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Publication • January 1, 2015
Report on Recruiting & Hiring Process for NYC Correction Officers, Department of Investigation, 2015 The City of New York Department of Investigation MARK G. PETERS COMMISSIONER 80 MAIDEN LANE NEW YORK, NY 10038 212-825-5900 Release 01-2015 nyc.gov/html/doi FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2015 CONTACT: NICOLE TURSO (212) 806-5225 BETSY …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matthew Clarke Texas Prison Population Drops as Guard Shortage Persists by Matt Clarke In spite of a three-year downward trend, Texas continues to lead the nation with the largest state prison population. At the same time, the state has pursued a …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Overtime Pay for New York Prison Guards, Nurses “Out of Control” by Overtime Pay for New York Prison Guards, Nurses “Out of Control” Some blame prison understaffing on a weak talent pool or an inability to hire sufficient staff in the rural areas where prisons are often located. Others theorize …
Roberts et al v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN, Class Action Complaint, FLSA employee overtime understaffing, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION SARA L. ROBERTS, ROBIN THOMAS, MICHAEL LOWERY, MACHELLE BRUSH, MICHAEL SHANE SULLIVAN, MELISSA NUCE, CHARLES REECE, ETHAN HOWELL, JAMES FLEMING, JAMES POLK, ANTHONY …
Article • May 7, 2014
Security Giant Admits $38 Million Fraud by James Kilgore G4S, which bills itself as “the world’s largest security company,” has encountered rough going in the carceral marketplace in recent weeks. The latest episode in the troubles of this British-Danish security giant came with its public admission on November 18 that …
Violence, Security Lapses and Media Attention Lead to Reforms at Georgia Prison by David Reutter A series of investigative news reports by Chattanooga Times Free Press reporter Joy Lukachick, published from February to December 2013, revealed numerous problems in Georgia’s prison system – particularly at Hays State Prison (HSP), located …
Idaho: Federal Court Unseals Pleadings, Holds CCA in Contempt for Violating Settlement Agreement by On August 16, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter, sitting by designation, unsealed a number of court documents related to a contempt motion seeking sanctions against Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest …
LA Prison Conditions Held Unconstitutional by In 1973, Hayes Williams and three other Louisiana state prisoners filed suit in federal district court claiming that the Angola prison was being run in violation of the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment in the 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The allegations …
Brief • August 9, 2013
Gray v. County of Riverside, CA, Req for Prod of Docs, Jail Health Care, 2013 1 AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP SHAWN HANSON (SBN 109321) 2 AMIT KURLEKAR (SBN 244230) NICHOLAS GREGORY (SBN 275582) 3 KELSEY MORRIS (SBN 277859) SAURISH BHATTACHARJEE (SBN 286264) 4 580 California Street, Suite …
CCA Admits to Falsified Staffing Records, Violating Contract with Idaho DOC by ON April 11, 2013, the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) announced that Corrections Corporation of America, the nation’s largest for-profit prison firm, had acknowledged that employees at the CCA-operated Idaho Correctional Center (ICC) falsified staffing records from at …
Carithers v. CCA, MS, Complaint, wrongful death riot guard hit list, 2013 Case 5:13-cv-00066-DCB-MTP Document 1 Filed 05/08/13 Page 1 of 7 Case 5:13-cv-00066-DCB-MTP Document 1 Filed 05/08/13 Page 2 of 7 Case 5:13-cv-00066-DCB-MTP Document 1 Filed 05/08/13 Page 3 of 7 Case 5:13-cv-00066-DCB-MTP Document 1 Filed 05/08/13 Page 4 …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Iowa Pays Almost $500,000 to Fired Parole, Prison Supervisors by Joe Watson Non-union membership in the Hawkeye State apparently has its privileges, at least for parole and prison officials in management positions. Between August 2011 and early 2012, when Iowa’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) ruled in their favor, 18 …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
CDCR Tried to Conceal Report on Prisoner Suicides by A report that linked oppressive conditions in California prisons to preventable prisoner suicides was suppressed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), while the state tried to convince a federal judge that court oversight was no longer needed in …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Oregon: Grand Jury Cites Problems at Multnomah County Jails by Sal Rodriquez A Corrections Grand Jury report released on December 18, 2012 made recommendations to remedy problems in Multnomah County’s jail system, adding to suggestions the Grand Jury had previously made in 2011. In its most recent report, the Grand …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
California Prison Psychiatrists Reap Rewards from State Bidding War by Following a competitive bidding war between California state mental hospitals and state prisons, both seeking psychiatrists to treat their mentally ill patients, the prison system has emerged as the winner – largely due to a federal court order to improve …
“Shocks the Conscience” Test Applied to Conditions at Civil Commitment Center by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the “shocks the conscience” standard, as opposed to the “professional judgment” standard, is the proper analysis when determining an alleged due process violation based on the treatment and discipline …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
GAO Examines How BOP Can Reduce Prisoners’ Time in Prison by Derek Gilna The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a study on the Bureau of Prisons’ authority to shorten a federal prisoner’s sentence. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was found to have three principal authorities with respect to …
Idaho DOC Settles 30-year-old Class-action Lawsuit by Idaho officials first tried to suppress what they called an “inflammatory” and “libelous” report filed by a court-appointed expert in a longstanding suit involving the state’s prison system. They then finally agreed to settle the 30-year-old litigation based upon the report’s findings. In …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
Nevada DOC Audit: Doctors Work 5 Hours, Get Paid for 10 by The Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC), which houses 12,750 prisoners, employs 23 full-time physicians who are paid a salary that presumes they work four 10-hour shifts per week. Accordingly, they receive their full wages regardless of the hours …
New Mexico Slaps Private Prison Companies with $1.4 Million in Fines by The departure of Bill Richardson as New Mexico’s governor has changed the previously lax business environment for the state’s private prison contractors. The new administration of Governor Susana Martinez is taking a more aggressive tone in demanding contractual …
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