Arizona governor calls for probe of private prison unrest

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Arizona governor calls for probe of private prison unrest
By BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press | July 6, 2015 | Updated: July 6, 2015 2:25pm

PHOENIX (AP) — The governor of Arizona is calling for an investigation into unrest at a privately run state prison that left the facility heavily damaged and led to the transfer of more than 1,000 inmates.

Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday also ordered prisons Director Charles Ryan to offer recommendations on how to prevent future problems.

Unrest at Arizona State Prison-Kingman began Wednesday in a minimum security unit.

A full-blown riot broke out the next day in the medium security unit and left some housing units so badly damaged that prisoners had to be moved to other facilities. More damage occurred Saturday and four inmates were injured.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Arizona-governor-calls-for-probe-of-private-6368814.php

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4626 W. English Dr.

Golden Valley, AZ 86414.
United States

Arizona State Prison-Kingman is a minimum/medium-custody private prison in Golden Valley, under contract with the Arizona Department of Corrections to provide custody of 3,508 adult male inmates. The facility opened in August 2004, and is operated and managed by Management and Training Corporation.


MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING CORPORATION

500 N. Marketplace Dr.
P.O. Box 10
Centerville, Utah 84014

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[lark]

1. For once, Brewer has a good idea.

Privatized prisons are a boil on the USA's backside and need to be eliminated. It's when these companies started to come into power that we got all the heinous 3 strikes laws and state goverments signed contracts guaranteeing a certain number of prisoners or they had to pay the privatized companies.

Investigate and eliminate!

[Coventina]

2. Brewer is no longer in office. This is by our new idiot in charge: Doug Ducey

But, I agree, I'm glad he's doing something not-evil for once.

[marble falls]

3. Too bad it was Gov Doug Ducey's idea!

Either way the investigation need go no further than "privately run" prison.

[lark]

4. Easy to tell I live nowhere near there, lol.

[marble falls]

5. I used to live in Tempe and my folks have been ther since '70 and I'm there...

often enough. It seems all the places I lived have terrible Governors. Ohio, Arizona, Iowa, Nebraska, Texas.

Alice Cooper ran for Governor of Arizona his slogan was "A troubled man for troubled times."
Kinky Friedman ran for Governor of Texas and his slogan was "Can't do any worse."

Gotta love politics.