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Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Filed under: Private Prisons, Corizon
Kansas Slaps Corizon Health with Millions in Fines for Contract Violations by Chad Marks by Chad Marks “They don’t care who dies, how they die or what they do to you.” That’s what former Kansas prisoner Sarah Loretta Cook said about Corizon Health, the state’s prison medical care provider. With …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Florida Fleeces Prisoners with High Canteen Prices by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has expanded the use of private contractors in the state’s prison system. With an annual budget of about $2.4 billion, the FDOC is increasingly shifting the burden of those …
$10 Million Awarded Against Corizon and Oregon County for Jail Detox Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 5, 2018, an Oregon federal court entered a $10 million judgment against Washington County and Corizon Health, Inc. in a lawsuit over the death of a detainee who was detoxing …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Private Prisoner Transport Firm Closes After Escape; Problems Continue to Plague Industry by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In February 2019, Texas Prisoner Transportation Services (TPTS) informed its customers that it would cease operations that same month. CEO Ryan Whitten blamed the closure on new insurance rates that meant the …
CoreCivic Creates Nonprofit Foundation, Ostensibly to Reduce Recidivism by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  Private prison companies are known for their cynical motives. They lobby and give money to politicians to expand the for-profit prison industry, and have provisions in their contracts that guarantee minimum occupancy levels at many of …
Article • May 2, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Vermont Prisoner Sexually Abused at Private Prison in Michigan Receives $750 by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Bernard Carter was incarcerated at the privately-operated North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan when he alleged a prison nurse coerced him into sexually uncomfortable situations. In a federal lawsuit, Carter v. GEO …
Brief • May 1, 2019
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Sisneros vs. Centurion Correction Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019 Centurion 000903 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 5/1/2019 12:02 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO CLERK OF THE COURT Victoria Neal STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT …
Bailey v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2019 Case: 3:16-cv-50334 Document#: 149 Filed: 04/26/19 Page 1 of 43 PagelD #:1162 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISlON DEXTER BAILEY ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., DR. JJLL …
Brief • April 23, 2019
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Finch v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019 Centurion 000858 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 4/23/2019 10:27 AM STEPHEN T. PACHECO CLERK OF THE COURT Jennifer Romero STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT …
Brief • April 22, 2019
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Mora-Solis v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019 Centurion 000827 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 4/22/2019 3:27 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO CLERK OF THE COURT Jennifer Romero STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT …
Brief • April 22, 2019
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Yribe v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2019 Centurion 000793 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 4/22/2019 2:27 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO CLERK OF THE COURT Victoria Neal STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT …
Salim v. JPay, TX, Preliminary Approval of Settlement, Video Visitation Cutoff, 2019 Case 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ Document 16 Filed 04/16/19 Page 1 of 12 PageID #: 142 United States District Court EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. JPAY, INC. § § …
GEO Group, CoreCivic Face Class Actions Alleging Prisoner ‘Slave Labor’ by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna GEO Group, the Florida-based private prison behemoth, and Tennessee corporation CoreCivic, are the targets of several lawsuits alleging that “voluntary” work programs at their facilities violate state minimum-wage laws, as well as the Trafficking …
Brief • April 15, 2019
Vigil v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death (Medical), 2019 Centurion 003240 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMEN T AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is executed this AIpr; day of jSJL_ 2019, by Manuela Vigil, as personal representative of the …
Brief • April 11, 2019
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Miera v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint (State), Medical Malpractice, 2019 Centurion 000758 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 4/11/2019 8:58 AM STEPHEN T. PACHECO CLERK OF THE COURT Tamara Snee STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT …
Teachers’ Unions Divest Stock Holdings in Private Prisons by David Reutter by David Reutter Pension funds for teachers are abandoning their investments in private prisons. The divestures follow an appeal by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation’s second-largest teacher’s union, for public pension funds to liquidate their holdings …
California State Retirement Systems Split on Decision to Divest from Private Prisons by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer The Teachers’ Retirement Board of the California State Retirement System (CalSTRS) has decided to get out of private prison investments by dumping CoreCivic and GEO Group stock from its portfolio. About $12 …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Scabies Outbreak at Michigan Women’s Prison Under Corizon Health by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Scabies is the name for an infestation of tiny mites that burrow under a person’s skin and cause an itchy rash. They are spread by touching an infected person or an item of the person’s …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Corizon
Corizon Health Strikes Out in Arizona by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  In 2014, a settlement was reached in Parsons v. Ryan, a lawsuit over healthcare in Arizona’s prison system. The state contracted with Corizon Health to provide medical services for the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC), even though the …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Conflict of Interest in Texas Rangers’ Investigation of Deaths at LaSalle-Operated Jails? by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  In January 2019, the Dallas Morning News reported that Louisiana-based private prison company LaSalle Corrections, which operates eight jails in Texas, employs a former Texas Ranger whose son oversees that law enforcement …
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