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CSC: More Misery and Misfortune
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2003
by C.C. Simmons
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2003, page 12
Page 1 of the August 2002 issue of Prison Legal News carried a story about Correctional Services Corporation (CSC), the scandal-ridden private prison outfit beset with self-inflicted troubles. Since that story appeared, CSC's troubles have multiplied. Consider the following:
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Private Prisons,
Esmor/CSC,
Contractor Misconduct,
State Legislation.
Locations:
Nevada,
New York,
Texas.
Ø In August 2002, a Texas court convicted a CSC Boot …
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- Ninth Circuit Affirms Constitutionality of RLUIPA
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- Habeas Hints, by Kent A. Russell
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- Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: The Militarization of Law Enforcement, by Silja JA Talvi
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- The Death Penalty in 2001
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- Women Prisoners in Alabama Win Preliminary Injunctive Relief
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- The Prison Index: Taking the Pulse of the Crime Control Industry
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