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Prison health firm breaks out of state contract
By richmondbizsense.com- Brandy Brubaker
Published: 08/11/2014

Dozens of local prison employees will soon have a new company signing their paychecks.

Corizon Health, a Tennessee-based firm that provides healthcare services in Virginia prisons, is terminating its contract with the state Department of Corrections, effective Sept. 30. The decision will affect Corizon’s 638 employees at 17 state facilities, including 134 contract workers at Powhatan Correctional Center and Powhatan Reception and Classification Center.

The employees were informed of the contract termination July 11, but most will be able to continue in their roles with an interim contractor, Miami-based Armor Correctional Health, the company said.

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