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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 …
Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013
Louisiana Public Service Commission Postpones Prison Phone Reforms by Mel Motel After heated hearings and postponement, on December 12, 2012, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) voted to lower the cost of phone calls made from Louisiana prisons and jails by cutting the rates of most calls by 25% and …
Article • April 15, 2013
Report Critical of Maine DOC's Medical Contractors by Joe Watson Report Critical of Maine DOC’s Medical Contractors by Joe Watson For nine years, Corizon had a lucrative monopoly on prison healthcare in Maine. But after a November 2011 state agency review cited persistent “deficiencies,” the company appears headed for a …
Article • April 15, 2013
City Council Candidate Pays Juvenile Program for Campaign Work by A Virginia juvenile prison teacher agreed to pay the state for the services of youths in creating advertising materials for his city council campaign following scrutiny of his campaign contribution report. Virginia officials looked to restrict Virginia’s Youth Industries job-training …
Aramark Food Contract with Kentucky under Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An October 2010 report issued by Kentucky’s Auditor of Public Accounts concerning the $12 million food service contract between Aramark Correctional Services (Aramark) and the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC) found a lack of oversight, overpayments …
Bid-Rigging, Sex, and Politicians: Welcome to Oklahoma by Brandon Sample A $10 million-a-year contract awarded to the Ada Youth Academy Authority for a new juvenile facility has been put on hold while the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office looks into whether the contract was improperly steered to Ada by an Oklahoma …
LaSalle Corrections: A Family-Run Prison Firm by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Unique circumstances have combined to make northern Louisiana a prime location for private prisons, as Louisiana sheriffs can profit by letting a private company build and operate facilities that house both local prisoners and prisoners from other jurisdictions. …
Idaho Supreme Court Affirms Firing of PHS Medical Director by The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a prison doctor’s challenge to his job termination, stemming from his abusive treatment of a prisoner. Dr. John F. Noak was the medical director for Prison Health Services (PHS), …
Contraband Smuggling a Problem at Prisons and Jails Nationwide by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The smuggling of illicit items such as drugs, cigarettes and cell phones into prisons and jails continues to be a significant problem throughout the United States. Often the people doing the smuggling are guards or …
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 …
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Oregon DOC Gets Tiny Cut of $3.34 Million Pfizer Settlement by The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) was duped by Pfizer, Inc.’s misleading statements and studies used to market an antibiotic, according to the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ). As such, the ODOC received part of a $3.34 million settlement …
Article • November 15, 2012 • from PLN November, 2012
$2,500 Settlement in Illinois Prisoner’s Telephone Disconnect Suit – After Nine Years by An Illinois prisoner has accepted $2,500 to settle a lawsuit against Ameritech, in which he accused the telecommunications company of fraudulently and intentionally disconnecting phone calls made by prisoners. Prisoner Johnnie Flournoy filed suit in state court …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Florida: Two Men Sentenced in Prison Canteen Kickback Scheme by A federal district court in Jacksonville has sentenced two men to short prison terms after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to paying kickbacks to former Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) Secretary James V. Crosby, Jr. and former FDOC …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
UTMB Challenges Texas State Audit, while Legislature Imposes $100 Prisoner Health Care Co-Pay by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has challenged the findings of a state audit of the prisoner health care services it provides. The challenged audit reported that UTMB …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
North Dakota Farmers Help Flush Out Escaped Florida Sex Offender by A Florida prisoner picked the wrong state when he fled from a private transport van and ran into a 310-acre corn field. “This is unique in the sense that, God bless North Dakota, we bring everybody together to solve …
Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012
Ethics Complaint Against Former Oregon Prison Official Dismissed by As previously reported in PLN, Michael Taaffe, 56, retired from his $91,020-per-year position with the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) in March 2011. He had been employed as an assistant administrator with the ODOC’s Health Services Division, and served on a …
Former Florida Sheriff Cleared in Theft Investigation and PHS Contract Fraud Suit by Following a two-year investigation and a jury verdict in a civil suit, a special prosecutor announced in June 2011 that criminal charges would not be forthcoming against Bill Balkwill, former sheriff of Sarasota County, Florida. The jury …
City of Philadelphia v. Corizon, PA, Settlement, PHS Affirmative Action Fraud for City Contracts, 2012
New Jersey Comptroller Criticizes, Questions Halfway House Contracts by Derek Gilna In a June 15, 2011 letter and separate audit report, the New Jersey State Comptroller’s office sharply criticized a number of issues related to the Department of Corrections’ (DOC) contracts with private halfway houses. Singled out for special attention …
Missouri Court Finds Prisoner Phone Contract Bidding Process Unfair by On November 30, 2011, a Missouri circuit court held that adding optional services to the state’s prisoner telephone contract without putting those services out for competitive bidding would render the contract void. The court found the current contract was valid, …
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