Arizona cuts ties with private-prison operator over Kingman riot

USA Today: Gov. Doug Ducey announced Wednesday he's terminating the contract with the private-prison operator of a facility near Kingman in the wake of a July 2 riot that badly damaged the facility and injured 16 people.

Ducey based his decision on an investigative report that said Management and Training Corporation, operator of the facility in Golden Valley, had “a culture of disorganization, disengagement, and disregard of Arizona Department of Corrections polices and fundamental inmate management and security principles.”

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