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Corrections Corporation of America  

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  • Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) is a private corrections corporation that was formed in 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Beasley, with financial support from the venture capital firm of Massey Burch, the financiers of Kentucky Fried Chicken. The company manages 60 correctional facilities in 21 states, housing 54,000 inmates, and employing more than 14,000 people. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Corrections Corporation of America]

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