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Resources: April 2010

OIG Releases Special Report: August 2009 Riot at CIM

 

Findings in Brief

The Office of the Inspector General finds that:

• The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation failed to house a suitable inmate population at CIM’s Reception Center West

• Despite the liabilities of the facility’s design, CIM staff responded effectively to the August 2009 riot at Reception Center West

Posted: April 23, 2010
Subject: Investigations  Doc type: Reports  Author: OIG
Tags: oig, report, investigation

Report: Are Florida’s Private Prisons Keeping Their Promise?

Lack of Evidence to Show They Cost Less and Have Better Outcomes than Public Prisons

Introduction
 
Over the past 20 years, states have begun to contract with private companies to provide a number of services that had traditionally been government functions performed by public employees. For the most part, supporters of privatization have argued that subjecting various functions to market competition would result in lower costs to taxpayers and higher levels of effectiveness. Child welfare services, concessions in state parks, food services and student transportation in some school districts, and human resource management functions for state agencies are some functions that have been privatized in Florida...

Posted: April 12, 2010
Subject: Private Prisons  Doc type: Reports  Author:
Tags: private prisons, budget, public safety, florida, report