CCA Earns Systemwide Accreditation Score of 99.3% as Mid-Year ACA Audits Are Finalized.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ten correctional facilities operated by Corrections Corporation of America Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) (CCA) is a company that manages public prisons and other facilities[1], and has concessions for many others. The company had annual revenues in 2004 of $1.15 billion USD. (CCA (1) (Common Cryptographic Architecture) Cryptography software from IBM for MVS and DOS applications. (2) (Compatible Communications A ), the nation's largest corrections management provider to federal, state and local government, have been re-accredited by the industry-respected American Correctional Association The American Correctional Association is an association of providers of services to prisons in the United States. It holds an annual trade show where products used in prisons are shown to prospective purchasers. It was formerly known as the American Prison Association. (ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ) through mid-year 2008, bringing the company's systemwide average accreditation score to 99.3 percent. Accreditation by the ACA serves as a "stamp of approval" from the leading national and international authority on correctional standards. The accreditation process involves a rigorous evaluation of operational performance, staff training and development, safety and security, and more. "The ACA accreditation process not only enables a facility to improve its day-to-day operations, but also offers the ability to develop plans and policies based on proven national standards and the best practices used in corrections," says Mark Flowers, ACA director of standards and accreditation. As one of many examples of CCA facilities' accomplishments in accreditation, the company's Red Rock Correctional Center, located in Eloy, Ariz., earned a score of 100 percent on its first ACA accreditation audit. This year, 10 CCA facilities have earned re-accreditation to date, including: * Bay Correctional Facility (Panama City Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of entry. The city's industries produce paper, clothing, and chemicals. , Fla.) - 99.8% * Wilkinson County Wilkinson County is the name of several counties in the United States:
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