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Justice Department declines charges in Idaho prison scandal
By rapidcityjournal.com
Published: 05/21/2015

BOISE, Idaho | The U.S. Justice Department has declined to press criminal charges in connection with an investigation into allegations of contract fraud and public corruption at a private prison in Idaho.

The FBI began investigating the Idaho Correctional Center last year. The facility had been run by Corrections Corporation of America and was known for being so violent that inmates dubbed it "Gladiator School."

The company had been accused of knowingly understaffing the prison and falsifying records to cover up tens of thousands of hours of vacant guard posts.

The DOJ investigation looked into whether the company defrauded the state under its $29 million annual contract and whether state officials tried to delay or prevent an investigation into the matter.

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