August 16, 2011
Hidden costs of prison privatization under fire
The chairman of a Senate budget subcommittee said Monday he wants to hold hearings next month on the costs of privatizing Florida prisons in South Florida.
State Sen. Mike Fasano, a New Port Richey Republican, said the possible $25-million cost of employee turnover was hidden from state lawmakers during the 2011 legislative session.
But Senate budget chief JD Alexander, R-Lake Wales, denied there was any politically driven effort to ram the privatization through without adequate analysis of its cost...
LINK - Tallahassee.com
