Private prison evicting 800 Oklahoma inmates
Source: The Associated Press (OK), October 12, 2006
HINTON, Okla. — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections will have to make other arrangements for about 800 inmates who are being evicted from a private prison, officials said Wednesday. Cornell Corrections, the private company that runs the Great Plains Correctional Facility in Hinton, has given the state 180 days to find new housing for the prisoners, spokesman Jerry Massie said.
.........State Corrections Director Justin Jones said last week the Hinton prison had been negotiating a better deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, who offered a better rate. "You're dealing with a private business here, and they are in it to make money and answer to shareholders," Jones said. "Our mission is public safety, and the ideologies don't always line up."