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Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
$195,000 Award for Injury Resulting from NY Prison Garbage Detail by A New York Court of Claims has awarded a former prisoner $195,000 for injuries she sustained while working on a garbage detail. In an April 29, 2008 order, the court found the State of New York 100% liable. The …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Indian Jail Opens Private Outsourcing Program by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Authorities at the Cherlapally Central Jail, a 2,100-bed facility near Hyderabad, the capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, announced in May 2010 that they will open an outsourcing unit. [See: PLN, July 2010, p.32]. The program …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries
California: Prison Industry Board Not Exempt from Civil Service Rules by Michael Brodheim In response to the California Prison Industry Board’s request for an opinion, the Attorney General’s office concluded that while the Board may create a personnel system separate from the state’s constitutionally-protected civil service system, sufficient evidence had …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Iowa Prisoners Perform Private Sector Work for Parole Board Member by In order to avoid interfering with private sector commerce, Iowa Prison Industries (IPI) is supposed to only perform work for governmental and non-profit organizations. That does not always happen, though. In April 2010, a crew of prisoners installed several …
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
7,000+ Federal Prisoners Given Pink Slips by Mark Wilson Prisoners are not exempt from the nation’s unemployment crisis. Since 2008, over 7,000 federal prisoners have been laid off, and up to 800 more are expected to lose their jobs in the coming months according to Federal Prison Industries (FPI). FPI, …
Brief • December 9, 2010
National Corrections Industries Assessments, Summary Findings, 2010 NATIONAL NAL CORRECTIONAL CORRECTIO INDUSTRIES NCIA ASSOCIATIONN ASSOCIATIO NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. 1202 North Charles St. * Baltimore, MD 21201 * (410) 230-3972 * Fax (410) 230-3981 SUMMARY FINDINGS OF THE 2009-2010 PIECP COMPLIANCE SITE ASSESSMENTS December 9, 2010 Prepared By: Barbara …
Brief • December 1, 2010
In re Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program - Policy Statement, 2010 Back Wage Policy for Inmate Workers Under the Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP) Issued: December 2010 Background: 18 USC 1761 (c), the statute authorizing the Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP), states that PIECP inmates must “have, in …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
$2 Million Award in Maryland Prisoner’s Work Crew Death by A jury in Prince George’s County, Maryland found that state prison and highway officials and the driver of a private dump truck were liable in an accident that killed a prisoner who was picking up trash on the side of …
Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010
Ohio Cuts Prison Industry Jobs by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In February 2010, Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) announced it planned to close several prison industry programs and reduce its prisoner work force from 1,554 to 1,269 due to budget cuts. Previously, OPI stated in December 2009 that it was …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Whole Foods Farms out Fish Farming to Colorado Prisoners by Justin Miller A food vendor is involved in a partnership with correctional facilities in Colorado that employ prisoners to raise tilapia and trout, which are then sold to Whole Foods, a popular grocery chain. About 120 prisoners at the Arrowhead …
Guilty Pleas in Angola Horse Selling Scheme by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A federal investigation uncovered a fraudulent scheme at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in which horses were sold to private parties, bypassing required public auctions. Two indictments were handed down that resulted in guilty pleas. …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries
Prison-based Call Centers Open in Austria, India by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In an attempt to bridge a budget shortfall, the Austrian Justice Ministry has set up call centers in prisons and con-tracted them out to private companies that might otherwise outsource the work overseas. The move has prompted …
Article • July 15, 2010
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $15,000 to Settle Public Records Act Suit by On October 18, 2005, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $15,000 to two prisoners who requested, but were denied, information under the Washington Public Disclosure Act. Leslie Pounds and Shawn Greenhalgh sent a public …
Virginia Sheriff Sentenced to 19 Months on Corruption Charges by In December 2009, the former sheriff of Page County, Virginia was sentenced to 19 months in federal prison on corruption charges. The sentence was imposed following a guilty plea to an indictment that originally included 22 counts. The story behind …
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Oregon Youth Authority Warden Gives Agency a Black Eye by A “rising star” at the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) pleaded guilty to six criminal offenses and was sentenced to four months in jail, probation and 160 hours of community service, and ordered to pay $11,500 in restitution. He gave OYA …
Williams v. CCA, TN, Complaint, prison work injury kitchen, 2010 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0222 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0223 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0224
Article • May 15, 2010 • from PLN May, 2010
Private Manufacturers Use Cheap Arkansas Prison Labor by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Two private manufacturing companies have opened shops in Arkansas prisons. Actronix, Inc. employs 65 female prisoners at the McPherson Unit to produce wiring harnesses for medical imaging devices such as MRI machines and CT scanners, while Glove …
Article • May 15, 2010
Washington Prisoner Paid $19,000 for Partial Loss of Toe by On September 14, 2007, the state of Washington paid $19,000 to settle with a prisoner who had a portion of his toe cut off while mowing grass at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. The suit, filed in Snohomish …
Medical Review Board’s Order Properly Excluded in Connecticut Worker’s Compensation Claim by The Connecticut Supreme Court has affirmed an order by the compensation review board that approved the refusal of the workers’ compensation commissioner to admit into evidence a decision by the state medical examining board awarding a prison guard …
Article • May 15, 2010
Washington DOC Pays Prisoner $1,000 for Injury by On June 19, 2005, Washington state prisoner, Daniel Erickson, filed a claim against the DOC seeking $2,000 in damages for injuries he suffered while performing his assigned job. He accused DOC staff of negligence in failing to properly secure a manhole cover, …
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