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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) …
Legacy of Corruption: GEO Buys Off the Florida Political Establishment by Beau Hodai U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s unsettling history of extremely close ties to private prison operator GEO Group and the possible federal investigation into Florida’s private prison giveaway of more than $120 million Newly minted U.S. Senator Marco Rubio …
Prison Health Services Doctors Caught in Scandals by In a two-week period in July 2010, two doctors employed by Prison Health Services (PHS) were involved in scandals that led one to resign while the other was arrested. PHS regional medical director Dr. Trevor P. Parks was accused of not being …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Texas Audits Private Prison and Substance Abuse Treatment Contract Monitoring by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In March 2010, the Texas State Auditor’s Office released a report on a performance audit of the Private Facilities Contract Monitoring and Oversight Division (PFCMOD). The PFCMOD monitors private prisons and private substance abuse …
Feds Indict Two in Florida Prison Canteen Kickback Scheme by A federal grand jury has issued a two-count indictment against two businessmen implicated in a kickback scheme that involved prison canteen profits and former top-ranking officials with the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC). PLN previously reported events related to this …
Medical Examiners Lack Qualifications, Competence, Oversight by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Most people will only have direct contact with a medical examiner, also known as a forensic pathologist, after they are dead. Thus, medical examiners have a certain mystic quality and are perceived as both doctors and sleuths who …
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