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| Michigan contracts private firm for prison food services |
| By detroitnews.com - Chad Livengood |
| Published: 05/01/2013 |
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Lansing — The Michigan Department of Corrections said Tuesday it will contract out food services at the state's 31 prisons to a private vendor, cutting 373 jobs and reversing its earlier decision that the bids did not meet minimum savings requirements. After legislators questioned the way the department calculated the total meals needed to feed the state's 44,500 prisoners, the agency determined food service giant Aramark's $49.7 million low-bid would save taxpayers $12 million in the first year and $16 million in sequent years, Corrections Department spokesman Russ Marlan said. State law requires at least 5 percent savings to privatize services and the Aramark contract will produce 20 percent savings, Marlan said. "It's going to far exceed the cost savings requirement," Marlan said. Read More. |
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