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October 13, 2006
CO: Private Prisons Fined Over Staffing Shortages
Private Prisons Fined Over Staffing Shortages
Burlington Prison Had 567 Positions Open
POSTED: 12:36 pm MDT October 13, 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Six private prisons in the state are being fined $131,000 for failing to staff mandatory positions. The Colorado Department of Corrections said it is the second time penalties have been levied since a riot broke out in 2004 at the Crowley County Correctional Facility, and an audit exposed staffing problems at the prisons. The department released documents this week that showed the six prisons had 1,071 vacant positions from February to May. The Kit Carson Correctional Center in Burlington received the largest fine of more than $83,100 for having 567 positions open. It was previously docked more than $103,000 for leaving 701 jobs vacant between November and January. The center is operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which also runs the Crowley County Correctional Facility.
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Posted by lois at October 13, 2006 08:10 PM