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$8 million contract to send 120 Montana state prisoners to Arizona revived

Legislators added the proposal late Friday night after earlier in the day rejecting the idea and previously striping the contract from the state budget.

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Press Release: CoreCivic and Tennessee Department of Correction Announce Contract Extension at South Central Correctional Facility

CoreCivic and Tennessee Department of Correction Announce Contract Extension at South Central Correctional Facility

CoreCivic | 4/14/23 2:43 PM
... | April 14, 2023

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Senate panel reverses course on sending state inmates to Arizona facility

The proposal had been added to the state budget last month as a relieve valve. Roughly 280 state inmates are held up in county jails.

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Prison capacity committee in the works

Lawmakers have given preliminary approval of $100,000 for a Select Committee on Corrections Capacity and System Development.

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Correctional officers get a raise, private prison raises get early approval

Montana State Prison Warden Jim Salmonsen called the raises "unprecedented" in his 34 years at the penitentiary.

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Committee votes to send 120 state inmates to Arizona private prison

"This gets us bed space right now, or as soon as the ink on the bill is dry," said Rep. John Fitzpatrick, R-Anaconda.

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CEOs Explain How They Are Celebrating Black History Month

“I am going to challenge myself to read 10 words written by Black authors this month.”

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Delayed medical care in prisons leaves inmates further at risk, advocates say

State: Health problems in prisons reflect health problems in the general population

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A suicide attempt and new report emphasize deteriorating mental health conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility

A man detained at Torrance County Detention Facility has attempted suicide in response to his conditions, according to his legal counsel, just as a newly released report details the failures of mental health care at the facility. Since August, three men have reportedly attempted suicide at migrant detention facilities in New Mexico. The first man, […]

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CoreCivic Receives Lease Termination Notice for the

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (CoreCivic or the Company) announced today it received notice from the...

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