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CCA Fined for Florida Jail Escape; County Commission Poised to Impose More Fines
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2007
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2007, page 33
After a series of escapes, prisoner suicides and thefts by employees over the past year, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) promised it would take action to prevent similar incidents at Florida?s Hernando County Jail (HCJ). The pledge was made in a successful attempt by CCA to hold onto its $10 ...
Filed under:
Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic,
Contractor Misconduct,
Escapes,
Mental Health,
Suicides.
Location:
Florida.
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