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Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
GEO Group Ends Florida PAC by An audit by the Florida Department of State found that the GEO Group, Inc., the nation’s second-largest private prison company, had been violating Florida law by making contributions to politicians from GEO’s Political Action Committee (PAC) in excess of the $500 limit. In a …
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Northern California Private Pathology Company Under Scrutiny by A shortage of forensic pathologists in Northern California and elsewhere in the nation has led to the growth of private for-profit forensics companies. Forensic Medical Group (FMG) is one of those companies. FMG, which employs five doctors, conducts all the autopsies for …
Article • November 15, 2011
Suit against Private Prison Operator for Self-Dealing Remanded by On July 8, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed and remanded for further proceedings a shareholder action brought against a private prison operator. Ravenswood Investment Company (RIC), a limited partner to Avalon Correctional Services, sued Avalon …
Article • November 15, 2011
Summary Judgment Reversed in Vermont DOC’s Suit Against Matrix Health Systems by On March 14, 2008, the Supreme Court of Vermont reversed the trial court's granting of summary judgment to Matrix Health Systems in a suit filed by the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) alleging breach of a two-year contract …
The Failed Promise of Prison Privatization by Richard Culp, Ph.D. We have been experimenting with prison privatization in the U.S. now for over twenty-five years. The privatization idea originated out of a notion that the private sector, with its competition-driven efficiency and innovation, could operate prisons of higher quality and …
California Inspector General Expresses Concerns About Out-of-State Private Prisons by In December 2010, California Inspector General David Shaw sent a letter to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), informing CDCR officials about concerns related to housing California prisoners in out-of-state privately-operated facilities. The concerns arose when the Office …
Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011
New Mexico State Auditor Investigates Prison Contracts by On November 12, 2010, New Mexico State Auditor Hector Balderas revealed that his office was investigating whether a former state prison employee violated rules when awarding construction and maintenance contracts to three vendors between 2007 and 2010. Balderas said New Mexico Department …
Washington State Regulatory Agency Finds AT&T Failed to Disclose Prison Collect Call Rates by Brandon Sample Washington State Regulatory Agency Finds AT&T Failed to Disclose Prison Collect Call Rates by Derek Gilna and Brandon Sample On March 31, 2011, AT&T Communications of the Pacific Northwest was found guilty by the …
Anti-Private Prison Group Rips Revolving Door for Federal Employees After CCA Hires Former BOP Director by On June 1, 2011, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit private prison company, announced its most recent acquisition: Former federal Bureau of Prisons director Harley G. Lappin, who was hired by …
Article • July 15, 2011 • from PLN July, 2011
Former Virginia Beach Sheriff Received Insider Information on Jail Contract by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Within a few days after his retirement as Sheriff of Virginia Beach, Virginia in late 2009, Paul Lanteigne went to work for Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc. and began exchanging emails with and receiving documents …
Article • June 15, 2011 • from PLN June, 2011
Controversy Involving North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Crime lab analysts and agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have been accused of pushing the limits of accepted science and police procedures to provide pro-prosecution results. The accusations appeared …
Uproar Over Background Checks for BP Oil Spill Workers Following Rape Allegation Against Sex Offender by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A brouhaha has erupted in Mississippi after an unregistered sex offender, who was working on the BP oil spill cleanup, was charged with raping a co-worker. The uproar …
Contributions to California Politicians Rewarded with Lucrative Private Prison Contracts by In politics, sometimes a little monetary grease goes a long way. No doubt, that’s why Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private prison operator, based in Nashville, Tennessee, has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to lawmakers …
Summary Judgment for Massachusetts DOC Medical Provider Reversed by Brandon Sample The Appeals Court of Massachusetts has reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of a Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) contract medical provider, subcontractor and contract staff alleged to have provided inadequate dental care. John Sullivan, a prisoner …
Article • May 15, 2011 • from PLN May, 2011
Connecticut Sues Prison Builders for $18 Million by Gary Hunter On February 27, 2008, Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General for the State of Connecticut, announced that his office had sued 13 contractors and their insurers seeking more than $18 million in connection with the construction of 22 buildings at the York …
$27.4 Million Award in Liberty Interest and Deceit Claim Causing Incarceration by A South Dakota jury awarded an insurance salesman who was convicted of mail fraud $27.4 million in a lawsuit that alleged deceit and breach of fiduciary duty, causing his incarceration. Eugene Kent began selling health insurance in 1990 …
Prison Pays: Geo Corp Profits from Half-Way House Murder and Mayhem in Texas by Craig Malisow Despite a history of abuse and bad conditions, private-prison corporation GEO Group keeps getting contracts in Texas by Craig Malisow Anthony Ferrell left the Ben A. Reid halfway house in northeast Houston on October …
Nationwide PLN Survey Examines Prison Phone Contracts, Kickbacks by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg An exhaustive analysis of prison phone contracts nationwide has revealed that with only limited exceptions, telephone service providers offer lucrative kickbacks (politely termed “commissions”) to state contracting agencies – amounting on average to 42% of …
Questionable New Jersey Halfway House Funding Benefits CEC by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie insisted on budget cuts in 2010, except when it came to funding treatment centers, formerly called halfway houses. Gov. Christie wanted to increase funding for treatment centers by $3.1 million, …
Haas v. Management and Training Corporation, AZ, Complaint, Wrongful Death, Escaped Prisoners Kill Couple, 2011 1 2 3 4 5 LAW OFFICES HARRIS POWERS & CUNNINGHAM PLLC PARK CORONADO • SUITE 101 • 361 EAST CORONADO PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85004-1525 TELEPHONE (602) 271-9344 • FAX 602-252-2099 hpc@hpc-lawyers.com Frank I. Powers (#013369) …
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