Research Projects

Projects presented by the CCA Research Institute include a variety of company-developed white papers, case studies, special reports, news articles and fact sheets on CCA and the corrections industry. Informed by emerging trends, guided by best practices and influenced by broader national and regional concerns, CCA research projects are intended to document correctional matters and suggest related solutions and methodologies.

CCA on Pre-release and Reentry Services

Offender reentry begins at the point of entry into the corrections system. And an effective pre-release process should occur well before offenders transition from custody to community and reintegrate into their new lives. This is what we believe at CCA. Read more in our re-entry white paper.
CCA Re-entry White Paper

Weathering the Economic Downturn in Corrections

Amid the global economic slowdown, America finds itself each day more entrenched in a climate whose challenges evoke memories of the most severe downturns of generations past and burst industry bubbles of recent memory. The recession that began in December 2007 - and was officially declared as such a year later in December 2008 - poses an array of considerations and complications for state governments facing common budgetary woes in the face of existing and expanding public needs. Corrections Corporation of America provides customized short- and long-term cost-saving solutions for our government partners in today's challenging times.
Weather The Economic Downturn - Research Document