Public School Enlists Controversial Private Prison Firm To Conduct Drug Raids

[Tx4obama]

Public School Enlists Controversial Private Prison Firm To Conduct Drug Raids

The nation’s largest private prison corporation appears to be playing a part in drug raids at some Arizona public schools, PRWatch reports. On October 31, Vista Grande High School in Case Grande, Arizona had its first drug raid in the school’s four-year history. Three students were arrested for marijuana possession, and if one is charged with a felony, she could face prison.

One of the four parties involved was Corrections Corporation of America, which operates private prison facilities notorious for poor treatment and violations. Neither the Police Department Public Information Officer nor the high school’s principal saw a problem with the company’s participation:

According to Casa Grande Police Department (CGPD) Public Information Officer Thomas Anderson, four “law enforcement agencies” took part in the operation: CGPD (which served as the lead agency and operation coordinator), the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Gila River Indian Community Police Department, and Corrections Corporation of America (CCA).

It is the involvement of CCA — the nation’s largest private, for-profit prison corporation — that causes this high school “drug sweep” to stand out as unusual; CCA is not, despite CGPD’s evident opinion to the contrary, a law enforcement agency. [...]

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Full article here: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/11/27/1241471/private-prison-enlisted-in-public-schools-drug-raids/

[SoCalNative]

1. Are they owned

by Jan Brewer's hubby?

[think]

2. yikes....

[Blue_Tires]

3. Find out who in the school system or city government signed off on this

and see if they aren't getting a little cash on the side for funding this venture...

[WinkyDink]

4. CCA's Board of Directors:

http://www.cca.com/about/management-team/board-directors/