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This site contains over 2,000 news articles, legal briefs and publications related to for-profit companies that provide correctional services. Most of the content under the "Articles" tab below is from our Prison Legal News site. PLN, a monthly print publication, has been reporting on criminal justice-related issues, including prison privatization, since 1990. If you are seeking pleadings or court rulings in lawsuits and other legal proceedings involving private prison companies, search under the "Legal Briefs" tab. For reports, audits and other publications related to the private prison industry, search using the "Publications" tab.

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Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft

prisoner phone use at the lockup, which is operated for the state DOC under contract by private prison giant CoreCivic. Lawson urged the state to assume control of the troubled prison. Texas: On June 6 ...

Seventh Circuit Revives Former Illinois Prisoner’s Claim  for Delayed Hepatitis-C Treatment

Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Deliberate Indifference

Seventh Circuit Revives Former Illinois Prisoner’s Claim for Delayed Hepatitis-C Treatment by David Reutter On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a former Illinois prisoner’s deliberate indifference claim against a healthcare provider contracted by the state Department of Corrections (DOC) could proceed …

Milwaukee County Pays $1.05 Million Judgment for Bankrupt Armor Correctional Health to Former Jail Detainee

Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024

Filed under: Armor Correctional Health Services, Settlements, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Fraud

sources: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WTMJ ...

Audit Criticizes Milwaukee County Jail’s Contracted Medical Services

Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019

Filed under: Armor Correctional Health Services, Misconduct/Corruption

the county jail system’s healthcare contractor, Miami-based Armor Correctional Health Services, never reached the staffing threshold needed to adequately treat and care for the 2,100 prisoners held ...

In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018

Publication • June 1, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Industries, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Prison Gangs, Staffing, Security Systems, Guard Brutality/Beatings

private prison companies, CoreCivic (formerly Corrections Corporation of America, or CCA) and GEO Group, are actively pushing governments to consider the use of private financing to build new facilities ...

State of WI v. Armor, WI, Complaint, Medical Misconduct, 2018

Brief • February 21, 2018

Filed under: Armor Correctional Health Services, Contractor Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Medical Records, Failure to Protect (General), Wrongful Death

No.: 2018ML004041 Court Case No.: Clerk of Circuit Court 2018CM000748 Honorable Joseph R. Wall Branch 20 VS. CRIMINAL COMPLAINT ARMOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. 4960 SW 72ND AVE., SUITE 400 MIAMI, FL 33155 ...

Mason Detention Facility Contract With WI. CCA 2001

Publication • February 15, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

) with an introductory clause. Contract Introduction. The purpose of the contract is stated: to provide housing and care for Wisconsin inmates. The current contract was approved by the Joint Committee on Finance ...

Study Finds Private Prisons Keep Prisoners Longer, Without Reducing Future Crime

Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Overdetention

Study Finds Private Prisons Keep Prisoners Longer, Without Reducing Future Crime by Peter Kerwin Study Finds Private Prisons Keep Prisoners Longer, Without Reducing Future Crime by Peter ...

$1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner

Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015

Filed under: Health Professionals, Ltd., Cardiovascular, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

with RCJ’s private medical contractor, Health Professionals Ltd. The doctor ordered Lisinopril and nitroglycerine, but not aspirin. He also ordered that Leonard undergo an alcohol withdrawal protocol ...

Doctor of Death: Former Jail Physician Leaves Trail of Prisoner Deaths, Injuries

Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015

Filed under: Health Professionals, Ltd., Medication, Malpractice, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

that Dr. Cullinan and Health Professionals, Ltd., a company co-founded by Cullinan and hired by Sangamon County to provide medical care at the jail, failed to adequately treat Burris’ condition beyond ...

Seventh Circuit: Summary Judgment Partially Reversed in Jail Death Caused by Medication Withdrawal

Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013

Filed under: Health Professionals, Ltd., Medical, Medication, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Professionals, Ltd. (HPL), to provide prisoner medical care. On-site doctor visits occurred only 2-4 hours, one day a week. The company's on-call physician, Dr. Stephen Cullinan, was based nearly 300 miles away ...

Wisconsin Sheriff Lacks Authority to Implement Private Food Vendor

Article • October 15, 2009

Filed under: Private Prisons, Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Food, Employee Litigation, Guard Unions

the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC), or seeking injunctive relief that would impede Sheriff Kocken’s ability to hire Aramark Corporation as a food service provider for the jail. The Circuit ...

State Where Claim Arose Controls Section 1983 Limitations Period

Article • July 15, 2009

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Limitations

State Where Claim Arose Controls Section 1983 Limitations Period by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a Wisconsin prisoner who sued for injuries under 42 U.S.C. §1983 that occurred while at a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) facility is bound by the statute of limitations of the …

Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic

Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cornell Corrections, GRW Corp., Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution

and Jacqueline Overturf, were being held at the Brush Correctional Facility, a private prison operated by GRW Corp., when they were sexually assaulted by prison guard Russell E. Rollison. They filed a lawsuit ...

Prison Doctors, Tainted by Regulatory Board Discipline, Administer Wisconsin Prisoner Care

Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, CMS, Misconduct/Corruption, DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Misconduct, HIV/AIDS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Kidney, Diabetes, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

tests and substance abuse treatment. Further, the former head of mental health services for the Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections, Dr. Gail Williams, was hired by Correctional Medical Services (CMS) in 1994 ...

No Restriction on Moving Wisconsin Prisoners to Private Out of State Prisons

Article • May 15, 2008

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Work, Prison Labor, State Law Claims

No Restriction on Moving Wisconsin Prisoners to Private Out of State Prisons by The plaintiff sought an injunction against his transfer to a private prison in Texas or Tennessee. His ...

Flurry of Escapes Emphasizes Prisoners' Desperation

Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008

Filed under: Classification, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Sanctions (Disciplinary Hearings), Prison/Jail Murders, Escapes, Premises Liability, Suicides

Flurry of Escapes Emphasizes Prisoners' Desperation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Last September produced a bumper crop of prison and jail escapes around the country, including a desperate escape by two Texas prisoners that resulted in the death of a guard, a car jacking and two shootouts. Plus a …

Wisconsin Jail Heart Attack Case Settled for $25,000

Article • December 15, 2007

Filed under: Private Prisons, Coastal Correctional Health Care, Medication, Cardiovascular

Wisconsin Jail Heart Attack Case Settled for $25,000 by Waukesha County, Wisconsin, paid a prisoner $25,000 to settle claims related to a heart attack he suffered while imprisoned. Mr. Blavat was denied his prescribed heart medication while confined in Waukesha County Jail, causing him to suffer a heart attack. Blavat …

Prison Privatization Launders Taxpayer Dollars into Political Contributions

Article • August 15, 2007 • from PLN August, 2007

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Prison Health Services, Wexford Health Services, Armor Correctional Health Services, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Staffing, Employee Litigation, State Legislation

]. Armor's Chief Executive Officer, Doyle H. Moore, had founded Prison Health Services (PHS) in 1978. According to a 2005 New York Times article, "Prison Health proved adept at integrating itself with local ...

WI Transfer to CCA Prison Upheld

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

WI Transfer to CCA Prison Upheld by The plaintiff challenged his transfer to an out-of-state prison. At 974: ". . . [A] prisoner has no liberty interest in avoiding transfer to another prison, be it out-of-state, more restrictive, or owned and run by a private corporation." The transfer does not …

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