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| Race For ME DOC Head Heating Up |
| By mpbn.net |
| Published: 02/15/2011 |
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Despite Gov. Paul LePage's stated opposition to privatizing Maine's corrections system, Joseph Ponte's last eight years with the Corrections Corporation of America continued to dog him during a confirmation hearing before the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. Ponte, the governor's choice to head the Department of Corrections, told lawmakers that neither he nor the administration were pursuing privatization. But the nominee's link with the politically-active corrections contractor bothered state Rep. Anne Haskell. "I have some concerns about the connection with CCA and I understand that that was a portion of your life and not the whole thing, but I think that the appropriate place for us to have this discussion is here," Haskell said. Ponte told Haskell that while working for CCA in Nashville, Tenn., he helped the corporation develop a response to a request for proposals to privatize prison operations. But he said he was unaware of the corporation's political contributions--including some that found their way into Maine to assist Gov. Paul LePage's gubernatorial campaign. Read More. |
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