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“Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island by Gary Hunter “Deep-Seated Culture of Violence” and Abysmal Medical Care at Rikers Island by Gary Hunter Pressure is mounting to speed the progress of reforms at New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex, as city and federal …
Whether Private Actors Entitled to Qualified Immunity Bypassed Due to Factual Dispute by Whether Private Actors Entitled to Qualified Immunity Bypassed Due to Factual Dispute The First Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rule on a question of whether qualified immunity is categorically unavailable to private medical contractors because disputed …
Strip Searches of Female Visitors on Their Menstrual Period Addressed at CCA Shareholder Meeting by Strip Searches of Female Visitors on Their Menstrual Period Addressed at CCA Shareholder Meeting Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison company, held its annual shareholder meeting in Nashville, Tennessee on May …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court held on November 4, 2014 that medical care contractor Corizon Health has to produce mortality and sentinel event reviews …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials by Darwin Bond-Graham Private Prison Corporation GEO Group Expands its Stable of Former Top Federal Officials by Darwin Bond-Graham On July 2, 2014, private prison corporation GEO Group added yet another former government official to its inner …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Georgia’s Privatized Probation Statute Facially Constitutional, but Problems with Administration by David Reutter Georgia’s Privatized Probation Statute Facially Constitutional, but Problems with Administration by David M. Reutter While declining to rule on the constitutionality of a state law authorizing privatized probation services, on November 24, 2014 the Georgia Supreme Court …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
$400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect by Matthew Clarke $400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect by Matt Clarke On May 1, 2013, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay a $400,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit …
32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann On June 17, 2015, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, requesting an investigation …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval by Panagioti Tsolkas GEO Group’s Gulags Grasping for Green Approval by Panagioti Tsolkas All the environmentally-conscious “green” certifications in the world can’t cover up the steady flow of atrocities associated with for-profit prisons, but that’s not going to stop them from trying. In …
Brief • July 7, 2015
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Corizon Abandons Kentucky Jail Contract in Wake of Death and Lawsuits by David Reutter Corizon Abandons Kentucky Jail Contract in Wake of Death and Lawsuits By David Reutter In the wake of seven prisoner deaths and subsequent lawsuits, prison healthcare provider Corizon has decided to not seek renewal of its …
Article • July 1, 2015
Allegheny County Doctor Files Complaint against Corizon over Hiring Practices by David Reutter Allegheny County Doctor Files Complaint against Corizon over Hiring Practices by David Reutter Corizon, a private for-profit company, is facing a complaint filed with Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Commission that claims a bias against women, immigrants, and doctors …
Karim v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-00408 Document #: 30 Filed: 07/01/15 Page 1 of 15 PageID #:156 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No. 15-cv-00408 v. ) DR. SALEH OBAISI, DR. RICHARD SHUTE, ) Honorable …
Article • June 20, 2015
32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann On June 17, 2015, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, requesting an investigation into recent …
A Rare Look inside Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center by Lewis Kamb A Rare Look inside Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center By Lewis Kamb The building could be any other industrial warehouse on Tacoma’s Tideflats, if it weren’t for the razor wire surrounding it. The man could be any other middle-aged father …
No State Medical Privilege in § 1983 Actions; CCA Compelled to Provide Discovery by No State Medical Privilege in § 1983 Actions; CCA Compelled to Provide Discovery by Mark Wilson A Tennessee federal court refused to “recognize the state peer review privilege” in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, and …
Article • June 12, 2015
Model Immigrant Detention Center Dehumanizing and Wasteful by Model Immigrant Detention Center Dehumanizing and Wasteful Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) released a report that details the stories of persons detained at the Broward Transition Center (BTC) to exhibit how that facility needlessly detains immigrants in inhumane conditions, wasting millions …
Article • June 11, 2015
Texas, Amidst Budget Crisis, May Not Renew Some Private Prison Contracts by Matthew Clarke Texas, Amidst Budget Crisis, May Not Renew Some Private Prison Contracts By Matt Clarke John Whitmire, D-Houston, the chairman of the state Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee wants to cut the cost of incarcerating Texas prisoners and …
Article • June 10, 2015
$20,000 Settlement in CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner’s Ankle Injury by $20,000 Settlement in CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner’s Ankle Injury Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $20,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging It failed to provide proper medical care for a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention …
CCA Pays $6,000 Settlement in Dangerous Conditions Causing Tennessee Prisoner’s Slip and Fall by CCA Pays $6,000 Settlement in Dangerous Conditions Causing Tennessee Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Corrections Corporation of America paid $6,184.71 to settle a claim brought by Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility prisoner James A. Reese, who alleged negligence …
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