No New Private Prisons in AZ - for now.

Sorry to be slow on getting this out, folks...this isn't over yet, though - it looks like they're just tweaking the design of the next generation of prisons in Arizona. Follow the link for the whole article.

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Globe prison bid and others officially rejected

Posted: Wednesday, Sep 15th, 2010

BY: Ted Lake/Staff Writer AZ Silver Belt (Globe)

"The Arizona Department of Corrections has made it official. Four bids to build new private prison complexes in the state for up to 5,000 beds for DOC inmates, including a 1,000 inmate prison in Globe, all have been formally rejected..."

(Thank you, Silver Belt)