CoreCivic Releases Fifth Annual ESG Report Showcasing 40 Years of Operational Excellence and Continued Commitment to Reentry
April 17 2023 - 8:00AM
CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (the Company) today released its 2022
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The Company’s
fifth annual report illustrates CoreCivic’s longstanding commitment
to operating safely, ethically and transparently while making a
positive impact on the communities it serves together with
government partners.
“CoreCivic’s durability over the last 40 years reveals our
character, and that shows in our progress toward our ESG goals,”
said Damon Hininger, president and CEO, CoreCivic. “I’m proud of
the way our first-class staff have continually innovated over the
years, and especially in 2022, to serve our government partners
dependably, compassionately and with excellence.”
The 2022 report details CoreCivic’s commitments and progress
toward goals in safe and secure operations; reentry services;
innovative solutions delivery; health services; talent attraction;
diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I); and more.
The Company’s approach to reentry services has grown to include
several new programs and others in the pipeline that involve
residents learning from the “lived experience” of others who have
been incarcerated. CoreCivic staff and leaders are rising to meet
the threat posed by dangerous contraband such as opioids. The
Company has invested in mental health resources to help keep
residents safe and delivered human rights training to 97 percent of
continuing employees. By diversifying its supply chain, CoreCivic
has created more opportunities than ever for women-and
minority-owned businesses to partner with the Company. Wages were
also increased for nearly all facility staff not already covered by
the wage determination process in federal contracts.
CoreCivic also realigned its internal structure in 2022,
combining real estate operations with community corrections
operations and naming Executive Vice President Lucibeth Mayberry as
Chief Innovation Officer.
Mayberry's team is already making positive impacts on the
wellbeing of residents and staff. For example, thanks to the
innovation team, CoreCivic offered alternative housing options for
staff to combat the national housing shortage in the U.S. The team
helped create a normalization process for easing residents out of a
correctional environment by transitioning to more home-like
surroundings. And it launched a collaboration with government
partners to provide free tablets to residents to promote easier
contact with family and loved ones, an essential component of
successful reentry.
GI Jobs has recognized CoreCivic as a Military Friendly Employer
for the 12th consecutive year, conferring Gold Status on the
Company. CoreCivic also received a 30 percent year-over-year
increase in employment applications. And it connected more than 600
community volunteers with facility residents and staff to help
facilitate successful reentry through partnerships like the
Frederick Douglass Project for Justice, the Maverick City Music
Initiative and second chance hiring firm Cornbread Hustle.
The Company also advocated for recidivism-reducing policies in
nine states, including a successful South Carolina state tax credit
for hiring formerly incarcerated individuals. Since launching this
public policy initiative in 2017, CoreCivic has sent 2,883 letters
to federal and state officials in support of 113 reentry-friendly
bills with 20 pieces of legislation signed into law.
“There’s a lot to be proud of in the work CoreCivic did in 2022
and over the last 40 years,” Hininger said. “We’ve succeeded, and
expect to keep succeeding, because we’re willing to learn from each
other, from our residents, and from the agencies, groups, and
institutions who serve as our partners.”
About CoreCivicCoreCivic is a diversified,
government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed
to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective
ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners
that serve the public good through high-quality corrections and
detention management, a network of residential and non-residential
alternatives to incarceration to help address America’s recidivism
crisis, and government real estate solutions. We are the nation’s
largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and
residential reentry facilities, and believe we are the largest
private owner of real estate used by U.S. government agencies. We
have been a flexible and dependable partner for government for more
than 40 years. Our employees are driven by a deep sense of service,
high standards or professionalism and a responsibility to help
government better the public good. Learn more at
www.corecivic.com.
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