State cuts contract with CoreCivic by $27.5 million
By J. D. Meisner
CoreCivic, the firm that owns and operates the Cimarron Correctional Center in Cushing, announced on Thursday, it has reached a decision to close the prison.
During a board meeting of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections on Wednesday, July 15, ODOC officials voted to cut the department’s contract with CoreCivic by at least $27.5 million, according to outside sources.
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