He said state officials have unfettered access to the prison and provide strong oversight at the facility, including daily on-site monitoring. Steve Owen, Corrections Corporation of America's director of public affairs, said the company would respond to the lawsuit through court filings. The group contends the prison then denies injured inmates medical care to save money and hide the extent of injuries. The lawsuit says Idaho's only private prison is extraordinarily violent, with guards deliberately exposing inmates to brutal beatings from other prisoners as a management tool. The ACLU filed the lawsuit against Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corp. BOISE - The American Civil Liberties Union sued state prison officials and a private company Thursday, claiming violence is so rampant at the Idaho Correctional Center that it's known as "gladiator school" among inmates.
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