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More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City

Loaded on Sept. 24, 2015 by Greg Dober published in Prison Legal News October, 2015, page 20
Filed under: Corizon, Contractor Misconduct, Private Contractors. Locations: New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, United States of America.

More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City

by Greg Dober

Recent news for for-profit prison and jail healthcare provider Corizon with respect to contract renewals has not been good. In June 2015, it was announced that two of the company’s …

 

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