America Service Group Inc. Announces Execution of Contract with City of Philadelphia Prison System.BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- America Service Group Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ASGR ASGR America Service Group Inc. ASGR Armed Services Graves Registration Office ) announced today that its operating subsidiary, Prison Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , Inc. (PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base ), has executed a contract with the City of Philadelphia Prison System (PPS (Packets Per Second) The measurement of activity in a local area network (LAN). In LANs such as Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI, as well as the Internet, data is broken up and transmitted in packets (frames), each with a source and destination address. ) to provide medical services to the detainees under the care of PPS. PHS will be working in cooperation with another provider of mental health services for the PPS. The initial one-year contract, representing approximately $36 million of medical services, supplies and pharmaceuticals, commences September 1, 2004, and may be extended for up to three additional one-year terms. "We welcome the opportunity to continue our long-standing relationship with the City of Philadelphia," commented Regis Dorsch, group vice president of PHS. America Service Group Inc., based in Brentwood, Tennessee, is the leading provider of correctional healthcare services in the United States. America Service Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of healthcare and pharmacy programs to government agencies for the medical care of inmates. This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. As such, they involve risk and uncertainty that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements including, without limitation, risks related to the following: the Company's ability to retain existing client contracts and obtain new contracts; whether or not government agencies continue to privatize correctional healthcare services; increased competition for new contracts and renewals of existing contracts; the Company's ability to execute its expansion strategies; the Company's ability to limit its exposure for catastrophic illnesses and injuries in excess of amounts covered under contracts or insurance coverage; the outcome of pending litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. ; and the Company's dependence on key personnel. A discussion of these important factors and assumptions regarding the statements and risks involved is contained in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release. The Company assumes no obligations to update or revise them or provide reasons why actual results may differ. |
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