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AZ: Prescott Valley 'not even close' to agreeing to CCA prison

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Prescott Valley 'not even close' to locking up prison deal By Sue Tone, Reporter Tuesday, December 22, 2009 A little more than two years ago, many Prescott Valley residents expressed their views about a possible 2,000-bed minimum-security private prison built in their backyard. Based on the negative public response, four of five town council members felt Prescott Valley was not a good "fit" for a prison. Two years ago, it was Management & Training Corporation's proposal that the town turned down during a work-study session of the council. Town Mayor Harvey Skoog said yesterday the approach of Corrections Corporation of America is totally different from MTC. MTC was under a deadline and gave the town about two weeks to accept or reject their project...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on December 26, 2009 (boomark / email).