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Private Capitol Punishment: The Florida Model
Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Reviews
Private Capitol Punishment: The Florida Model by David Reutter by Ken Kopczynski, 111 pp. 2004, Authorhouse, softbound Reviewed by David M. Reutter As the prison industrial complex has expanded, the privatization of prisons has increased. The pages of PLN have chronicled the mental and physical abuse, as well as medical …
Prisons, Profits and Prophets
Article • November 15, 2004 • from PLN November, 2004
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Religious Freedom, Required Religious Programming, Proselytizing
Prisons, Profits and Prophets by Bill Berkowitz The nation's largest private prison corporation is joining forces with conservative faith-based ministries by Bill Berkowitz In an era where the Bush Administration touts faith-based organizations as engines of individual and social transformation, and is actively recruiting and funding religious organizations to deliver …
Class Action Challenges Treatment of Florida's "Sexual Predator" Civil Detainees
Article • November 15, 2004 • from PLN November, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, Liberty Behavioral Health Corp., Americans with Disabilities Act, Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment
Class Action Challenges Treatment of Florida's "Sexual Predator" Civil Detainees by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal class action has been filed in the Federal District Court in Ft. Myers by eight residents of the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC), seeking to enforce their rights to mental health …
No Restraint, No Consequences: Privatizing Overseas Intelligence Extraction
Article • November 15, 2004 • from PLN November, 2004
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Titan Corp., Contractor Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Restraints, Contractor Liability, Military Prisons
No Restraint, No Consequences: Privatizing Overseas Intelligence Extraction by by Matthew T. Clarke The Center for Constitutional Rights, a New York-based nonprofit legal center, helped Iraqi prisoners file a class-action lawsuit against private "interrogation services" contractors Titan Corporation and CACI International Incorporated alleging that Iraqi citizens being held without charges …
California Private Prison Uprisings Kill 2, Injure 66
Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, Cornell Corrections, Management and Training Corporation, Gang Policies, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)
California Private Prison Uprisings Kill 2, Injure 66 by Marvin Mentor Interracial prison riots occurred on October 27 and December 3, 2003 in two southern California privately-contracted minimum security prisons. Because California private prison contractors have no weapons not even pepper spray the riots continued for up to 90 minutes …
Iraqi Dungeons and Torture Chambers Under New, American Trained Management
Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, Management and Training Corporation, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Political Prisoners, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners-International, Military Prisons
Iraqi Dungeons and Torture Chambers Under New, American Trained Management by Leah Caldwell Just a year ago, Attorney General John Ashcroft pointed to the Iraqi prison system as a shining example of the freedoms that the U.S. would bring to Iraq. He said, "Now, all Iraqis can taste liberty in …
Settlement Brings Alabama DOC's Diabetic Treatment into 21st Century
Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, Naphcare, Systemic Medical Neglect, Diabetes
Settlement Brings Alabama DOC's Diabetic Treatment into 21st Century by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) agreed on January 15, 2004, to settle a lawsuit brought by diabetic prisoners by upgrading their medical care. The agreement sets a precedent for management and care of …
Tennessee: Staph Outbreak, Delayed Treatment, Death Highlight Prison Healthcare Problems
Article • August 15, 2004 • from PLN August, 2004
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, CMS, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cardiovascular, Cancer, Skin, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Tennessee: Staph Outbreak, Delayed Treatment, Death Highlight Prison Healthcare Problems by Michael Rigby An outbreak of staph infection, the delayed treatment of a brain tumor, and a preventable heart attack are just a few of the problems Tennessee prisoners have faced while in the care of private contractors. In September …
CCA Medical Contract Doesn't Violate 8th Amendment
Article • August 15, 2004 • from PLN August, 2004
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Blood, Private Contractors, Medical Expenses, Attorney Fee Awards, Civil Procedure, Injunctions, Mootness, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
CCA Medical Contract Doesn't Violate 8th Amendment by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated an injunction holding a contract between Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and a private doctor; Dr. Robert B. Coble, was unconstitutional. The contract at issue required Dr. Coble to, among other things, "determine the …
Adams v. CCA, CO, Exhibits Part 1 Plfs Interviews, Prisoner Riot, 2004
Brief • August 13, 2004
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Disclosure of Records, Witnesses, Failure to Train/Supervise
Adams v. CCA, CO, Exhibits Part 1 Plfs Interviews, Prisoner Riot, 2004 EXHIBIT C_ Part one PARTIAL LIST OIG/CCA INTERVIEWS OF PLAINTIFFS Name Bate Number Sean Andrews Kevin Drum Tommy Romero Carl Yens Jared Adams Oto Fanoali (Fanoali Oto) Roy Gibbens Jay Silva Gerard Glieforst Jeremy Willison Brian Skinner Robert …
Tennessee Prison Audit Blasts DOC, CCA and CMS
