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Corrections Corporation of America Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Corrections Corporation of America.

Results 1 - 20 of 804 in Corrections Corporation of America

  1. Correctional Officer Course Starts Aug. 4Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Times - Apalachicola & Carrabelle

    ... During various classes, recruiters from the Florida Department of Corrections and Corrections Corporation of America will be in attendance. Applications and registration packets are now available at the Gulf/Franklin Center and must be submitted ...

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    Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Security

  2. Bills, lawsuits attempt to thwart private prisons' escape from FOIARead the original story

    20 hrs ago | The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

    ... on prison issues, took the largest private prison-management service in the U.S., Corrections Corporation of America, (CCA) to court in Tennessee. CCA, whose headquarters is in Nashville, had refused the magazine's public-records request. Whether or ...

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    Related Topix: ACLU, US News, US Politics, Joseph Lieberman, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Tim Holden, Democrat

  3. Why Texas Still Holds 'Em--- the boom in locking immigrants upRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

    ... Mencimer" July 21" , 2008" In 1997, with the private prison business booming, the Corrections Corporation of America picked a 64-acre plot near Austin, Texas, for its newest lockup. A medium-security prison, it was named after the company's ...

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    Related Topix: Country, Lonestar, Willacy County, TX, Texas

  4. Why Texas Still Holds 'EmRead the original story

    Wednesday | MotherJones

    In 1997, with the private prison business booming, the Corrections Corporation of America picked a 64-acre plot near Austin, Texas, for its newest lockup.

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    Related Topix: Security, Willacy County, TX

  5. Corrections Corp. of Americ names new president, chairman

    Monday Jul 21 | Nashville Business Journal

    Corrections Corporation of America has a new president and chairman of the board.

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    Related Topix: Security

  6. Corrections Corporation of America: Corrections Corporation of...Read the original story

    Yesterday | Market Wire

    Corrections Corporation of America , the nation's largest provider of corrections management services to government agencies, announced today that John Ferguson, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, has been ...

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    Related Topix: Kansas State University, Belmont University, Security, Vanderbilt University

  7. Around the region: Mississippi executes man in '98 slaying

    Wednesday | Memphis Commercial Appeal

    Dale Leo Bishop has been executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary for his role in the claw hammer killing of Marcus James Gentry on an isolated dirt road near Saltillo in North Mississippi.

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    Related Topix: Mississippi State Penitentiary, State Prisons, Security, US News, US Supreme Court

  8. Melody StinsonRead the original story

    Yesterday | Oklahoma City Business

    ... since September of 2007 and has worked on projects such as Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Corrections Corporation of America and Federal Bureau of Investigations. REES was established in 1975 as a healthcare planning and design firm. Since that time, ...

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    Related Topix: Oklahoma City Metro, Entertainment, Drama, Television

  9. More of this storyRead the original story

    Wednesday | Shelby Promoter

    Mike Cronin of the Department of Corrections announced that the state will sign two contracts with Corrections Corporation of America on July 22 at 8:30 a. m. in the Governor's reception room.

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    Related Topix: Golf, Brian Miller, Golfers

  10. Escapee from Fort Supply is recaptured at Enid storeRead the original story

    Wednesday | The Enid News

    A man who escaped from the minimum-security Department of Corrections facility in Fort Supply Tuesday morning was recaptured by two police officers at an Enid convenience store.

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    Related Topix: Security, Pittsburg County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Fort Supply, OK, Cleveland Cliffs, Mining, Metals, Enid, OK

  11. Judge upholds Jessie Johns' recommended life sentenceRead the original story

    Wednesday | The Enid News

    An Oklahoma district judge upheld a Garfield County jury's recommended sentence of life without parole for a 57-year-old drifter convicted in the murder of a 23-year-old Kingfisher woman in 2005.

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    Related Topix: Garfield County, OK, Watonga, OK

  12. Immigration Detention Boomtowns

    Tuesday | Mother Jones

    In 1997, with the private prison business booming, the Corrections Corporation of America picked a 64-acre plot near Austin, Texas, for its newest lockup.

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    Related Topix: Security, Willacy County, TX

  13. CorrectionsRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | The Tennessean

    Donald R. Williamson is managing director of Compass Executives LLC and a new board member of Nashville Public Radio, operator of public radio stations WPLN-FM and WPLN-AM. His title was incorrect in a story on ...

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  14. Jail doctor fired after drug trafficking arrestRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Citrus County Chronicle

    ... the Citrus County Detention Facility's contracted physician since June 2006, according to Corrections Corporation of America, CCA, spokeswoman Julia Swart. Mubang was contracted to spend six hours a week working at the Lecanto jail. On Wednesday, ...

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    Related Topix: Citrus County, FL, Lecanto, FL, Tampa, FL, Drugs, Hillsborough County, FL

  15. Legislation, lawsuits seek to shine light on private prisonsRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

    ... to its Web site. The largest private corrections-management service in the U.S. is Corrections Corporation of America, which is headquartered in Nashville. CCA posted $35 million in profits during the first quarter of 2008, according to a company ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Joseph Lieberman, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Tim Holden, Democrat, State Prisons

  16. Corrections Corp. to close Memphis facility, lay off 92Read the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Memphis Business Journal

    Corrections Corp. of America will lay off 92 Memphis employees starting Monday, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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    Related Topix: Tennessee, Security, Tennessee Government

  17. Inmate left in hot van for hours

    Monday Jul 21 | WKRN-TV Nashville

    An inmate was left in a hot van for several hours Thursday, a spokesperson with the Tennessee Department of Corrections told News 2. Darrell Davis was left alone and in restraints inside the van outside the ...

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    Related Topix: Nashville Metro, Nashville, TN, Security

  18. Hamilton County sheriff candidate Akins says jail morale lowRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Chattanooga Times Free Press

    ... friends in and take their jobs." He said supervisors in the jail need to be reassigned. Corrections Corporation of America, the company that runs the Silverdale Detention Center, should not have any part in operating the Hamilton County Jail, Mr. ...

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  19. People in BusinessRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | The Tennessean

    ... private banking, Pinnacle Financial Partners. Gustavus A. Puryear IV, president-elect; Corrections Corporation of America. Donald I.N. McKenzie, vice president; Law Office of Donald I.N. McKenzie. C. Frank Hammer, secretary; Pinnacle Financial ...

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    Related Topix: Security, Banking, Financial Services, Belmont University, Vanderbilt University, California State University System

  20. Sheriff candidates Beck, Hammond disagree on county jail privatization

    Saturday Jul 19 | Chattanooga Times Free Press

    ... added that he would not want to upset county employees. Mr. Hammond has heaped praise on Corrections Corporation of America, which runs Silverdale Detention Center. He said the county jail could be run more cost-effectively under a private company. ...

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    Related Topix: Security, Hamilton County, TN, Chattanooga (University of Tennessee System), Chattanooga, TN, University of Tennessee System