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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Arizona Facilities Host “CCA Day” at the State Capitol

CCA employees connect with state officials, receive kudos for their contributions.

As if political money doesn't but these private prison corporations enough now they are boldly announcing their courtship openly.  The following is from CCA's own website about their events in Arizona at the state capitol.

More than 60 CCA employees from the six Arizona facilities – Central Arizona Detention Center, Eloy Detention Center, Florence Correctional Center, La Palma Correctional Center, Red Rock Correctional Center and Saguaro Correctional Center – recently had an opportunity to rub elbows with some of the state Capitol’s most prestigious officials.

Through an event known as “CCA Day,” the facilities invited legislators and staff from the governor’s office to the Capitol lawn for lunch catered by Macayo’s, a local Mexican food restaurant. They also got a glimpse of the Capitol’s inner workings.

“We saw it was an opportunity for decision makers at the Capitol to meet employees from our six facilities in Arizona to get a sense of both the important public service our more than 2,700 employees perform everyday as well as a chance to share with the attendees the significant economic impact the operations of our facilities have on the Arizona economy,” says John Malloy, CCA senior director, State Partnerships.