Tag: Corecivic
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Denver council OKs electronic monitoring contract with private prison company
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council approved a $1.5 million contract Monday with B.I. Incorporated — owned by private prison giant GEO Group — for electronic monitoring equipment through Jan. 31, 2025. This comes after the council voted to cut ties with GEO Group in 2019, ending…
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Department of Corrections supplemental budget request reveals staffing crisis at private prisons
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Polis administration is seeking to bump the state’s current spending plan by $572 million, with a portion of that money paying for a salary hike to help recruitment and retention efforts at privately-run prisons. The Joint Budget Committee approved that request to boost pay for…