Audit: Violations abound at Ohio private prison

Published October 5, 2012 11:03pm ET



COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The operator of the nation’s first privately owned state prison is working to correct dozens of safety, health and security issues uncovered in a recent audit.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America has been firmly rebuked by Ohio officials for conditions identified at Lake Erie Correctional Facility, along the shores of Lake Erie.

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