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Denver council OKs electronic monitoring contract with private prison company
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The Denver City Council approved a $1.5 million contract Monday with B.I. Incorporated – owned by private prison giant GEO Group – for electronic monitoring equipment through Jan. 31, 2025. This comes after the council voted to cut ties with GEO Group in 2019, ending $10 million of contracts with GEO Group and CoreCivic, another…
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Department of Corrections supplemental budget request reveals staffing crisis at private prisons
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The Polis administration is seeking to bump the state’s current spending plan by $572 million, with a portion of that money paying for a salary hike to help recruitment and retention efforts at privately-run prisons. The Joint Budget Committee approved that request to boost pay for corrections employees on Friday. It is among a slew of…
