Corrections Corporation of America Founded in Nashville, Launching Modern Private Prison Industry
Thomas W. Beasley (chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party), Robert Crants, and T. Don Hutto found Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) in Nashville, Tennessee, creating the first modern for-profit prison company. After a 15-minute presentation on Valentine’s Day 1983, Massey Burch …
Thomas W. Beasley
Robert Crants
T. Don Hutto
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)
Massey Burch Investment Group
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