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For-Profit Transportation Companies: Taking Prisoners, and the Public, for a Ride

Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Transport Companies, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Escapes, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing, Transportation, Shootings, Accidents, Federal Legislation

For-Profit Transportation Companies: Taking Prisoners, and the Public, for a Ride by Alex Friedmann According to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, as of June 2005 approximately 2.2 million people were incarcerated in prisons and jails nationwide not including immigration detention centers and …

Audit: California Private Prison Contracting Tainted by Conflicts of Interest

Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Civigenics, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Guard Unions

Audit: California Private Prison Contracting Tainted by Conflicts of Interest by The California State Auditor reported in September 2005 that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), when contracting with private prison contractors for two minimum security Community Correctional Facilities (CCF), issued no-bid awards to companies who had hired …

Michigan Youth Prison Closed But Problems Continue

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

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Staffing, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, State Legislation

Michigan Youth Prison Closed But Problems Continue by Michael Rigby During its six years of operation, the Michigan Youth Correctional Facility has been criticized over abuse, suicide attempts, and a policy of filling beds at the maximum-security prison with low level offenders. But even after its closure, the privately run …

GEO Buys CSC After Settling $38.8 Million Judgment in Texas Boot Camp Death

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

Filed under: Private Prisons, Esmor/CSC, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

GEO Buys CSC After Settling $38.8 Million Judgment in Texas Boot Camp Death by Correctional Services Corporation (CSC) has settled a $38 million judgment that held the company responsible for the 2000 death of Bryan Dale Alexander, an 18 year old prisoner at a Texas boot camp. The terms are …

Wackenhut Settles Pennsylvania Suicide Suit For $125,000

Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

Wackenhut Settles Pennsylvania Suicide Suit For $125,000 by On May 11, 2005, Wackenhut Corrections Corporation (now known as Geo Group) agreed to settle for $125,000 a lawsuit arising from the suicide death of a prisoner in the Wackenhut-operated George W. Hill Correctional Facility, also known as the Delaware County prison. …

Private Prison Firms Stumble; Hire Former California Officials to Lobby for For-Profit Facilities

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Marantha Private Corrections, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Overcrowding, Employee Litigation, News, State Legislation

Private Prison Firms Stumble; Hire Former California Officials to Lobby for For-Profit Facilities by Private prison companies, which presently house only 2,550 of California's 165,000 prisoners, have hired a former county lawmaker, former CDC employees and the former state Finance Director in an attempt to expand into the $7 billion …

GEO Group Buys Out Correctional Services Corporation

Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006

Filed under: Private Prisons, Esmor/CSC, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Settlements, Service, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

GEO Group Buys Out Correctional Services Corporation by In November 2005, GEO Group, the second-largest private prison company in the U.S., finalized its purchase of the Sarasota, Florida-based Correctional Services Corporation (CSC) for $6 a share -- a total of $62 million in cash -- and the assumption of $124 …

PLN Sues The Geo Group for Public Records

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

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Civil Procedure, Damages, Settlements, Disclosure of Records, PLN Litigation

PLN Sues The Geo Group for Public Records by On Dec. 2, 2005, Prison Legal News filed a civil suit against The Geo Group, Inc. (formerly Wackenhut Corrections) in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach, Florida, demanding access to public records held by the company. The Geo Group is a …

Oklahoma Prisons Suffer Crisis of Violence and Mismanagement

Article • November 15, 2005 • from PLN November, 2005

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, Escapes, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing

Oklahoma Prisons Suffer Crisis of Violence and Mismanagement by by Matthew T. Clarke 2005 has turned out to be a violent year in Oklahoma prisons. Between January and July, 2005, the prisons in Oklahoma suffered multiple riots, multiple murders of prisoners, and extensive probes of drug running. The stage for …

Wackenhut's Name To Change, But Politics Remain The Same

Article • October 15, 2005

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Lobbying

Wackenhut's Name To Change, But 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 the …

Private Prison Contractor Donates $10,000 to Governor's Fund; Gets $20 Million California Contract Two Months Later

Article • October 15, 2005

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct

Private Prison Contractor Donates $10,000 to Governor's Fund; Gets $20 Million California Contract Two Months Later by Private Prison Contractor Donates $10,000 to Governor's Fund; Gets $20 Million California Contract Two Months Later With the appearance of a stunning return on investment, GEO Group, a Florida-based private prison contractor, won …

Private Prison Firm Donates $53,000 to California's Governor Schwarzenegger

Article • October 15, 2005

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct

Private Prison Firm Donates $53,000 to California's Governor Schwarzenegger by Private Prison Firm Donates $53,000 To California's Governor Schwarzenegger by Marvin Mentor Newly-elected Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who boasted during his campaign that he "couldn't be bought," accepted $53,000 in November, 2003 from Wackenhut Corrections Corp., a Boca Raton, Florida-based private …

Fifth Circuit Upholds $5,000 Excessive Force Verdict Against Wackenhut Guard

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Guard Brutality/Beatings, New Trial Motions

Fifth Circuit Upholds $5,000 Excessive Force Verdict Against Wackenhut Guard by In an unpublished opinion, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict finding that a prison guard used excessive force against a prisoner and awarding $5,000 in damages. Mississippi prisoner Thomas Unger sued Wackenhut (now Geo Corporation), …

Wackenhut Settles Suit Over Premature Birth for $98,000

Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, OB/GYN, Failure to Treat, Family, Mothers in Prison

Wackenhut Settles Suit Over Premature Birth for $98,000 by On August 12, 2004, Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, now known as GEO Group, Inc., settled a suit alleging that inadequate medical care at a 640-bed Wackenhut-run jail caused a prisoner to give birth prematurely. Melissa Villarreal, 32, a former prisoner at the …

Private Youth Prison Gouging Michigan Taxpayers

Article • June 15, 2005 • from PLN June, 2005

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut

Private Youth Prison Gouging Michigan Taxpayers by Five years after beginning its first flirtation with for-profit prisons, Michigan is learning an invaluable lesson: Despite the hype, private prisons are not cost-effective. In the months following its 1999 opening, the Michigan Youth Correctional Facility (MYCF) was criticized over assaults, staff turnover, …

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 …

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, …

Wackenhut's Legacy of Shame in Austin

Article • October 15, 2003 • from PLN October, 2003

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff, Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Education, Employee Litigation

Wackenhut's Legacy of Shame in Austin by by Matthew T. Clarke The price of attending the March 1997 South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, came very high for Dallas record producer David Prater. Busted for a minor drug possession, in 1998 Prater was sentenced to 250 days in …

Mississippi Pays $6 Million for Empty Prison Bunks

Article • July 15, 2003 • from PLN July, 2003

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, State Legislation

Mississippi Pays $6 Million for Empty Prison Bunks by Mississippi Pays $6 Million For Empty Prison Bunks by Matthew T. Clarke In a highly politicized move, the Mississippi Legislature passed a budget paying Wackenhut Corporation (WC) and Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) millions of dollars for unneeded private prison bunks, …

Wackenhut Warden and Six Guards Convicted In New Mexico Prisoner Beatings

Article • January 15, 2003 • from PLN January, 2003

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Wackenhut Warden and Six Guards Convicted In New Mexico Prisoner Beatings by by Matthew T. Clarke Six guards and a warden have been convicted in federal court of charges stemming from brutal beatings and subsequent cover up attempts at the 1,200 man Lea County Correctional Facility in Hoots, New Mexico, …