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Article • September 16, 2015
The Brilliant Idea From Europe That Could Revolutionize Child Support by Bryce Covert The Brilliant Idea From Europe That Could Revolutionize Child Support by Bryce Covert Walter Scott, a father to four children, was shot dead by a police officer later charged with first-degree murder while running away from him. …
Article • September 16, 2015
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Prison Privatization in Brazil Follows US Model by Santiago Navarro F.   By Santiago Navarro F. and Renata Bessi and Translated by Clayton Conn, Truthout Between 1992 and 2013, the prison population in Brazil increased by more than 400 percent, compared with a 36 percent population growth over the same period, …
Article • September 16, 2015
Moneyballing Justice: "Evidence-Based" Criminal Reforms Ignore Real Evidence by Kay Whitlock   By Kay Whitlock and Nancy A. Heitzeg, Truthout Proponents of the new wave of "criminal justice reform" claim that their efforts are nonpartisan, non-ideological and "evidence-based." This "evidence-based" frame asserts that mass incarceration and "overcriminalization" will be remedied by …
Article • September 16, 2015
Halfway to Nowhere - Out of prison, not yet home by Eric Borsuk Halfway to Nowhere - Out of prison, not yet home. By Eric Borsuk I walk out the front doors of the prison at ten o’clock in the morning. For the first time, I am standing in the …
Article • September 16, 2015
Another Kind of Isolation - The Bureau of Prisons tightens the rules at its secretive “Communication Management Units.” by Christie Thompson Another Kind of Isolation The Bureau of Prisons tightens the rules at its secretive “Communication Management Units.” By Christie Thompson In 2006 and 2008, the Bureau of Prisons quietly …
Article • September 11, 2015
CCA Pays $25,000 in Wrongful Death of Overweight Tennessee Prisoner by CCA Pays $25,000 in Wrongful Death of Overweight Tennessee Prisoner Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $25,000 to settle a lawsuit involving the death of a prisoner at the Silverdale Detention Center in Tennessee. When received by CCA, prisoner …
Article • September 11, 2015
Valley Street Jail Pays SHU Prisoners $244,000 by Derek Gilna Valley Street Jail Pays SHU Prisoners $244,000 by Derek Gilna Valley Street Jail in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, will pay $244,000 to three former prisoners after an adverse 2004 jury verdict put the spotlight on substandard conditions in the jail’s …
Article • September 11, 2015
Medical Malpractice Caused California Prisoner’s Death, $177,500 Settlement by David Reutter Medical Malpractice Caused California Prisoner’s Death, $177,500 Settlement by David M. Reutter The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDOC) paid $177,500 to settle a lawsuit claiming that medical malpractice caused a prisoner’s death. Prisoner Tyrell Rippetoe was a …
$650,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Preventable Death at CCA Prison by David Reutter $650,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Preventable Death at CCA Prison by David Reutter Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $650,000 to settle a matter involving the death of a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center (MDCDC). In a …
Article • September 11, 2015
$349,500 Settlement in Los Angeles Jail MRSA Suit by $349,500 Settlement in Los Angeles Jail MRSA Suit Los Angeles County agreed to a $349,500 settlement in a class action alleging conditions at various jails in the county placed them at a heightened risk of contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The …
$120,000 Settlement in Suicide of CCA Prisoner by David Reutter $120,000 Settlement in Suicide of CCA Prisoner by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $120,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging it failed to provide proper psychiatric care for a prisoner at the Whiteville Correctional Facility, resulting in …
$75,000 Settlement in CCA Prisoner’s Suicide by David Reutter $75,000 Settlement in CCA Prisoner’s Suicide by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $75,000 to settle a lawsuit seeking redress for its failure to provide care to prevent a prisoner’s suicide. Whiteville Correctional Facility prisoner, Lawrence Ware, Jr., was …
Article • September 11, 2015
$60,000 for CCDA Prisoner Denied Cancer Treatment by David Reutter $60,000 for CCDA Prisoner Denied Cancer Treatment by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $60,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that officials at the Whiteville Correctional Facility (WCF) failed to provide scheduled cancer surgeries for prisoner David E. …
$50,000 Settlement in Murder of CCA Prisoner by David Reutter $50,000 Settlement in Murder of CCA Prisoner by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $50,000 to settle a lawsuit involving the murder of a prisoner at the Hardeman Correctional Facility in Tennessee. Prisoner Ricky E. Gardner was manually …
$42,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted with Padlock by David Reutter $42,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted with Padlock by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $42,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging CCA was liable for the assault of a prisoner, Scott J. Rattan, with a padlock. …
$30,000 Settlement in Death of CCA Prisoner by David Reutter $30,000 Settlement in Death of CCA Prisoner by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $30,000 to settle a civil rights action in the death of a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center. The suit stemmed from the …
Article • September 10, 2015
$25,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted After Guards Open Cell Door by David Reutter $25,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted After Guards Open Cell Door by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $25,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards at the Silverdale Detention Center opened a prisoner’s cell …
$30,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assault Involving Guard Conspiracy by David Reutter $30,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assault Involving Guard Conspiracy by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $30,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged a guard at Silverdale Correctional Facility conspired with a prisoner to assault another …
$22,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted by Warden by David Reutter $22,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted by Warden by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $22,500 to settle a lawsuit seeking redress for a warden’s assault of a prisoner following a riot in the chapel at Hardeman …
$10,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured in Kitchen by David Reutter $10,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured in Kitchen by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $10,000 to settle a negligence claim alleging it failed to train a prisoner on how to use a skillet in the kitchen …
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