By C1 Staff
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Corrections Corporation of America will no longer be running the Northeast Correctional, announced the Bureau of Prisons.
All inmates at the facility will be sent to private prisons in Phillipsburg, Pa., and Hinton, Okla., owned by GEO Group Inc, according to WKYC.
A spokesperson with the BOP did not know why the contract with CCA was not renewed.
It’s unclear when the inmates will be transferred, though inmates near the end of their sentences will likely be released.
Congressman Tim Ryan made this statement after the BOP announced their decision to not renew the contract with CCA:
“After pulling members of the Ohio Congressional delegation together to support this facility, sending a letter and having several conversations with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, both personally and at the staff level, I am extremely disappointed with the outcome. We worked closely with CCA throughout this entire process and while I know we did all we could to help, it is of little consolation to the 400 plus men and women who work at the facility, and the City which benefits from the prison’s economic impact.
“NEOCC’s role in the federal prison system deserves to be extended; CCA, NEOCC and the Valley as a whole have earned it. I will do everything in my power to ensure that these employees have the opportunity to do what they do best and continue their jobs in the federal prison system. Further I will continue to work to grow the economy in the Mahoning Valley so that we can create opportunities for all of our displaced workers.”