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21 hrs ago | TalkLeft

Bush Judicial Nominee Gus Puryear: Just Say No

Alternet has a profile of Bush judicial nominee Gus Puryear . From a corporate standpoint, Puryear has excelled in his job as general counsel for Corrections Corp. via TalkLeft

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Saturday May 10 | Desert Local News

Lawsuits raise questions about private prisons

“But I think you are going to see more problems there, and less oversight of these facilities.”

Issac Kigondu Kiniti, a Kenyan detained since 2004, was photographed last year as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging overcrowding at a Corrections Corp. via Desert Local News

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Thursday May 8 | The US Market Blog

High Incarceration Rate Weighing On U.S. Economy, with Upside for Corrections Corp.

The burgeoning US prison population is having deleterious economic as well as social consequences and is rapidly becoming fiscally unsustainable. via The US Market Blog

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Tuesday May 6 | Earth Times

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Corrections Corp.,...

Zacks Equity Research highlights Corrections Corp. as the Bull of the Day and FormFactor as the Bear of the Day. via Earth Times

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Sunday May 4 | Political Gateway

Convicted killer freed, back in prison

“Somewhere in this decision it looks like we may have overlooked the fact that the other count of murder was affirmed”

A convicted murderer inadvertently released from a Tennessee prison in April was apprehended Saturday in Atlanta, authorities said. via Political Gateway

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Related Topix: Clifton, TN, Security

Saturday May 3 | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Manhunt under way for man convicted in Chattanooga murder

“We miscalculated his sentence and basically made a mistake in releasing him earlier than we should have been as we were calculating the days.”

A manhunt is under way for a felon who was accidentally released from the Tennessee Department of Corrections on April 22, said Dorinda Carter, communications officer for TDOC. via Chattanooga Times Free Press

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Related Topix: Security, Hamilton County, TN

Thursday May 1 | The Indianapolis Star

Inmates' request for sanctions denied

A federal judge has denied several Marion County Jail II inmates' request for sanctions because of alleged retaliation against them for suing over conditions in the privately run facility. via The Indianapolis Star

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Saturday Apr 26 | IPod Observer

Tennessee Considers 'iPod Tax'

“Tennessee shouldn't either and state government's current fiscal crisis should not be used by the Bredesen administration as an excuse to hit the people of Tennessee with a new tax that could cost them tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars.”

Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 12:50 PM - by Tennessee is considering supplementing its revenue shortfall with a tax on digital downloads. via IPod Observer

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Related Topix: iPod, Security

Thursday Apr 24 | A.E.Brain

Today's Battle

“I want to put into the law something that there is fairly widespread agreement on”

Over at the Massachusetts Eagle Tribune , where a local legislator would prefer to see transsexual prisoners die, even if keeping them alive is a lot less expensive: "I want to put into the law something that ... via A.E.Brain

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Tuesday Apr 22 | Nashville City Paper

Department of Corrections seeks to renew controversial contract

“Some issues previously in dispute have already been resolved”

Tennessee Department of Corrections is in negotiations to renew a contract with First Medical Management, a healthcare administration company that is embroiled in a lawsuit over the rate it pays Nashville ... via Nashville City Paper

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