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| Inmates moved before privatization |
| By miamiherald.com - AP |
| Published: 01/19/2012 |
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida lawmaker says prison employees in his district told him the Department of Corrections last year had moved sicker, more-expensive inmates out of facilities the state was trying to privatize. Rep. Paige Kreegel's comment came Thursday at a House appropriations committee workshop on prison privatization. He was responding to a presentation by Corrections deputy secretary Mike Crews. Private prisons in other states have negotiated deals that limit which kind of inmates they will take. Those who are older or have AIDS, diabetes or other illnesses usually cost more to care for than younger and healthier inmates. The state is trying to privatize about 30 state prisons in South Florida. That plan was struck down by a judge but is under appeal. Read More. y |
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