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Florida moves closer to big prison privatization

Florida moves closer to big prison privatization [1]

Published January 30, 2012 by Geert De Lombaerde

A plan to privatize about 30 prisons [2] in the southern part of Florida is headed to that state's Senate soon. The proposal, which has met with opposition from labor unions and some lawmakers, would put Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America in position to secure many new contracts.