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June 8, 2011

Private Prison Giant Hires Former Top Federal Official 
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The nation's largest private prison company has hired the former head of
the Federal Bureau of Prisons to a top executive position. Harley Lappin
retired as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons last month. On
Friday, the Corrections Corporation of America named Lappin its
Executive Vice President and Chief Corrections Officer. Lappin had
stepped down as federal prison chief following his arrest for driving
under the influence. A $1.6 billion company, the CCA has faced
widespread allegations of prisoner mistreatment and negligence in the
deaths or injuries of prisoners in its prisons and immigrant jails.



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