Corrections Dept. overseeing private prisons

Beginning this month, Florida’s Department of Corrections is overseeing the contracts and operations of the state’s seven private prisons, taking that responsibility from the state’s Department of Management Services. The change comes after a state audit found deficiencies in security staffing levels and training and facility maintenance. Department of Corrections Deputy Secretary Richard Comerford told…

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