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AZ Ready To Take Transfered Inmates Back
By tulsaworld.com
Published: 08/11/2010

Arizona has recently added 4,000 beds to its existing prisons to increase capacity, Arizona Department of Corrections spokesman Barrett Marson said Tuesday. In addition, the state's contract for space at Great Plains is nearing an end, he said.

The Great Plains private prison is owned by the Hinton Economic Development Authority and operated by Houston-based Cornell Cos.

Cornell Cos. was previously in the process of merging with GEO, based in Boca Raton, Fla. GEO operates the Lawton Correctional Facility.

The Arizona inmates are expected to be removed in the coming months, said Charles Seigel, Cornell Cos. spokesman. The company has known for several months that Arizona was considering the move, he said.

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