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Filed under: Work Release, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, CMS, Contractor Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Reviews, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Contractor Liability
Tennessee Prison Audit Blasts DOC, CCA and CMS by Michael Rigby A Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) performance audit for the years 1997-2002, released by the state comptroller's office in September 2003, reveals problems with prison staffing, pre-release preparation, and numerous instances of contract violations by private prison contractors. A …
Overcrowding Forces Alabama Prisoners Into Private Prison Web
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Louisiana Correctional Services, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Staff-Staff Harassment, Contractor Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Totality of Conditions, Overcrowding, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Employee Litigation
Overcrowding Forces Alabama Prisoners Into Private Prison Web by Gary Hunter Court orders have forced Alabama to reduce the number of prisoners in its county jails and send half of its prison population to two other states. Until recently the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) had crammed 28,000 prisoners into …
Private Probation Companies Prove Corrupt in Tennessee
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, Probation
Private Probation Companies Prove Corrupt in Tennessee by Gary Hunter Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft claimed private probation companies have "created a nightmare" in the Memphis, Tennessee probation system. Judge Craft, who is also chairman of the Private Probation Services Council, said that probation companies currently charge probationers fees "that …
Controversy and Lawsuits Surround South Texas Private Prison Deals
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, Financing, Emerald Correctional Management, Contractor Misconduct, Judiciary, Disclosure of Records
Controversy and Lawsuits Surround South Texas Private Prison Deals by by Matthew T. Clarke Cotulla, a south Texas town known or the illegal drug-sting convictions of a quarter of its African-American citizens, now has a new claim to infamy -- private prison scams. Cotulla, population 3,000, is the county seat …
District of Columbia May Be Liable for Prisoner's Inadequate Medical Care
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
Filed under: Out of State Transfers, CMS, Medical, Skin, Muscular, Estoppell, Municipal Liability
District of Columbia May Be Liable for Prisoner's Inadequate Medical Care by District of Columbia May Be Liable for Prisoner's Inadequate Medical Care The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, reversing and remanding the district court, held that a D.C. prisoner incarcerated in a Virginia state prison …
Wackenhut Changes Name to Geo Group, Politics Remain the Same
Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut
Wackenhut Changes Name to Geo Group, Politics Remain the Same by Michael Rigby The old maxim, the more things change, the more they stay the same," could have been tailored to Wackenhut these days. Although Wackenhut Corrections has spun off from its parent company, Wackenhut Corporation, there's no indication that …
Suits in Michigan and New Jersey Seek to Force HCV Treatment
Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, CMS, Hepatitis, Americans with Disabilities Act
Suits in Michigan and New Jersey Seek to Force HCV Treatment by A groundswell of prisoner litigation is taking aim at states to force them to comprehensively and meaningfully address HCV in prison. These suits, often brought as class actions, seek to mandate a protocol for HCV detection and treatment …
Capitalist Punishment: Prison Privatization & Human Rights
Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004
Filed under: Private Prisons, Reviews
Capitalist Punishment: Prison Privatization & Human Rights by Mark Wilson Capitalist Punishment: Prison Privatization & Human Rights Edited by Andrew Coyle, Allison Campbell, & Rodney Neufeld,Clarity Press, Inc; Zed Books (2003) 234 pp. Softback Review by Mark Wilson Proponents of prison privatization argue that for-profit prisons make good sense, "promis[ing] …
Performance Work Statement, Migrant Operations Center, 2004-2008
Publication • 2004
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prisoners-International, Immigration
Performance Work Statement, Migrant Operations Center, 2004-2008 Company Name: Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, GEO Group Contract Number: ACB-3-C-0008, ACL-4-C-0001, ODT-6-C-0002, ACL-2-C-0004, ACD-03-C-0008 (ACB3C0008, ACL4C0001, ODT6C0002, ACL2C0004, ACD03C0008) Order Number: ACL-5-D-0002, HSCEOP-06-J-00180, HSCEOP-06-J-00405, HSCEOP-07-J-00215, HSCEOP-05F-00304, HSCEOP-06-F-00774, HSCEOP-07-F-00255, HSCEOP-06-J-00198, HSCEOP-07-J00452, FDN5D0038, HSCEOP-05-J-00009, HSCEOP-07-J-00271 (ACL5D0002, HSCEOP06J00180, HSCEOP06J00405, HSCEOP07J00215, HSCEOP05F00304, HSCEOP06F00774, HSCEOP07F00255, HSCEOP06J00198, HSCEOP07J00452, FDN5D0038, …
DOJ Investigation: Conditions in Arkansas Prisons Unconstitutional
Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, CMS, HIV/AIDS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Hepatitis, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Food, Sanitation, Restraints, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
DOJ Investigation: Conditions in Arkansas Prisons Unconstitutional by Michael Rigby Conditions at the McPherson and Grimes Correctional Units in Newport, Arkansas are unconstitutional, the U.S. Department of Justice concluded after an 18-month investigation. According to the investigation report, dated November 25, 2003, investigators found that prisoners at both units experienced …
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