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Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Members of Congress Investigate Private Equity Firms that Own Companies Providing Prison Services by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 30, 2019, U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent letters to five private equity firms – BlueMountain Capital Management, H.I.G. …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons
California Begins Weaning Itself from Private Prisons – More or Less by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon California governor Gavin Newsom entered office in early 2019 vowing to end the use of private prisons – including those in which federal immigration authorities detain asylum seekers – because for-profit prisons “lead …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Getting Out of Jail After Dark Can Be Dangerous – and Sometimes Deadly by Madison Pauly Nighttime is the worst possible time to release prisoners. So why do so many jails do it? by Madison Pauly, Mother Jones The last bus of the day pulls away from the parking lot …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
A Place for Released Prisoners to Go Home by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A new program that began in 2018 in Alameda County, California aims to assist former prisoners with housing needs. The Homecoming Project matches newly released prisoners with hosts who are subsidized in what founder Alex Busansky …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Staffing, Guards/Staff
Weaker Job Screening Could Make North Carolina Prisons More Dangerous by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter In an effort to reduce its 18 percent guard vacancy rate, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS) has eliminated the requirement that all applicants go through psychological testing. “We are …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
South Carolina: Former Prison Employees Charged, Plead Guilty in Contraband Investigation by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter At least 19 employees from eight different prisons operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDOC) have been convicted or face charges of smuggling drugs, liquor, jewelry or cell phones …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Filed under: Strip Searches, Defenses
New Jersey County Not Entitled to Defense or Indemnification by the State in Suit Alleging Exposure of Jail Detainees by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In an unpublished decision, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, held that Salem County is entitled to neither defense nor indemnification by the …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
L.A.’s Court-Ordered Community Supervision Enslaves and Impoverishes by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke When a 33-year-old man was cited for littering for tossing trash and beer cans on a South Los Angeles sidewalk in 2013, an interpreter helped him plead no contest, and he was fined just $100 because the …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Prosecutors Get Real Look at Life After Prison by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A dozen prosecutors and other criminal justice workers got a real life look at what it’s like to re-enter society after being in prison – ­­and every one of them failed to get everything done as …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Former Nevada Prison Guard Who Fatally Shot Handcuffed Prisoner Enters Alford Plea by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 29, 2019, a former probationary Nevada prison guard entered a plea of nolo contendre to a felony charge of attempted performance of an act or neglect of duty in willful …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Deaths and Abuse During Private Prisoner Transport Trips by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Many prisoners transported by Prisoner Transportation Services of America, LLC (PTS) report being denied restroom breaks, food, liquids and essential prescription medications such as insulin, occasionally with fatal results. Others say they were physically or sexually …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright This month’s cover story reports onWellpath, formerly known as Correct Care Solutions, a hedge fund-owned private prison health care company. PLN has long reported on prison medical care in general and privatized care in particular, with what is now a lengthy …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
Corizon Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $950,000 by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On September 18, 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) filed suit in Arizona against Corizon Health, Inc. and Corizon LLC. The purpose of the litigation was “to correct Corizon’s nationwide unlawful employment policies and practices …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
New York County to Pay $440,000 Settlement in Wrongful Jail Death Suit by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Onondaga County, New York agreed to a $440,000 settlement in a wrongful death claim filed by attorney Richard Priest on behalf of Rebeka Kwiatkowski after her daughter, Chanel Lakatocz, died at the …
Article • February 4, 2020 • from PLN February, 2020
The Private Option by Marsha McLeod One company has become the biggest provider of jail health care. Sheriffs are worried: “If you’re the only dance in town, you can pretty much call your own shots.” Story by Marsha McLeod, The Atlantic WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In the span of 24 days in May …
Publication • February 4, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates
ICSolutions - Section J Rates and Fees Attachment_1_‐_RFP_Requirements_01.17.2020_UPDATE SECTION J ‐ RATES AND FEES OPTION 1 IPTS REQUIRED FREE CALLS (FIXED COST) Category Cost Per Minute OPTION 2 IPTS ALTERNATIVE FREE CALLS (LEASE) Avg Cost/Call: 15 Minutes Rates to Incarcerated Persons or Called Party All Domestic Calls N/A N/A International …
Brief • February 3, 2020
Mason v. Spiller, IL, Settlement, Excessive Force, 2020 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# 17-867 17-CV-867 Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Mason, Mickey #R04326 v. Spiller, et al. IDOC# Plaintiffs: Filed Case Name Defendants: x/x/x Date Served Received Status closed 9/26/17 Class Action [J On Appeal D Spears D …
Brief • February 3, 2020
Varnado v. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA, Settlement Agreement, Failure to Protect, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is entered into between the following parties ("the Parties"): Plaintiff TOMMY VARNADO ("Plaintiff'), and Defendants DEPUTY JAVIER MACHADO and …
Publication • February 3, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Edovo - Section J Rates and Fees Attachment 1 ‐ RFP Requirements ‐ UPDATE ‐ Final SECTION J ‐ RATES AND FEES OPTION 1 IPTS REQUIRED FREE CALLS (FIXED COST) Category Cost Per Minute OPTION 2 IPTS ALTERNATIVE FREE CALLS (LEASE) Avg Cost/Call: 15 Minutes Rates to Incarcerated Persons or …
Publication • February 3, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates
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