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Women and Children First ... to be Held in Detention
In the summer of 2014, a surge of tens of thousands of immigrant refugees from Central America brought unprecedented attention to the incarceration of families and unaccompanied children in so-called residential centers – many run by for-profit prison companies – as they sought asylum in the United States.
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More from this issue:
- Poor Parents Fail to Pay Child Support, Go to Jail, by Matthew Clarke
- Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New Jersey Prisoner’s Suit
- Securus Settles Lawsuit Alleging Improper Recording of Privileged Prisoner Calls
- $81,200 for North Carolina Prisoner’s Estate in Breach of Duty Suit
- Prison and Jail Officials Face New Challenge: Drones Used to Smuggle Contraband, by Lonnie Burton
- Termination of Consent Decree at Mississippi Prison Denied; Facility to Close, by David Reutter
- Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Virginia Prisoner’s Religious Freedom Suit
- Taxpayer-funded Drug Rehab Empire Collapses under Lawsuits, Indictments, by Joe Watson
- Untreated Intoxication Death at Massachusetts Jail Results in $232,500 Settlement
- Condoms Now Available to Prisoners in Three States, by Joe Watson
- Prisoner’s Healthy Kidney Erroneously Removed; Surgeon Receives Probation, by David Reutter
- Correctional Medical Care Illegally Practiced Medicine in New York, by David Reutter
- Advanced Correctional Healthcare’s Business Model Blamed for Prisoner Deaths, Injuries
- New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Agrees to Federal Consent Decree, Reforms, by Derek Gilna
- Death Penalty Case Reveals Morgue Worker Had Sex with 100 Female Corpses
- Oregon DOC Sees Spike in Gang-related Murders, by Mark Wilson
- Oklahoma DOC Creates “Dream Team” for Botched Executions with Hires from Arizona, by Joe Watson
- A Victory in the Fight to Stop Prisoner Rape
- Judge Denies Motion to Nullify Orleans Parish Prison Health Care Contract, by David Reutter
- Despite Initial Approval, Belgian Prisoner Denied Euthanasia, by Derek Gilna
- Registered Sex Offenders Fall Victim to “Vigilante Justice”
- Women and Children First ... to be Held in Detention, by Joe Watson
- Family Connections Bill Signed into Law in Illinois, by Carrie Wilkinson
- Outcomes of California’s Proposition 47, by Joe Watson
- Private Prison Firms: Family Detention, Federal Contracts and For-profit Reentry Services, by Bob Libal
- Suicides Plague North Carolina Prison System
- Sixth Circuit Holds PLRA’s Physical Injury Rule Inapplicable to First Amendment Claims
- Wrongfully-convicted Former Prisoner Receives $13.2 Million in FBI Hair Analysis Case, by Derek Gilna
- Michigan Courthouse Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 2 Injured
- India’s Supreme Court Orders Prison and Jail Reforms, by Derek Gilna
- Louisiana Sheriff Faces Recall Petition, Federal Indictments
- Massachusetts Prisoners Involved in Reform Efforts Transferred, Held in Solitary, by Christopher Zoukis
- Mexico: Drug Cartel Used Prison to Dispose of Bodies
- Department of Justice Announces Plan to Phase Out For-profit Prisons
- Georgia Prosecutor Arrested for Political Ads; Had Previously Secured Indictment Against Judge
- California: Jail’s Unsolicited Publication Distribution Ban Upheld, by Mark Wilson
- Juvenile Sexual Assault Victims of Dr. William Ayres: The Forgotten Victims, by Victoria Balfour
- Allegheny County Reaches $2.09 Million Settlement for Prisoner’s Death
- The Fight for Comprehensive Prison Phone Reform Continues, by Carrie Wilkinson
- North Carolina Prisoners and Former Employees Describe “Boom-Boom Room”
- Navy Nurse Refuses to Force-feed Guantanamo Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
- Sexual Assault Victim Awarded $1.5 Million in Lawsuit against Illinois Prison Guard, by Christopher Zoukis
- Appeal Doesn’t Stay ODOC’s “Second Look” Release Plan Obligation, by Mark Wilson
- Obama Issues Another 214 Commutations for Federal Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
- Jail Prisoner’s Death Results in $1 Million Judgment against Texas County, by Matthew Clarke
- Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Suit Settles for $7.4 Million, by Mark Wilson
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- News in Brief
More from Joe Watson:
- 3 Murders in 10 Months at Oklahoma Prison Run by CCA, Jan. 3, 2018
- Missouri’s Release of Pot Dealer Doing LWOP Gives Hope to Nonviolent Drug Offenders Incarcerated Nationwide, Nov. 28, 2017
- Former Sheriff Arpaio Guilty of Criminal Contempt, Receives Presidential Pardon, Nov. 6, 2017
- IRS Audit Prompts New Mexico County to Convert Bonds Used for ICE Facility, Oct. 10, 2017
- TN Prison Counselor Suspended for Posting Insults on Facebook, Aug. 30, 2017
- Wiccan Prisoner Settles with NV DOC Over Denial of Hardbound Religious Books, Aug. 7, 2017
- Settlement for IN Man Deprived of Critical Meds While Incarcerated in County Jail, Aug. 7, 2017
- NV Prisoner with Hand Injury Settles for Used TV, Medical Evaluation and $40.70 in Copying Fees, Aug. 7, 2017
- IN Woman Settles Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit, Aug. 7, 2017
- $7,500,000 Class-Action Settlement for Illegal Strip-Searches in Camden, NJ , Aug. 7, 2017
More from these topics:
- Houston Jail Renews $38 Million Contract to Outsource Detainees to Private Lockups, April 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Treat, Overcrowding, Staffing, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Groundbreaking Statistical Study of Pregnant Texas Jail Detainees Finds Over 400 Monthly, April 1, 2026. Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Mothers in Prison, Deliberate Indifference.
- Officials in Kansas Allow CoreCivic to Reopen Leavenworth Prison, April 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Advocacy, Injunctions, Immigration Detention, Authority and Jurisdiction.
- Montana Switches to Sending Prisoners to a Private Prison in Mississippi, April 1, 2026. Out of State Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Overcrowding.
- Colorado Governor Tells Lawmakers to Open New Prison, April 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cost of Prison Systems, Revocation Proceedings, Reduction of Prison Population.
- Idaho DOC Transfers Prisoners to Arizona Facility Run by CoreCivic, April 1, 2026. Out of State Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Overcrowding.
- Private Company Investigating Rapes at California ICE Detention Center Instead of Sheriff, April 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Police/Govt Misconduct, Immigration Detention, Authority and Jurisdiction.
- Private Prison Firm GEO Group Reports Record $254 Million Profit After New ICE Contracts, March 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Systemic Medical Neglect, Immigration Detention.
- Wisconsin Hasn’t Created Prison Nursery Program, One Year After Court Order, March 1, 2026. Injunctions, Mothers in Prison, Parental rights, Children of Prisoners.
- Alarming Conditions at Texas Family Detention Center Owned by CoreCivic, March 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Contagious Disease -- Misc., Totality of Conditions, Immigration Detention.

