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More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City
Loaded on Sept. 24, 2015
by Greg Dober
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2015, page 20
Filed under:
Corizon,
Contractor Misconduct,
Private Contractors.
Locations:
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
United States of America.
More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City
by Greg Dober
Recent news for for-profit prison and jail healthcare provider Corizon with respect to contract renewals has not been good. In June 2015, it was announced that two of the company’s clients, the New ...
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