November 15, 2011
State fines private prison company $1.1 Million for contract violations
The Department of Corrections will collect $1.1 million from a private prison operator for contract violations related to understaffing, Secretary-designate Gregg Marcantel said Monday.
The GEO Group also has agreed to pump an additional $200,000 over the next year into recruiting staff for its Lea County Correctional Facility in Hobbs, Marcantel said.
The violations occurred since the beginning of this year, after Gov. Susana Martinez took office...
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