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| State begins takeover of private prison in Boise |
| By idahostatesman.com- Kimberlee Kruesi |
| Published: 07/02/2014 |
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BOISE, Idaho — The state takeover of a privately managed prison in Boise is now underway. Idaho corrections staff have been preparing for months to take over the 2,080-bed prison — the state's largest — since Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter announced earlier this year he would not renew the $29 million-a-year contract with Corrections Corporations of America. That process officially began Tuesday. Ever since the state entered into a contract with CCA, the prison has been sued and wracked by accusations of violence, gang activity and understaffing. The company operates the fifth-largest corrections system in the country, housing nearly 80,000 inmates at more than 60 facilities. Read More. |
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