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| Louisiana to take over operations of Allen Correctional Center |
| By kalb.com |
| Published: 08/17/2017 |
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BATON ROUGE, La. (La. Department of Public Safety and Corrections) - The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections will take over operations of Allen Correctional Center in Kinder, La. on Sept. 1. Through the transfer, the prison will be able to offer more programming to prepare offenders for release. In June, The GEO Group notified the Department it would cease operations as the state's contractor to manage the prison at the end of August. Due to budget constraints, last summer, the State changed Allen to a jail and reduced the inmate per diem to $24.39, making it economically unfeasible for GEO to continue operating the facility. Allen Correctional Center opened in late 1990 as a privately-run state prison, managed by Wackenhut Corrections Corporation. In 2003, Wackenhut changed its name to The GEO Group. After the correctional center switches in management, there will only be one private prison left in the state of Louisiana. Read More. |
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