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Juvenile Crime Still Pays -- But at What Cost?
Loaded on Jan. 15, 1999
by Alex Friedmann
published in Prison Legal News
January, 1999, page 1
Juvenile Crime Still Pays – But at What Cost?
Filed under:
Prisoner-Prisoner Assault,
Private Prisons,
Esmor/CSC,
Rebound, Inc.,
GEO Group/Wackenhut,
Contractor Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Prison Rebellion,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Respiratory,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice,
Failure to Treat (Mental Illness),
Suicides,
Failure to Protect (Juveniles).
Locations:
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Florida.
by Alex Friedmann
[Last February, PLN published a cover article, "Juvenile Crime Pays," concerning the proliferation of for-profit juvenile justice services. This month we revisit the topic following recent reports of abuse and mis- management at privately operated juvenile prisons.]
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- PLN Sues Oregon DOC Over Bulk Mail Ban
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- Georgia Prison Officials Take Taxpayers for a Long Ride
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- BOP Exceeds Statutory Authority in Denying Sentence Reductions
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- News in Brief
- Utah Strip Search Suit Settled
- $15,001 Excessive Force Verdict Affirmed
- AEDPA Statute of Limitations Tolled
More from Alex Friedmann:
- A Primer on Prisoners’ Constitutional Rights, Nov. 14, 2016
- Apples-to-Fish: Public and Private Prison Cost Comparisons, Oct. 3, 2016
- Securus Faces Lawsuit Over Recorded Attorney Calls, Aug. 2, 2016
- PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Jail in Knoxville, TN, Oct. 26, 2015
- Who Owns Private Prison Stock?, July 31, 2015
- 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides, July 7, 2015
- How the Courts View ACA Accreditation, Oct. 10, 2014
- Recidivism Performance Measures for Private Halfway Houses in Pennsylvania, Sept. 19, 2014
- Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication, April 15, 2014
- Best Criminal Defense Pleading Ever!, Nov. 15, 2013
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- Spike in Massachusetts Prisoner Suicides Blamed on Isolation, K-2 and Spotty Mental Healthcare, May 1, 2026. DOJ CRIPA Actions, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Confinement in Segregated Housing, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
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- Hospital Keeps Sending Detainees Back Without Care to County Jail in Colorado, May 1, 2026. Jail Misconduct, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference.
- Pregnant Women Detained in Jail: The Hideous Story of In-Custody Births, May 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- $9.8 Million in Settlements Reached with South Carolina County and Wellpath in Gruesome Jail Death, May 1, 2026. Failure to Treat, Sanitation, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Deliberate Indifference.
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- NaphCare Pays $875,000 to Settle New York License Violations, Banned from State for Five Years, May 1, 2026. Naphcare, Contractor Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
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