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| CCA's COO resigns |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 08/11/2004 |
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The chief operating officer of Corrections Corporation of America is resigning immediately, the company announced Tuesday. The move follows a summer that has seen some high-profile problems for Nashville-based CCA, which runs prisons and jails across the country. The company didn't give a reason for James Seaton's resignation. He had been executive vice president and chief operating officer since June 2002. "We are grateful for Jim Seaton's contributions to CCA during his tenure with us," company president and CEO John Ferguson said in a statement. "We wish him well in his future endeavors." CCA said Ferguson would handle Seaton's duties on an interim basis. He will be helped by Michael Quinlan, a senior vice president and former CCA chief operating officer. The company said it hasn't decided whether to fill the position or revise CCA's management structure. Before joining CCA, Seaton had a 28-year management career with Marriott Corp. The company had a string of problems in July, including a homicide at a Nashville women's jail that has led to a police investigation of officers at the facility. The woman's family is suing. In addition, inmates rioted and set fires in July at the company's Crowley, Colo., facility. And a former inmate said he is suing CCA, saying poor conditions led to tuberculosis. CCA holds roughly 62,000 inmates in 20 states and the District of Columbia. It is the nation's largest operator of private prisons. |
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