Corrections Corp of America

Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) (CCA) is a company that owns and manages partnership prisons and detention centers, and has concessions for many others. The company is the largest partnership corrections company in the United States and manages more than 60 facilities with a designed capacity of 90,000 beds. CCA, incorporated in 1983 by three businessmen with experience in government and corrections, and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Campaign Finance

Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through committee's May 31, 2012 filing.
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  • Summary

    overview of the committee's finances
    Total Raised:
    $206,100
    Total Spent:
    $189,197
    Cash on Hand:
    $51,375
    Debts:
    $0

Standardized Donation Information

covers through 2011. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

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View all campaign finance data for Corrections Corp of America Sources: OpenSecrets.org FollowTheMoney.org

Lobbying

$810,000 Spent
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Figures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.

For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.

covers through Q3, 2011

Lobbying On Behalf of Corrections Corp of America

View all lobbying data for Corrections Corp of America Sources: Lobbyist Registration Tracker OpenSecrets.org

Contractor Misconduct

1 Instances
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This information is collected by the Project On Government Oversight from press releases, court documents, news reports and other public records. It is not meant to be an exhaustive account of all instances of federal contractor misconduct.

More information on each instance, including primary source documents, is available on POGO's site by clicking on the instance description. More information on POGO's methodology is available here.

covers through POGO's March 3, 2012 release
Misconduct Type Hired By Incident Year Disposition Penalty
Human Rights Homeland Security Sexual Abuse of Immigrant Detainees in Texas 2011 Pending $0
View all contractor misconduct data for Corrections Corp of America Sources: Federal Contractor Misconduct Database from POGO