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October 9, 2012

Nation's First Privately Owned State Prison Riddled With Violations Of State Law

By Amanda Lang

An Ohio prison owned by Corrections Corporation of America, one of the largest private prison companies in the US, has failed to meet state standards in food quality, sanitation, hygiene, and many other areas, according to a recently concluded audit. In total, the CCA prison had 47 violations. CityBeat details the abysmal conditions at the Ohio facility, the first privately owned state prison in the country: The local fire plan had no specific ...

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An Ohio prison owned by Corrections Corporation of America, one of the largest private prison companies in the US, has failed to meet state standards in food quality, sanitation, hygiene, and many other areas, according to a recently concluded audit. In total, the CCA prison had 47 violations. CityBeat details the abysmal conditions at the Ohio facility, the first privately owned state prison in the country: The local fire plan had no specific steps to release inmates from locked areas in case of emergency, and local employees said "they had no idea what they should do" in case of a fire emergency. The audit also found all housing units provided less than the required 25 square feet on unencumbered space per occupant. It found single watch cells held two prisoners with some sleeping on the floor, and some triple-bunked cells had a third inmate sleeping on a mattress on the floor.

Authors Bio:

OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.

Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.


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