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Federal Prison Employees Convicted of Stealing Prisoners’ Meds by Gary Hunter On January 6, 2009, three former employees at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia, New York pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of theft of government property. Richard Lawson, a captain and pharmacist; Lisa Schwab, a pharmacist technician; and …
Article • December 15, 2009 • from PLN December, 2009
Michigan’s Prison Industries Mismanaged and Unprofitable by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A June 2009 report issued by Michigan’s Office of the Auditor General on the performance of the state’s Bureau of Correctional Industries (BCI), which operates under authority of the Department of Corrections, listed several reportable conditions of …
Questionable Kentucky Courthouse Construction Practices Lead to Court Official’s Resignation, Audit, Settlement by Michael Brodheim On February 25, 2009, after questions were raised about the failure of his office to fully insure courthouse construction projects, Garlan VanHook resigned from his position as executive director of the Dept. of Facilities for …
Pennsylvania Private Juvenile Prison Scandal Results in Guilty Pleas by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 9, 2009, attorney Robert J. Powell of Hazeltown, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to charges related to an illegal scheme involving two for-profit juvenile facilities – PA Child Care in Luzerne County and Western PA …
Hawaii to Remove Prisoners from CCA Facility Over Abuse Charges by Ian Urbina Hawaii prison officials said Tuesday that all of the state’s 168 female inmates at a privately run Kentucky prison will be removed by the end of September because of charges of sexual abuse by guards. Forty inmates …
Article • September 15, 2009
Attorney withdraws from American Private Police Force by Alex Friedmann Attorney Withdraws from American Private Police Force Hardin, MT – On September 30, Prison Legal News (PLN), a non-profit monthly publication that reports on criminal justice-related issues, provided background research to the Associated Press and other media agencies regarding the …
Florida’s Private Prisons Still Lack Meaningful Oversight by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) has issued a report that finds that oversight of the state’s private prisons has strengthened under the Department of Management Services (DMS) but significant weakness still …
Former Oregon DOC Food Manager Abandons Wife to Federal Prosecution; Herding Sheep in Iran While on the Lam by Mark Wilson Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) Food Services Administrator Farhad “Fred” Monem and his wife, Karen, accepted over $1.3 million in bribes and kickbacks in the worst public corruption scandal …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
Report Says Unfinished Prison Project Is Single Greatest Iraq Reconstruction Failure by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 2, 2009, Stuart W. Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, released a report on the United States’ appropriation of $50 billion for rebuilding efforts in Iraq. The report, titled Hard …
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds $42.5 Million Award Against Wackenhut / GEO Group by Matthew Clarke Texas Court of Appeals Upholds $42.5 Million Award Against Wackenhut / GEO Group by Matt Clarke On April 2, 2009, a Texas Court of Appeals upheld a jury award of $22,000,000 in actual damages …
Caging Kids for Cash: Two Pennsylvania Judges Guilty of Selling Out Juvenile Justice System by Matthew Clarke Caging Kids for Cash: Two Pennsylvania Judges Guilty of Selling Out Juvenile Justice System by Matt Clarke Judges are supposed to be the protectors of our constitutional rights. They are expected to be …
Court Halts Missouri Physician-Overseen Lethal Injection Execution; Blows Doctor’s Cover by A “secret” Missouri surgeon who has supervised 54 prisoner executions had his cover pulled and suffered immediate peer criticism, court restriction, and a media barrage. In tension were the Hippocratic Oath of doctors to sustain the life of their …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
$7.5 Million Fine Recommended in Florida Jail Phone Overcharges by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Florida’s Public Service Commission has recommended that TCG Public Communications, Inc. (TCG) pay $7.5 million for the improper disconnection of jail prisoners’ telephone calls. The recommendation was made in a September 8, 2008 memorandum …
Deconstructing Gus: A Former CCA Prisoner Takes On, and Takes Down, CCA’s Top Lawyer by Paul Wright by Paul Wright, et al. On June 13, 2007, former President Bush nominated Gustavus A. Puryear IV, 40, for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. …
GEO Cancels Contract at Pennsylvania Jail, Looks Elsewhere for Business by David Reutter GEO Cancels Contract at Pennsylvania Jail, Looks Elsewhere for Business by David M. Reutter GEO Group, Inc. (formerly known as Wackenhut Corrections), the second-largest private prison company in the nation, has operated the jail in Delaware County, …
Ohio Court Releases Prisoners from Private Jail to Protect Them by Ohio Court Releases Prisoners from Private Jail to Protect Them One thing about privately-operated jails and prisons is fairly consistent: They rarely function properly. A series of incidents at Ohio’s Columbiana County Jail, which is operated by CiviGenics, Inc. …
Widespread Corruption in Private Halfway Houses by Derick Limberg by Derek S. Limburg Privately-operated halfway houses across the nation have become embroiled in scandals and mismanagement. The wrongdoing stretches from the top to the bottom, from former politicians and corrections commissioners to staff and prisoners. Reports surfaced in June 2008 …
Former Illinois Prison Director Convicted and Fined by Former Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections Donald Snyder was sentenced, on July 30, 2008, to two years in federal prison for accepting $50,000 in bribes from lobbyists. Snyder tried to minimize the damage by admitting his guilt and turning state’s …
Brief • January 26, 2009
USA v. Conahan & Ciavarella Jr, PA, Indictment, judge misconduct fraud juvenile center, 2009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MICHAEL T. CONAHAN and MARK A. CIAVARELLA, JR. , Defendants. } ) } ) ) ) } } NO. FILED SCRANTON …
Florida Sheriff Sued for Awarding No-Bid Health Care Contract, Receiving Gifts by Florida Sheriff Sued for Awarding No-Bid ?Health Care Contract, Receiving Gifts Prison Health Services (PHS) has sued the sheriff of Sarasota County, Florida for awarding the jail’s health care contract to rival Armor Correctional Health Services without taking …
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