Ohio Correctional Institution Inspection Committee Opens Formal Written Inquiry Into Overcrowding at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Institution

Corrections Corporation of America (ticker: CXW) overcrowds inmate living units at its Northeast Ohio Correctional Institution by forcing inmates to sleep on the floor. Inmate Keith Maydak filed a complaint letter to the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, Ohio's legislative committee that inspects Ohio prisons.

"CCA earns profits by overcrowding its facilities and providing inmates with substandard services," Keith Maydak told maydakupdate.com. CCA is a public company trading on the New York Stock Exchange using the symbol CXW.

On May 31, 2005, the CIIC opened a formal written inquiry based on complaints from inmates. CIIC Investigator Richard Spence notified Maydak of the inquiry through the following communication:

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION INSPECTION COMMITTEE

May 31, 2005

Dear Mr. Maydak:

Thank you for your letter that we recived on May 4, 2005. The Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC) is a legislative committee that inspects Ohio prisons and evaluates operations, conditions, programs, and the grievance procedure. The Committee may also make recommendations to assist in the development of any needed improvements. We welcome and appreciate communication from inmates and staff in Ohio prisons, for it helps us to identify problems or concerns that may need to be addressed.

Your letter listed the following concerns: 1) overcrowding in the housing, dining, and common areas, 2) understaffing by CCA to minimize expenses, 3) not utilizing all housing units to minimize expenses, 4) inadequate heating in the facility, and 5) high stress levels and increased altercations based on the previous factors.

Based on your input and the input of another inmate, the CIIC has submitted a formal written inquiry to Northeast Ohio Correctional Center Warden Robert Tapia for a formal response. If the response to the written inquiry is received prior to your departure from the facility, we will communicate information to you regarding your concerns.

Please understand that the CIIC has no decision-making authority in the above matters, but we remain interested in your situation and welcome future communication from you in that regard.

Sincerely,
/s/
Richard Spence
Inspector