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Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017
Filed under: Private Prisons, News
PCI Announces 2016 Awards for Private Prison Activism, Advocacy and News Reporting by On February 8, 2017, the Private Corrections Institute (PCI), a non-profit citizen watchdog organization, announced its 2016 awardees for individual activism, organizational advocacy and excellence in news reporting related to the private prison industry. PCI opposes the …
Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017
Escape is Latest Problem at Troubled Privately-run Texas Jail by Matthew Clarke In October 2015, Phillip Henry Freeman disappeared from the Liberty County Jail near Houston, Texas. He was recaptured living in a wooded area in Arkansas in late January 2016. His escape was the latest in a slew of …
Letter to U.S. Reps Cleaver and Gutierrez re private prisons - March 2017 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS March 7, 2017 SENT VIA EMAIL ONLY Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II United States Congress 2335 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez United States Congress 2408 …
Nance v. Pollion, IL, Complaint, 2017 Case 3:16-cv-00875-NJR-MAB Document 43 Filed 03/02/17 Page 1 of 19 Page ID #521 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ELLEAN NANCE #B60068, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF ) CORRECTIONS; ) ) WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, …
Garcia v. State of NM, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault and Rape, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Willie Garcia ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), the GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO") and Corizon, LLC fka Corizon, Inc. (hereinafter known as "Corizon"). Corizon & …
Why Mother Jones Sent a Reporter Undercover as a Prison Guard by by Sydney Smith, iMediaEthics The U.S. news magazine Mother Jones sent reporter Shane Bauer undercover  as a prison guard at a facility run by the private company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA).  During that time, Bauer worked at the then-CCA facility Winn Correctional Center in …
The Private Prison Primer: Stolen shoes and the Kingman riots by By Beryl Lipton, MuckRock Part 1 - Taking a look inside the black hole of prisoner grievances, and the lessons learned too late During the years it was operated by the private Management and Training Corporation, the “property” grievance was …
Griego v. GEO Group, NM, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2017 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 2/16/2017 2:31:03 PM CHRISTAL BRADFORD Jacqueline Gallegos-Rivera THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANDOVAL em STATE OF NEW MEXICO HOWARD E. GRIEGO, D-1329-CV-2017-00320 Plaintiff, v. THE GEO GROUP, INC., WARDEN VINCENT HORTON, AARON …
Florida’s Civil Commitment Center a “Living Death Sentence” by David Reutter According to state officials, the Florida Civil Commitment Center (FCCC), which holds up to 720 residents billed as the worst sexual predators in the state, is necessary to ensure public safety. For Correct Care Recovery Solutions, a spin-off company …
Riot at Private Prison in Arizona Prompts Review, Reforms and Change in Contractor by Derek Gilna In July 2015, the privately-run Arizona State Prison Complex at Kingman (ASP Kingman) was rocked by a protracted riot in which 16 people – both guards and prisoners – suffered injuries. Following the disturbance, …
New York Counties, Corizon Reach $1.85 Million Settlement in Detainee’s Death by Two New York counties agreed to pay $1.85 million to settle a lawsuit over the July 2011 death of detainee Irene Bamenga while she was under the care of private medical contractor Corizon Health. Bamenga, a French citizen, …
Some Lawsuits Resolved Against New Mexico Prison Doctor, Others Still Pending by Christopher Zoukis Since 2013, former New Mexico prison doctor Mark E. Walden, nicknamed “Dr. Fingers,” has faced allegations that he sexually abused a number of state prisoners. As a result of the alleged sexual assaults, he has been …
ICE Bans Crayons in Family Detention Center Visiting Area by Prisoners who cause property damage in correctional facilities often receive swift punishment. It was no different for the very young prisoners held in one of the United States’ most controversial detention centers. Housed with their immigrant mothers in the GEO …
Michigan DOC Audit Reveals $3.4 Million in Overcharges by Aramark; Problems Persist Under New Contractor by Derek Gilna Problems for Aramark and its prison food service operations continue to mount. Shortly after being taken to task and fined by at least two state corrections departments due to substandard food quality, …
$175,000 in Damages, Attorney Fees Against Sentinel Offender Services by A Georgia state jury awarded $50,000 to a woman for false arrest and imprisonment by Sentinel Offender Services, a private probation company. The award was the outcome in the first trial of more than a dozen lawsuits filed against the …
Negative Report Foreshadows End of G4S Juvenile Operations in UK by Derek Gilna Following a damning report, a private security company lost its contract to run a juvenile detention center in the United Kingdom, then later said it intends to sell off its UK-based juvenile operations. Until May 2016, the …
Australia Uses Recidivism-Based Performance Contract at Private Prison by Currently a third of all Australian women prisoners return to prison following their release, but a new pilot program initiated by the government in the state of Western Australia hopes to change those recidivism rates. According to a November 28, 2016 …
Prisoner Deaths, Labor Conflicts Precipitate Loss of CA County Corizon Contract by Derek Gilna In August 2016, the Alameda County, California Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to end its ties with Corizon Health, Inc., and awarded a contract for county jail medical services to California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG). The …
Gatlin v. Corizon, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Jason T. Gatlin ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), the GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO") and Corizon, LLC flea Corizon, Inc. (hereinafter known as "Corizon"). Corizon & GEO explicitly includes …
Davel v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRlCT COURT CENTRAL DISTRlCT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release is made and entered into this i_th day of February, 2017, by and between Plaintiff, Davel Dean, and …
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