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Cca State of California Excellence in Corrections Promotional Sheet
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Sate of California Corrections Corporation of America: Excellence in Corrections The Industry Leader Corrections Corporation of America is the nation’s largest owner and operator of privatized correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison operators in the United States, behind only the federal government and three states. The company operates 65 facilities, including 40 companyowned facilities, with a total design capacity of approximately 72,500 beds in 19 states and the District of Columbia. CCA specializes in owning, operating and managing prisons and other correctional facilities and providing inmate residential and prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies. CCA is based in Nashville, Tenn., and has more than 15,000 employees nationwide. Superior Client Services CCA’s contract renewal rate of 95 percent exemplifies the outstanding service we provide our clients. Following are some of the benefits of partnering with CCA: • We handle day-to-day operations and indemnify our clients from liability. • We maintain the highest level of safety and security. • Our clients oversee and monitor facilities as much as they desire. • We build facilities faster and at a lower cost than governments and fold the cost into a per diem charge, alleviating the need for front-end capital expenditure. • Because our costs are contractually defined and fixed, customers have budget predictability and can thus avoid cost overruns. • We offer customized services to our clients and provide unique options, such as managing inmates out-of-state. • We provide a wide range of inmate programs, including educational, vocational, addictions treatment, faithbased, and special programs for specific inmate populations. More Experience We have achieved success over the past 23 years because we have a system for providing correctional services that works. We not only invented the private prison industry, we are a model for other corrections organizations — public and private. CCA seeks new methods and technologies to reduce costs while maintaining the highest standards. The company has a greater percentage of its facilities accredited by the American Correctional Association compared to nationwide rates for public correctional organizations. In a typical year, CCA: • Serves more than 62 million meals • Conducts more than 2 million formal head counts • Processes more than 200,000 inmates In a typical day, CCA: • Manages more than 45,000 prescriptions • Triages 1,000 sick call requests • Provides 700 clinic visits with physicians or mid-level practitioners • Manages 65,000 inmates If you would like to learn more about the services CCA can provide the state of California, please call Mark Brnovich at (602) 266-8602.
