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MTC Returns $5.125 Million to Mississippi for “Ghost Workers” at Private Prisons by Utah-based Management & Training Corporation (MTC) announced on September 18, 2023, that it returned $5.125 million to the Mississippi Department of Corrections (DOC), after a state investigation found the private prison operator understaffed lockups operated for DOC. …
Alabama DOC Proves Truly “Heartless” by In a weird-but-true story that’s oddly fitting for Alabama’s wretched prison system, the body of a state prisoner murdered on November 16, 2023, was returned to his survivors five days later without a heart. That is the claim of a lawsuit filed in federal …
Nevada Prisoner Wins Injunction Requiring DOC to Provide Exercise Despite Guard Shortage by by Matt Clarke On June 6, 2023, Judge Cristina D. Silva of the federal court for the District of Nevada renewed a preliminary injunction she issued on March 3, 2023, ordering state prison officials to provide prisoner …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
High Profile Escapes from Two Pennsylvania Jails Blamed on Staffing and Infrastructure Problems by After separate escapes from a pair of Pennsylvania jails, two detainees were recaptured during summer of 2023 – but not before making headlines, as one eluded authorities for nine days and the other for two weeks. …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Breaking the Cycle of Understaffing, Lockdowns and Increased Violence in Prisons by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The political atmosphere surrounding criminal justice reform features strong rhetoric on both sides. Those who pontificate the “get-tough-on-crime” culture argue for increasing criminal sanctions and imposing punishment upon prisoners. On the other …
Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023
Federal Watchdog Finds BOP Staffing, Maintenance in Crisis by The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report in early May 2023, finding “four foundational, enterprise-wide challenges” confronting the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The first involves “weaknesses in the BOP’s internal audit function,” deficiencies …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Pennsylvania Jail Hit With Over $1.5 Million in Overages for Guards, Healthcare by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On April 24, 2023, the board of Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County Prison unanimously recommended requiring extended shifts for five sergeants who supervise guards at the jail. That’s because after county lawmakers ended …
Article • June 27, 2023
Filed under: Escapes, Staffing
Two Philadelphia Jail Escapees Recaptured After Ten Days on the Run by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On May 7, 2023, at roughly 8:30 p.m., two detainees escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. But it was not until the next day that guards realize they were missing. That was …
Article • June 1, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Staffing
No More Naps for Massachusetts Guards by Eike Blohm, MD By Eike Blohm, MD After two years of negotiations between the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC), an agreement was reached on December 20, 2022, to fix atrocious mental health care in state prisons, …
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Dogged by Racist Comments, North Carolina Sheriff Resigns – Again by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On January 4, 2023, Jody Greene (R) resigned as Sheriff of North Carolina’s Columbus County – for the second time in just over two months. First elected in 2018, he had earlier …
Brief • April 7, 2023
Filed under: Staffing
Jensen v. Thornell, AZ, Order and Permanent Injunction, Staffing Conditions, 2023 Case 2:12-cv-00601-ROS Document 4410 Filed 04/07/23 Page 1 of 67 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Shawn Jensen, et al. Plaintiffs, 10 11 v. …
Publication • April 3, 2023
Filed under: Staffing
Status Report on DOC's Action Plan by the Nunez Independent Monitor, April 2023 Case 1:11-cv-05845-LTS-JCF Document 517 Filed 04/03/23 Page 1 of 246 Status Report on DOC’s Action Plan by the Nunez Independent Monitor April 3, 2023 Case 1:11-cv-05845-LTS-JCF Document 517 Filed 04/03/23 Page 2 of 246 THE NUNEZ MONITORING …
CoreCivic Still Accruing Fines fort Short-staffing Florida Jail Where Developmentally Disabled Teen Was Raped by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye At its meeting on January 24, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners of Florida’s Citrus County voted to deduct $116,250 off its December 2022 bill from private prison operator …
CoreCivic Still Accruing Fines for Short-Staffing Florida Jail Where Developmentally Disabled Teen Was Raped by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye At its meeting on January 24, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners of Florida’s Citrus County voted to deduct $116,250 off its December 2022 bill from private prison operator …
Brief • February 28, 2023
Filed under: Staffing
Coleman v. Newsom, CA, Order, Staffing, 2023 Case 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-DB Document 7742 Filed 02/28/23 Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 v. No. 2:90-cv-0520 KJM …
Article • February 1, 2023 • from PLN February, 2023
Too Many Alabama Prisoners Still Dying with Too-Few Guards, Many Corrupt by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 30, 2022, nearly two years after a 44-year-old Alabama prisoner died, an amended complaint filed by his sister claims he “literally baked to death in his cell” where a …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Staffing
Guards Fleeing Texas Prisons by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a March 2022 report published by the Texas State Auditor, the state Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has an extremely high staff turnover rate — 32.8%, compared to a 21.5% rate for all state employees in fiscal year …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
California City Ends Private Jail Operator’s Contract After Mass Employee Resignations by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders On September 7, 2022, the city council in California’s Costa Mesa voted to hire 11 full-time jailers to keep the city lockup open. But at an estimated cost of $1.12 million, the city …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Mississippi Demands $1.9 Million From MTC For Short-Staffing Private State Prison by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On November 14, 2022, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White submitted a civil demand for payment of $1.9 million to Utah-based private prison operator Management and Training Corporation (MTC) for violating its contractual …
Article • September 29, 2022
Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Staffing
Five Hospitalized After Prisoner Take-Over Put Down at Short-Staffed New Orleans Jail by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On Sunday, August 14, 2022, barely one hundred days into her tenure as New Orleans Parish Sheriff, Susan Hutson was confronted with a prisoner takeover of a cellblock in the …
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