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More from Hawaii- Commentary by Kat Brady and CCA Response

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Using private prisons costs more than it seems By Kat Brady Star Advertiser- Jun 18, 2010 The recent death at Saguaro Correctional Center is further evidence of what happens when there is no transparency and accountability. Saguaro, located in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and built by Corrections Corp. of America (CCA) in 2007, houses the majority of Hawaii's male prison population. There have been at least five deaths of Hawaii individuals at Saguaro in the last two years that the public knows about. Patrick Garcia, 42, died in May 2008; James Kendricks, 60, died in August 2008; an inmate named Cartel died in October 2008 waiting for medical help; Bronson Nunuha, 26, was brutally murdered in February while locked down for 22 hours a day; and Clifford Medina, 23, died on June 8...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on June 29, 2010 (boomark / email).