a Prison" "Taking the rap for safety in our towns, (Mar 30, 2007 | post #3)
Corrections Corporation of America
CCA looks at high tech industrial park as possible location of ...
Yes, "Metro Hartsville does want new industry" and jobs, but we want industry that will reflect positive impact. And we can and will attract industry that will provide the needed jobs to this area, the tax revenue that is needed as well as that will define our fair town in a more positive way. The writer of this piece clearly has not sought the over all opinion of the residents. Recently, Feb.2007 Governor Bredeson proposed millions to make TN a biofuel leader with ethanol plants and fuel centers, a research program into biofuels and a network of alternative-fuel filling stations along Tennessee's highways. Biofuel from switchgrass . And new ethanol plants that will re-energize rural communities" What a grand ideal! Farmers to grow the switch grass for biofuel. And I personally could not think of a better area and location to start up such a program and industry than Trousdale County at the TVA site. Alternative fuel, cutting edge technology and such a positive impact not only to Hartsville but to the entire state as well as to our environment. Hartsville could then be known an innovator in technology for the future. Please allow me to provide some data: Oil prices and alternative energy viability Volatility In the last five years oil prices have ranged from $20 to just over $70 per barrel. Analysts expect the range to be between $35 and $55 per barrel over the next 20 years. Capital investment in ethanol plants are a two decade plus commitment. Currently the subsidy given to ethanol – 51 cents per gallon – is equal to about $30 per barrel. That is to say that ethanol is competitive, with the current subsidy, when oil is $50 per barrel of more. Production from Canadian tar sands, sans subsidy, is profitable when market prices are $25 or more per barrel. Saudi oil is viable when prices reach $10 per barrel. Over the next decade it is expected that production from the Canadian tar sands will triple, from the current one million barrels per day to three. Biofuel U.S. ethanol production, almost entirely from corn, has increased from 106,000 to over 250,000 barrels per day since 2000. Cellulosic ethanol, produced from grasses, ag waste, and other sources of biomass other than the relatively more expensive corn, sugar cane, and other high value feedstocks is more expensive to produce. The hope is that with increased support and research production costs will fall. Currently it costs about $2.25 per gallon to produce cellulosic ethanol, twice the cost of corn based ethanol, and three times the cost of gasoline. Cellulosic ethanol has a lower (ton of mass per unit of fuel produced) conversion efficiency than does corn based ethanol. Estimates are that the U.S. has enough biomass to produce 100 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol but only enough corn potential to produce 20 billion gallons, or 14% of gasoline consumed per year. At present there are 105 corn-to-ethanol plants in the U.S. with potential output of 5 billion gallons per year. Congress has mandated the production of 250 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol by 2013, a level of output that would require anywhere from six to 10 plants. Currently there are no plants in the U.S. The process Cornstalks, wheat straw and other biomass is pulverized and treated with enzymes which breaks down the cellulose into sugars. The sugars are fermented and purified which yields ethanol. Governor, and all in the alternative fuel renewable energy industry that may read this.....We have a site available for consideration. We would be delighted and over joyed at the opportunity! (Feb 20, 2007 | post #1)
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