PRISONERS
OF PROFIT
company’s programs were “nationally recognized” for “consistent, high-quality services.”
The proposal described other
moderate-risk facilities the company had “successfully operated”
in other parts of the country, including the 355-bed Charles H.
Hickey, Jr. School outside of Baltimore. The proposal neglected
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not required to disclose any of
this history in bidding for business with the state of Florida.
According to the Department of
Juvenile Justice’s contract scoring process, state officials examine
records in other states only when
the private operator has no previous contracts in Florida.
When the state evaluates cur-
... more than 25 separate children accused staff
and management at the facility of preventing them
from calling the state’s abuse hotline, according
to an internal [