The Lake City Correctional Facility has added a Culinary Arts and a Prison Industry Enhancement (PIE) program to its curriculum for youthful offenders. In addition, the private facility currently provides the state's only in-prison substance abuse treatment for male youthful offenders.
Based on the prison per diem workgroup's method of comparison, the Lake City facility provided a savings of 6.5% for the 2000-01 fiscal year. The Correctional Privatization Commission could achieve additional savings by restructuring the contract's marginal rate to reflect actual costs of housing inmates in excess of the contract guarantees.
In Fiscal Year 2001-02, the commission penalized Corrections Corporation of America $43,813 for employee vacancies that exceeded contract requirements at the Lake City facility. The commission executive director is exploring additional ways to ensure vendor compliance, including the use of intermediate sanctions.

Lake City Correctional Facility Experienced Start-Up Problems, But It Has Improved
Report 99-33 February 2000

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