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Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
NY State Prisons Finally Stop Using Faulty Drug Testing Equipment; Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Victims by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Nadezda Steele-Warrick, a prisoner at Albion Correctional Facility, was on the right track. After her 2015 conviction for assault, she had been a model prisoner, obtaining her …
Audit: Privatizing Florida’s Prison Health Care Was Costly and Deadly Mistake by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When former Florida Gov. Rick Scott took office in 2011, he pushed to privatize health care for Florida prisoners. He promised the move would save taxpayers millions of dollars and it did, …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
New York City Paid McKinsey & Company Millions for Failed Program to Reduce Jail Violence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A December 10, 2019 report from ProPublica said the city of New York paid management consulting firm Mc­Kinsey & Company $27.5 million to reduce violence at jails on Rikers …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Prosecutors Sue Firm for Selling Bureau of Prisons Adulterated Food, Spices by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) sued a vendor and its owner for scamming over 80 prisons of $530,000 by selling diluted spices and food products. The suit, filed November 1, 2019, was …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
PrimeCare Medical Pays Bulk of $252,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Detainee’s Suicide by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A $252,000 settlement was reached in October 2019 in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a pretrial detainee who hanged himself at Pennsylvania’s Northampton County Prison (NCP). Kyle A. Flyte, …
Article • October 4, 2019
Arkansas: Private Prison Contractors Cited for Ethics Violations by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Arkansas Ethics Commission (AEC) issued letters of caution to four companies that provide corrections-related services, for failing to report contributions to the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Association. The companies, Tech Friends, Inc., City Tele Coin …
Publication • January 29, 2019
Office of Inspector General Department of Homeland Security - ICE Does Not Fully Use Contracting Tools to Hold Detention Facility Contractors Accountable for Failing to Meet Performance Standards , 2019 ICE Does Not Fully Use Contracting Tools to Hold Detention Facility Contractors Accountable for Failing to Meet Performance Standards January …
Article • August 23, 2018
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Food
Michigan Department of Corrections Foregoes Privatized Food Services by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After enduring five years of poor service, inadequate staffing and several scandals with its privatized food-service vendors, Michigan has decided to bring its prison services back into government service. “As the contract with Trinity was …
Incorrect Cause of Tennessee Prisoner’s Death Reported by CoreCivic Employees by According to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), state prisoner Edward Ray Gilley, Jr., 54, died on November 5, 2016 at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, a facility owned and operated by CoreCivic – previously known as Corrections Corporation …
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Sheriffs – All of Them by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal lawsuit was filed in November 2017 against every sheriff in the state of Oklahoma, along with judges, court officials and the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association, challenging a scheme that turned unpaid court fees …
Judge Threatens Arizona Officials with Contempt Over Inadequate Prisoner Medical Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On October 10, 2017, a federal district court in Arizona issued an order requiring officials with the Department of Corrections (DOC) to show cause why they should not be held in contempt …
Exclusive! Incorrect Cause of Tennessee Prisoner’s Death Reported by CoreCivic Employees by   According to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), state prisoner Edward Ray Gilley, Jr., 54, died on November 5, 2016 at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, a facility owned and operated by CoreCivic – previously known as …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Securus Fined $1.7 Million for Providing Inaccurate Information, FCC Approves Company Transfer Anyway by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) slapped Securus Technologies with a $1.7 million fine for providing misleading and inaccurate information as part of its application to transfer control to another company, but …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Global Tel*Link Settles Mississippi Prison Bribery Case for $2.5 Million by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis As previously mentioned in PLN, Global Tel*Link Corp. (GTL), the largest provider of prison and jail phone services in the United States, has settled a lawsuit that accused the company of conspiring to bribe …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Indictment Alleges Prison Healthcare Company Bribed Texas State Senator by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In May 2017, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing Texas state Senator Carlos Uresti of accepting substantial bribes from a company that provides healthcare to prisoners at the Reeves County Detention Center (RCDC) in West …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Settlements in Arizona DOC, BOP Lawsuits Over Release Debit Card Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The parties in a class-action suit filed in federal district court, which alleged Bank of America (BOA) charged excessive fees for debit cards given to Arizona state prisoners upon their release, reached a …
State of WI v. Armor, WI, Complaint, Medical Misconduct, 2018 FILED 02-21-2018 John Barrett STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MILWAUKEE COUNTY STATE OF WISCONSIN Plaintiff, DA Case No.: 2018ML004041 Court Case No.: Clerk of Circuit Court 2018CM000748 Honorable Joseph R. Wall Branch 20 VS. CRIMINAL COMPLAINT ARMOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) over­paid food service giant Aramark $57,193 for food provided to nonexistent prisoners, investigators found. The overpayment was uncovered by the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG). According to a …
Lawsuit Claims CoreCivic Allowed Corruption and Gangs to Flourish at Oklahoma Prison by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The family of a prisoner who was maced by guards as he bled to death at an Oklahoma prison operated by CoreCivic--then known as Corrections Corporation of America--has filed a lawsuit alleging …
Florida: Private Prison Company Allowed to Overcharge State, Mistreat Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An audit personally overseen by Florida state Rep. David Richardson concluded the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) had approved a pricing scheme that allowed Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), now known as CoreCivic, …
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