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Florida Private Prisons Seek $4 Million for Employee Raises by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a show of continued support for privately-operated prisons, the Florida legislature considered giving the state’s for-profit prison contractors a $4 million raise. The GEO Group, MTC and CoreCivic, formerly Corrections Corporation of America, …
Prison Systems Solve Bed Space Problems by Using Out-of-State Facilities by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Several state prison systems are facing a dilemma: too many prisoners and not enough beds. An increasingly popular solution to this problem is to transfer prisoners to facilities in other states, sometimes thousands of …
Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018
Lawsuit by Washington AG Against GEO Group for Wage Violations Proceeds, Granted Class-Action Status by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In December 2017, a federal judge denied a motion by GEO Group, the private operator of the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington, to dismiss a lawsuit filed by …
Chand v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Narend Chand ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), Mark Walden, The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO") and Corizon, LLC fka Corizon, Inc. (hereinafter known as "Corizon"). Corizon & GEO …
$7 Million Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide at Private Prison by A $7 million settlement was reached in the suicide death of a mentally ill prisoner at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility (GWHCF) in Thornton, Pennsylvania, operated at the time by private prison company Community Education Centers. When she …
Letter: Senators Schatz, Gillibrand, Harris and Murray and Congressmen Nadler and Lee address Inspector General Michael Horowitz, BOP standards of employee conduct, re: Frank Lara, 2018
Article • October 9, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Private Prison Company Pays to Play; Federal Election Commission Fails to Act by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest for-profit prison companies, donated $225,000 to the pro-Trump Super PAC Rebuilding America Now during the 2016 election cycle. Within a few months after President Trump’s …
Moreno v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“Agreement”) is entered into by Jesus Moreno (“Plaintiff” or “Releasor”), Corizon, LLC and Dr. Mark Walden (hereinafter collectively known as “Corizon”), and the GEO Group, Inc., Warden Timothy Hatch and Warden …
Texas Uses Failed Private Prison to Hold Civilly Committed Sex Offenders by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2015, Texas converted its outpatient program for civilly committed sex offenders into a “tiered” treatment program, in which participants start out in a “total confinement facility” at twice the cost of the …
Oklahoma Prisoners, Advocacy Group File Short-lived Lawsuit Alleging Corruption by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In August 2017, Oklahoma state prisoners and the non-profit All In One Project filed a federal civil rights suit arguing political contributions made by private prison firms to state officials led to contracts with those …
NT v. Guadalupe County Correctional Facility, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by l\ 1 ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), Warden Timothy Hatch, Warden Johnny Johnson, Warden Gerald Morris, Michael Campos and The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO"). GEO …
Growing Number of Local Jurisdictions Reject Correctional Privatization by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On May 8, 2018, the City Council in Tucson, Arizona passed a historic resolution by unanimous vote that prohibits “contracting with private, for-profit prison companies like GEO Group or CoreCivic (formerly CCA) for jail operations.” City …
Private Prison Firms Use Revolving Door Lobbying, Generous Campaign Donations by Steve Horn by Steve Horn It’s an even-numbered year, which makes sense because, as is the norm, what’s going on in our nation’s capital is anything but odd. That is, big money once again is flowing into Congressional campaign …
Office of Inspector General Finds Abuses at ICE Detention Facilities by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A December 11, 2017 report issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) harshly criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for serious deficiencies at four immigration detention …
On Sale Now: Prison Labor by Sytonia Reid by Sytonia Reid, Green American Magazine Every day, incarcerated and detained people in both US government and private prisons perform labor during their sentences, with few exceptions. Many provide services for the prison itself, such as cooking, laundry, and maintenance tasks, while …
M.M. V. Lea County Correctional Facility, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREE1\1ENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entereJ inlo by M M ("Plaintiff'' or "Rclcasor"), Jeff Wrigley, John Beaird, Marcario Arroyos anci The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO"). GEO explicitly includes the aforementioned Jeff …
Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
California: A Prison by any Other Name is Still a Prison by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The City of Adelanto in San Bernardino County, California owns a detention center – not a prison – according to Pablo Paez, a spokesman for the GEO Group, a private prison firm. “The …
Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Lawsuits Filed Against GEO Group for Wage Violations at Detention Facilities by Christopher Zoukis, Matthew Clarke by Christopher Zoukis and Matt Clarke Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit in superior court against The GEO Group in September 2017, alleging the private prison contractor had violated the state’s …
In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018 An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities Report · In the Public Interest · June 2018 While governments have traditionally used municipal bonds to finance the construction of correctional …
Martinez v. The Geo Group, CA, Complaint, Constitutional Rights Violations for Refugees, 2018 Case 5:18-cv-01125-R-GJS Document 1 Filed 05/25/18 Page 1 of 26 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 Rachel Steinback, SBN 310700 LAW OFFICE OF RACHEL STEINBACK P.O. Box 291253 Los Angeles, CA 90029 (t) 213-537-5370 (f) …
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