Cornell Companies Closes South Dakota Facility

November 22, 2004 Cornell Companies Closes South Dakota Facility Cornell Companies, Inc., a correctional facility operator, announced October 29, 2004, that it has permanently closed the Plankinton Regional Detention Center facility in South Dakota. The 40-bed detention center in Plankinton (South Dakota) opened in May 2004 and closed in August 2004.  Cornell also will not open an 82-bed residential treatment center, which was scheduled to open at the same location in August 2004. Cornell stated that the closing of the center was due to inadequate revenue produced from the facility, and in turn, the company was unable to . . .