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Tenth Circuit Affirms PTS Driver’s Conviction for Torturous Detainee Transport by On June 18, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the conviction of a private prison transport driver for violating the civil rights of detainees. Anthony Buntyn, 56, a former driver for private prison …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
No Summary Judgment for Private Transportation Company in Maryland Detainee’s Suit Alleging “Horrific” 2,000-Mile Journey by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders Over nine days in December 2015, during transport from Maryland to South Carolina to face charges he skipped child support payments, William Karn endured a grueling trek stretching more …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Deaths and Abuse During Private Prisoner Transport Trips by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Many prisoners transported by Prisoner Transportation Services of America, LLC (PTS) report being denied restroom breaks, food, liquids and essential prescription medications such as insulin, occasionally with fatal results. Others say they were physically or sexually …
Letters to PE Firms re Prison Services, U.S. Congress, 2019 <!Congress of tbe tlntteb ~tates mmsbinrrton, DC 20510 September 30, 2019 Andrew Feldstein Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC 280 Park Avenue, 12111 Floor New York, NY 1001 7 Stephen Siderow Co-Founder and Co-President BlueMounlain Capital Management, …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Private Prisoner Transport Firm Closes After Escape; Problems Continue to Plague Industry by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In February 2019, Texas Prisoner Transportation Services (TPTS) informed its customers that it would cease operations that same month. CEO Ryan Whitten blamed the closure on new insurance rates that meant the …
Florida District Court Allows Suit Against Prisoner Transport Companies to Proceed by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell On July 30, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by Prisoner Transportation Services, LLC (PTS) and its subsidiary, U.S. …
Kovari v. U.S. Prisoner Transport and John Does, injuries during transport, complaint, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA HARRISONBURG DIVISION 4/24/2018 S/J.Vasquez EDWARD KOVARI, Plaintiff, v. BREVARD EXTRADITIONS, LLC, d/b/a U.S. PRISONER TRANSPORT; PRISONER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF AMERICA, LLC; PRISONER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, LLC; …
Brief • April 4, 2018
Quinn v. U.S. Prisoner Transport, et al., ME, complaint, inhumane transport, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-00149-DBH Document 1 Filed 04/04/18 Page 1of16 PagelD #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE * * MEGHAN NICOLE QUINN • Plaintiffs • v. U.S. PRISONER TRANSPORT INC., PRISONER TRANSPORT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC, ANDROSCOGGIN …
Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016
Merger of Prisoner Transport Companies Delayed after Objections Filed by Derek Gilna Prisoner Transportation Services, also known as PTS of America, LLC, bills itself as the &ldquo;largest prisoner extradition company and one of the largest national transporters of detainees&rdquo; in the United States. The firm, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, was …
Publication • August 8, 2016
HRDC comments to Surface Transportation Board re PTS merger - Aug. 2016 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS Opposing Comment for Docket No. MCF 21067 August 8, 2016 Surface Transportation Board 395 E Street S.W. Washington, DC 20423-0001 Re: Opposing Comment for Docket No. MCF 21067 Dear …
List of major for-profit prison services and companies U.S. FOR-PROFIT PRIVATIZED CORRECTIONAL SERVICES January 2017 – Not a full listing Facility Operations CoreCivic (Corrections Corp. of America) The GEO Group Management & Training Corp. Community Education Centers LaSalle Corrections Emerald Companies Medical / Mental Health Care Corizon Health (Beecken Petty …
Casias v. New Mexico DOC, NM, Complaint, Prisoners Left in Hot Van, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 2 Filed 01/25/16 Page 5 of 29 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 2 Filed 01/25/16 Page 6 of 29 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 2 Filed 01/25/16 Page 7 of 29 Case 1:16-cv-00056-JMC-SCY Document 2 Filed 01/25/16 Page …
Privatized Prisoner Transportation Service Poses Problems by David Reutter Privatized Prisoner Transportation Service Poses Problems by David M. Reutter Several lawsuits against the self-proclaimed &ldquo;nation&rsquo;s largest prisoner extradition company and one of the largest international transporters of detainees&rdquo; have cast a harsh light on a contractor hired to fulfill the …
Article • October 9, 2015
Prisoner Calls 911 on Escapees by Prisoner Calls 911 on Escapees On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Joshua Silverman was one of eight prisoners being transported to their respective destinations, in different states, by the Prison Transport Service. (PTS) The van transporting the prisoners parked at a hospital while the drivers …
Brief • September 16, 2013
Filed under: Transport Companies
United States v. Extardition Transport of America, ND, Settlement Agreement, Interstate Prisoner Transport Negligence, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00046-KKK Document 71 Filed 09/16/13 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, -vsEXTRADITION TRANSPORT OF AMERICA, L.L.C., Defendant. ) ) …
TransCor May Face Punitive Damages for Prisoner's Death by Christopher Zoukis TransCor America, LLC, a for-profit prisoner transportation company and subsidiary of Corrections Corporation of America, may be held liable for punitive damages if it is found responsible for the death of a prisoner who died while being transported in …
Curtis v. Transcor America, LLC, IL, Deposition of Seiter, Transportation Heatstroke Death, 2012
Brief • June 11, 2012
United States v. Extradition Transport of America, ND, Complaint, Interstate Prisoner Transport, Negligence, 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00046-KKK Document 1 Filed 06/11/12 Page 1 of 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, …
Article • May 15, 2011
U.S. Extradition Services Settles Wrongful Death Suit by By Brandon Sample The family of a prisoner who was killed while being transported by a private prison transport company has agreed to settle its wrongful death suit. The parents of Shawn Talbot sued U.S. Extradition services after their son died while …
Texas: $5 Million Settlement in TransCor Sex Abuse Case by In October 1999, prisoner Cheryl Schoenfeld was sexually assaulted by two TransCor employees while being transported through Texas. TransCor, a subsidiary of private prison firm Corrections Corp. of America (CCA), transports prisoners nationwide. TransCor guards Michael Jerome Edwards and David …
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