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| Firm threatens to stop taking felons |
| By The Daily Sentinel |
| Published: 01/16/2008 |
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COLORADO - A private prison company is threatening to stop housing additional Colorado inmates unless it receives more state funds, an act one state lawmaker called “extortion.” Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, said Corrections Corporation of America has demanded a substantial increase in the daily rate the state pays private prisons to hold inmates. “They said that if we don’t essentially do a 5 percent increase over each of the next five years, they will work at closing at least one of their prisons to Colorado prisoners and start bringing in out-of-state prisoners,” Buescher said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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