Below is a chronicle of the first 18-months in the life of Lake Erie Correctional Institution (LaECI), the nation’s first prison sold to a for-profit company.
The timeline tells the story of a facility that has rapidly become unsafe for inmates, employees, and the surrounding community.
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Crisis in Conneaut: A Timeline
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