Who is the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition?

Our mission is to reverse the trend of mass incarceration in Colorado. We are a coalition of nearly 7,000 individual members and over 100 faith and community organizations who have united to stop perpetual prison expansion in Colorado through policy and sentence reform.

Our chief areas of interest include drug policy reform, women in prison, racial injustice, the impact of incarceration on children and families, the problems associated with re-entry and stopping the practice of using private prisons in our state.

If you would like to be involved please go to our website and become a member.

Monday, February 05, 2007

CCA Under Investigation in Florida

A Corrections Corporation of America official said Thursday that the company will cooperate with a preliminary investigation of contracts with it and another company that run Florida's private prisons.

Gov. Charlie Crist ordered the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to look into alleged overpayments of more than $4.5 million to Nashville, Tenn.-based CCA and GEO Group of Boca Raton under contracts with the now-defunct Correctional Privatization Commission.

Read the article here

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