Seven Corners Awarded Contract by Federal Correctional Institution

Seven Corners Inc., an international travel insurance and specialty benefit management company, recently announced that it was selected by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to become the new Comprehensive Medical Services contractor for inmates housed at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Morgantown, W.Va.

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Feds Look to Implement ICE Detention Reforms

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities reached a preliminary agreement with Corrections Corporation of America officials to improve conditions at nine facilities as part of a comprehensive reform of immigration enforcement and detention.
 
The deal with CCA, which covers a total of more than 7,100 beds at nine facilities across five states, will see the private prison operator ease conditions of confinement for non-criminal, low-risk detainees, officials say.

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ICE Reforms Include New Construction Projects

WASHINGTON — Federal officials announced a reform plan for immigration detention that aims to standardize operations and move away from the current practice of housing detainees at state and local facilities.

During the next three to five years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will design facilities in an effort to improve immigration detention system oversight, conditions, medical care and fiscal efficiency, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

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ICE at a Crossroad

The recently-completed contract detention facility in Pearsall, Texas, is the ninth such structure procured by ICE.

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