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| Lawmakers speculate price of Appleton prison could drop with federal phase-out of private facilities |
| By wctrib.com- Carolyn Lange |
| Published: 08/29/2016 |
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APPLETON—News Thursday that the federal government intends to phase out use of privately owned prisons has renewed questions about the future of the privately owned prison in Appleton. The 1,640-bed prison in Appleton has been empty since 2010 when the owners—Corrections Corporation of America—closed the facility. During the last year Corrections Corporation of America and officials from Appleton and Swift County launched a campaign to persuade the state to lease—or buy—the prison to ease overcrowded state prisons. Read More. |
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