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The private life of prisons Researchers address Council on dangers, costs of private prisons

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

The private life of prisons Researchers address Council on dangers, costs of private prisons By LINDSEY GEMME Editor February 24, 2011 What seemed to be a housekeeping issue before Council during its regular meeting last Monday, Feb. 14, opened up a can of worms when three agreements with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) came on deck. Mayor Byron Jackson abstained from the discussion and approval of the CCA items, as his being a contract employee for CCA for landscaping presented a conflict of interest. Vice-Mayor Frank Acuna oversaw the discussion in his place. The first of the three items were merely to formalize in writing a verbal agreement with an existing contract between CCA and the Dept. of Public Safety in Hawaii. Though the city had been involved, it had never officially designated in writing or policy the lawful roles of each member in the agreement...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on February 24, 2011 (boomark / email).