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Military Contractors Granted Summary Judgment

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Titan Corp., Discrimination, Political Prisoners, Summary Judgment, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Alien Tort Statute (International)

Military Contractors Granted Summary Judgment by On September 11, 2009, Iraqi citizens, Haidar Muhsin Saleh and Ilam Nassir Ibrahim, lost their appeal to the District of Columbia Circuit in regard to lawsuits filed against two private military contractors. The two men represented a group of plaintiffs who alleged they or …

Abu Ghraib Abuses Not Covered by Insurance Policy

Article • December 15, 2009

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Food, Clothing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Dogs, Prisoners-International, Terrorism, Contractor Liability, Military Prisons

Abu Ghraib Abuses Not Covered by Insurance Policy by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a Virginia federal district court’s order that held an insurance policy obtained by a company who was sued for detainee torture in Iraq has no duty to defend the company because the events …

Obama Promises Guantanamo Will Close and Torture Will End ... but When?

Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009

Filed under: Freedom of Information Act, Political Prisoners (International), Military, Military Prisons

Obama Promises Guantanamo Will Close and Torture Will End ... but When? by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke During last year’s election campaign, President Obama came out forcefully against torture by U.S. officials and in favor of closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which holds approximately 230 alleged …

Military Psychologist Implicated in Abusive Interrogations

Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Military, Military Prisons

Military Psychologist Implicated in Abusive Interrogations by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A lawsuit against the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (LSBEP) accuses retired Army Col. Larry C. James of professional and ethical violations stemming from his former role as chief psychologist at the U.S. military prisons …

Reopened Abu Ghraib Prison Haunted by its Past

Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009

Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Military Prisons

Reopened Abu Ghraib Prison Haunted by its Past by by Matt Clarke On February 21, 2009, Iraqi officials reopened the most infamous icon of human rights abuses under two different governments – the Abu Ghraib prison. Located near western Baghdad on 113 hectares of land, the immense prison complex now …

Report Says Unfinished Prison Project Is Single Greatest Iraq Reconstruction Failure

Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Military, Military Prisons

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 …

Army Medic Gets Life for Murdering Iraqi Prisoners/Abu Ghraib Prison Reopens

Article • June 15, 2009

Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, Crime, International, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Terrorism, Police--Excessive Force, Military Law, Military Prisons

Army Medic Gets Life for Murdering Iraqi Prisoners/Abu Ghraib Prison Reopens by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On February 20, 2009, a medic in the U.S. Army was sentenced to life in prison for his part in the 2007 murder of four Iraqi prisoners in Baghdad. The next day, the …

U.S. Military Uses Small Wooden Boxes for Segregation Cells of Iraqi Prisoners

Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009

Filed under: Restraints, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Military Prisons

U.S. Military Uses Small Wooden Boxes for Segregation Cells of Iraqi Prisoners by U.S. Military Uses Small Wooden Boxes for Segregation Cells of Iraqi Prisoners The U.S. military has taken the meaning of segregation back to the most draconian periods in human history. The military’s answer to dealing with violent …

Hard Evidence of US Military Torturing Prisoners to Death Ignored by Corporate Media

Article • April 15, 2009

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Terrorism, Wrongful Death, Military Prisons

Hard Evidence of US Military Torturing Prisoners to Death Ignored by Corporate Media by By Peter Phillips Military autopsy reports provide indisputable proof that detainees are being tortured to death while in US military custody. Yet the US corporate media are covering it with the seriousness of a garage sale …

Abu Ghraib Torture Suit Proceeds to Trial

Article • April 15, 2009

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Federal Statutory Law, Alien Tort Claims Act, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Terrorism, Alien Tort Statute (International), Military Prisons

Abu Ghraib Torture Suit Proceeds to Trial by A federal court in Washingotn, D.C. refused an American corporation that contracts with the U.S. government immunity for alleged torture and abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. Titan Corporation contracts with the U.S. Army to provide civilian linguists for military operations. By …

Selling Segregation

Article • March 15, 2009 • from PLN March, 2009

Filed under: Lobbying, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Terrorism, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Selling Segregation by Josh Rushing US high-security prisons are a big export, but critics doubt their success. Conflict has long been a source of misery for innocent people around the world. But it has equally long been a source of profit for big business. The Sofex exposition in Amman, Jordan, …

