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Prescott AZ: CCA Cancels Public Forum--appears CCA proposal is dead

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

From reading this "news" story, you would never know that the reason CCA canceled the public forum is that they have lost in their fight to site 5000 cage prison in Prescott Valley. Good work Frank Smith! Public Forum on Private Prison Benefits Canceled Written by Lauren Millette Tuesday, 09 February 2010 13:14 Prescott Valley.com Valley Council's decision to halt their investigation into the pros and cons of building a 5,000-bed private prison on the north side of town has led Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) officials to call off a public education forum tonight at CASA Senior Center in Prescott Valley. CASA Executive Director Betty Robinson told Prescott eNews she was notified Thursday by a CCA representative that for now, they are backing off the concept in Prescott Valley...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on February 12, 2010 (boomark / email).