CCA Employee Named 2009 Contract Employee of the Year
FLORENCE, Ariz.. – Last year, a CCA employee was named the first-ever Arizona U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Contract Employee of the Year. Lorena Guzman, correctional officer at CCA’s Central Arizona Detention Center, was presented with a commemorative plaque at the USMS awards ceremony held in September. CCA partners with federal, state and county governments by housing an outsourced portion of their inmate populations. CCA employees contract with these agencies to provide security, healthcare and other needs. As a contract employee, Guzman serves as a CCA liaison at the USMS office in Tuscon, Ariz.
“I’m honored that the USMS recognized me and the work I do here,” Guzman said. “Being able to represent CCA really means a great deal to me.”
Guzman joined CCA in 2001 as a correctional officer at Florence Correctional Center. She later transferred to Central Arizona Detention Center.
“This is a great example of what an outstanding job our staff does in this long-term partnership with a very important CCA government partner,” said Daren Swenson, CCA managing director, Operations (Division II).
Guzman was nominated by Ray Kondo, USMS assistant chief deputy.
“Lorena continues to be the most reliable, efficient and professional employee at the Tuscon office,” said Kondo. “She is usually the first CCA employee to arrive to report for duty and works almost non-stop throughout the day. Lorena is a pleasure to work with and is certainly the most deserving contract employee to receive this award.”
“We’re honored that one of our employees was selected by one of our partners for outstanding work,” said CCA president and CEO Damon Hininger. “We’re very proud of Lorena; she has demonstrated the kind of commitment we strive to exhibit daily as a company.”
About CCA
CCA is the nation’s largest provider of partnership corrections to federal, state and local government,, operating 65 facilities, including 44 company-owned facilities, with approximately 87,000 beds, in 19 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to providing the residential services for inmates, CCA facilities offer rehabilitation and educational programs, including education, vocation, religious services, life skills and employment training and substance abuse treatment. For more, visit http://www.ccacommunities.com.
About Central Arizona Detention Center
Central Arizona Detention Center is a 2,304-bed, male detention center owned by CCA since 1994. The detention center, which houses male offenders for the U.S. Marshals Service, the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Pascua and the U.S. Air Force, is nationally accredited by the American Correctional Association and offers a wide range of programming and services to address the rehabilitative needs of inmates at the facility.