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West Caldwell-Based Prison Company Awarded Pennsylvania Jail Contract

The West Caldwell company also manages facilities in Florida, California, Illinois and Oregon.

West Caldwell, NJ – The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has awarded West Caldwell-based Community Education Centers (CEC) a contract to manage treatment programs at the Pittsburgh and Chester state correctional institutions, the company announced last week.

The new programs in Pennsylvania will add 586-beds to CEC’s in-prison treatment division, expanding daily services to nearly 6,500 offenders at “behind-the-walls” facilities in multiple locations that also include Florida, California, Illinois, Oregon and the Commonwealth of Bermuda, a release stated.

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