Regulating private correctional facilities, House Bill 246

Letter June 17, 1996 from William M. Lewis asking to support a budget amendment to help stop money from going to privatized prisons.

Letter June 17, 1996 from William M. Lewis to Representative Peter Zug attaching a copy of the report of the Louisiana trip.

Letter from April 26, 1996 from Richard T. Wooten who works at the Wackenhut Corrections Corporation to Representative Peter Zug thanking him for being the prime sponsor of House Bill 246.

Memo, December 13, 1994, to all members of the House of Representatives re-introduce legislation to establish private correctional facilities in Pennsylvania.

Letter, January 18, 1995, to Rita A. Messimer thanking her for the letter expressing her opposition to privatizing correctional facilities. He writes that they may disagree but expressed that both parties want to improve the prison system.

Letter, from Rita A. Messimer written to Representative Peter Zug expressing her opposition to the privatization of prisons. She writes her concern for current correctional officers jobs which might be lost.

Press Release, April 16, 1996, stating that Rep. Peter Zug's legislation has been introduced. Includes a quote from Representative Peter Zug saying that private prisons will help with the cost of the correctional system that is currently in place.