Management & Training Corp. Struggles to Maintain Market Share

Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Management and Training Corporation, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Organizing, Prison Rebellion, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Failure to Protect (General), Immigration, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Assaults on Staff, Employee Litigation

Management & Training Corp. Struggles to Maintain Market Share by Gary Hunter For-profit private prison operator Management & Training Corporation (MTC) has recently lost lucrative contracts to run prisons in the United States and Canada. While the private prison industry is dominated by industry giants Corrections Corporation of America, Geo …

D.C. Circuit Reverses U.S. Gulf War POWs' $959 Million+ Prisoner Abuse Award

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Totality of Conditions, Food, Exposure to Cold, Toilets, Sanitation, Strip Cells, Hygiene Supplies, Vermin, Exposure to Heat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Civil Procedure, Damages, Parties, Default Judgments, Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Veterans, Military Prisons

D.C. Circuit Reverses U.S. Gulf War POWs' $959 Million+ Prisoner Abuse Award by On June 4, 2004, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a federal court's award of more than $959 million in a case filed by U.S. Gulf War POWs who were allegedly abused while held …

GAO: Private Contractors Perform Poorly At Overseas Military Prisons

Article • June 15, 2006 • from PLN June, 2006

Filed under: Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Contractor Misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Food, Military, Military Prisons

GAO: Private Contractors Perform Poorly At Overseas Military Prisons by Matthew T. Clarke A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released April 29, 2005, criticized the militarys poor management of private contractors in Iraq and put partial blame for the Abu Ghraib prison scandal on private contractors and their poor management. …

Abu Ghraib: Enduring Symbol of Hated Regimes

Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006

Filed under: Political Prisoners, Prison Rebellion, Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Dogs, Wrongful Imprisonment, Freedom of Information Act, Military, Military Prisons

Abu Ghraib: Enduring Symbol of Hated Regimes by Matthew T. Clarke Abu Ghraib, a 280-acre prison complex located 20 miles west of Baghdad, is a well known symbol to the Iraqi people. Abu Ghraib holds about 3,500 of the approximately 10,500 prisoners held by American forces in Iraq. All prisoners …

Controversial Ex-Prison Official Lane McCotter Appointed Utah J.P.

Article • December 15, 2005 • from PLN December, 2005

Filed under: Management and Training Corporation, DOC/BOP misconduct, Court Access, Judiciary

Controversial Ex-Prison Official Lane McCotter Appointed Utah J.P. by Lane McCotter, once the director of the Utah Department of Corrections, has been appointed to a justice of the peace bench in Utah. The McCotter era remains a high-point of prison violence in Utah's history cumulating in the death of a …

Titan Pays $28.5 Million After Pleading Guilty to Three Felonies

Article • October 15, 2005 • from PLN October, 2005

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Interpreters

Titan Pays $28.5 Million After Pleading Guilty to Three Felonies by Titan Pays $28.5 Million After Pleading Guilty to Three Felonies by Matthew T. Clarke On March 1, 2005, Titan Corp., the largest private supplier of translators for the U.S. military, pleaded guilty to three felony charges and agreed to …

Do You Like Adventure? Prisons for Iraq

Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005

Filed under: Staffing, Guards/Staff, ACA, Military Prisons

Do You Like Adventure? Prisons for Iraq by by Silja J.A. Talvi DynCorp International, a subsidiary of Computer Sciences Corporation, was in heavy recruit-ment mode at the Winter, 2005 ACA Conference. The Dawn of Liberty," blared one flyer. Join Us in the Fight for Freedom EVERYWHERE. To get current and …

Abu Ghraib's Stain on Military Medicine

Article • April 15, 2005 • from PLN April, 2005

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Medical Misconduct, Political Prisoners, Medical, Injury -- Misc., Medical Records, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Dogs, Burning, International Law, Prisoners-International, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Military Prisons

Abu Ghraib's Stain on Military Medicine by Steven Miles by Steven H. Miles, MD This article examines the relationship of military medical personnel to abuses of detainees at Abu Ghraib and other detention centers in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay. It is based on testimony before the US Senate and …

Business as Usual

Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Political Prisoners, Guard Brutality/Beatings, International Law, Military Prisons

Business as Usual by Todd Matthews Wackenhut further angered state officials by saying they must pay for the empty bed space at the Santa Rosa facility caused by transferring prisoners to the Virginia supermax. According to the state's contract, Wackenhut claimed, the state must pay as though the prison is …