http://www.northescambia.com/2012/06/florida-prison-health-privatization-remains-unresolved Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2012/06/florida-prison-health-privatization-remains-unresolved/comment-page-1#comment-132756 jesse Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:46:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=100356#comment-132756 Apparently no attention to the fiasco's caused by the for profit company's contracted for prisons in other states are being paid attention to by our law makers. Recently a for profit prison in Mississippi has had a riot where a correctional officer was murdered. A for profit prison in Arizona had a hostage situation that went on a couple of days before being resolved. A for profit prison in Indiana had a murderer sentenced to life escape the secure perimeter and terrorized the local community before being captured in Chicago. Keep in mind that several of the for profit prisons made large campaign contribution to our law makers. Also remember that Governor Scott, one of our local senators (Don Gaetz), Senate President Mike Haridopolous, Senator John Thrasher, Attorney General Pam Bondi, have all strongly supported the privatization of our state prisons even after the majority of their constituents expressed their disapproval. Apparently no attention to the fiasco’s caused by the for profit company’s contracted for prisons in other states are being paid attention to by our law makers. Recently a for profit prison in Mississippi has had a riot where a correctional officer was murdered. A for profit prison in Arizona had a hostage situation that went on a couple of days before being resolved. A for profit prison in Indiana had a murderer sentenced to life escape the secure perimeter and terrorized the local community before being captured in Chicago. Keep in mind that several of the for profit prisons made large campaign contribution to our law makers. Also remember that Governor Scott, one of our local senators (Don Gaetz), Senate President Mike Haridopolous, Senator John Thrasher, Attorney General Pam Bondi, have all strongly supported the privatization of our state prisons even after the majority of their constituents expressed their disapproval.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2012/06/florida-prison-health-privatization-remains-unresolved/comment-page-1#comment-132742 Rufus Lowgun Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:16:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=100356#comment-132742 Corizon was the company involved in the death of an inmate in California recently. A corizon employee, a nurse I believe, who was not at the prison in question (nurses are only on sight from 8am to 4pm weekdays under their contract), canceled an ambulance called by a prison guard for a prisoner who went into convulsions becuase it would have cost $3,000.00. The inmate subsequently died. The state locks the inmates up, so the state should take resonsibility for their well being and for the facility where they are kept, imo, otherwise, there is not accountability. When there is no accountability, bad things happen, no matter what type of business or endeavour you are talking about. Any manager knows that. Corizon was the company involved in the death of an inmate in California recently. A corizon employee, a nurse I believe, who was not at the prison in question (nurses are only on sight from 8am to 4pm weekdays under their contract), canceled an ambulance called by a prison guard for a prisoner who went into convulsions becuase it would have cost $3,000.00. The inmate subsequently died. The state locks the inmates up, so the state should take resonsibility for their well being and for the facility where they are kept, imo, otherwise, there is not accountability. When there is no accountability, bad things happen, no matter what type of business or endeavour you are talking about. Any manager knows that.

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