Recent Releases

February 25, 2010

CCA Earns 2009 Systemwide ACA Accreditation Score of 99.4%

Fourteen correctional facilities operated by CCA were successfully audited by ACA in 2009, resulting in re-accreditation of 13 facilities and the first-ever accreditation of another CCA correctional center.

February 16, 2010

CCA Employee Named “Warden of the Year” by North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents

The North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents has named CCA warden Ralph Kemp, of Wheeler Correctional Facility in Alamo, Ga., “2009-2010 Warden of the Year.”

February 16, 2010

CCA Names Angel Martin Senior Manager, Critical Incident Stress Management

CCA recently named Angel Martin senior manager, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM). In her new position, Martin heads CCA’s CISM team, a volunteer group of employees who assist colleagues exposed to trauma.

February 1, 2010

New Study Proves Public-Private Partnership in Corrections Energizes State Economies

CCA brings a major financial benefit to the communities where operates prisons and jails, according to a recent study of one such community in Arizona.

January 27, 2010

CCA Employee Named 2009 Contract Employee of the Year

Last year, a CCA employee was named the first-ever Arizona USMS Contract Employee of the Year. Lorena Guzman, correctional officer at Central Arizona Detention Center, was honored at the USMS awards ceremony in September.