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Another Way for CCA to Influence Congress

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

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

, that could be of concern.” Likewise, a private prison company that pays a firm run by current and former Congressional staffers, with the not-so-subtle goal of influencing a member of Congress, also should ...

Injuries Sustained From Glass in Food Net D.C. Prisoner $2,000

Article • July 15, 2010

Filed under: Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Medical, Dental Care, Food, Settlements

Injuries Sustained From Glass in Food Net D.C. Prisoner $2,000 by On April 28, 2003, Davont Pindle settled his negligence claim against Aramark Corporation and the District of Columbia ...

DC Circuit Reverses CCA/TransCor Non-Exhaustion Dismissal

Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Transport Companies, Retaliation, Retaliatory Transfers, Toilets, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Restraints, Summary Judgment

DC Circuit Reverses CCA/TransCor Non-Exhaustion Dismissal by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and for conceding summary judgment by failing to respond to the defendants’ summary judgment motion. The …

Military Contractors Granted Summary Judgment

Article • May 15, 2010

Filed under: Titan Corp., Discrimination, Political Prisoners, Summary Judgment, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International), Alien Tort Statute (International)

to CACI was reversed. The plaintiffs' remaining claims were dismissed. See: Saleh v. Titan Corp., D.C. Circuit, Case No. 08-7008 (consolidated with Case No. 08-7009). ...

Guards Suspended, Fired in Prostitution Probe at CCA-Run D.C. Jail

Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct

Guards Suspended, Fired in Prostitution Probe at CCA-Run D.C. Jail by In June 2009, a District of Columbia jail sergeant and two lieutenants were placed on paid leave during an investigation into allegations that the sergeant paid a pimp to have sex with a jailed prostitute. One of the lieutenants …

Freedom Forum CEO Charles Overby’s Dark History with Corrections Corporation of America

Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Lobbying, Freedom of Information Act, News, Federal Legislation

and reporting $1.6 billion in revenue for 2008), spent millions of dollars successfully lobbying against two pieces of federal legislation: the Public Safety Act, which would have outlawed private prisons ...

$4.6 Million Settlements in Death of Quadriplegic D.C. Prisoner

Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Disabled Prisoners, Respiratory, Private Contractors, Food, Water, Judiciary, Contractor Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

was taken to the D.C. Jail. While incarcerated at that facility his medical care was provided by a private contractor, Center for Correctional Health and Policy Studies, Inc. (CCHP). When Magbie experienced ...

District of Columbia Rehabilitation Program Contractor Liable in Juvenile’s Death; $1,000,000 Verdict Upheld

Article • March 15, 2009 • from PLN March, 2009

Filed under: Private Prisons, Re-Direct Inc., Failure to Protect (General), Damages, Evidentiary Ruling, New Trial Motions, Discovery, Expert Witnesses, Contractor Liability, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons

in Juvenile’s Death; $1,000,000 Verdict Upheld by Bob Williams Re-Direct, Inc., a company that provides services for juveniles for the District of Columbia, appealed the denial of a post?trial motion ...

Psych Evaluations Questioned Following D.C. Jail Suicides

Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007

Filed under: Private Prisons, Unity Health Care, Contractor Misconduct, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

mental health evaluation had not been completed following her arrest two days prior to her death. According to Vincent Keane, president of Unity Health Care, the jail?s contract health care provider ...

MTC Stiffs Guards and Other Employees $169,105

Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007

Filed under: Management and Training Corporation, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing, Fair Labor Standards Act, Employee Litigation

MTC Stiffs Guards and Other Employees $169,105 by Prison guards are among the 393 employees of Management and Training Corporation (MTC), a company that shorted $169,105 in wages for work ...

Brown v. District of Columbia, DC, Amicus Brief - ACLU, CCA Liability, 2007

Brief • June 18, 2007

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

must be especially vigilant to ensure that prisoners can obtain justice through the civil justice system. If private prison corporations can avoid accountability for their constitutional violations ...

Former Guard's Sexual Harassment Suit Against CCA Dismissed

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staff-Staff Harassment, Supervisor-Staff Harassment, Retaliation for Litigating, Retaliation against Staff, Civil Procedure, State Law Claims, Employee Litigation

Former Guard's Sexual Harassment Suit Against CCA Dismissed by The United States District Court for the District of Columbia held that a former guard suing CCA of Tennessee under the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (DCHRA) had not proven she was subjected to a hostile work environment, that lack …

Doe v. CCA, DC, Protective Order, Confidential Information Discoverable, 2007

Brief • April 10, 2007

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Disclosure of Records, Discovery

Doe v. CCA, DC, Protective Order, Confidential Information Discoverable, 2007 - -- - - --... -~'---- ._-- ----- Case 1:06-cv-02203-ESH Document 28 Filed 04/10/2007 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) JANE DOE …

Dismissal of §1983 Complaint Against Ohio CCA Prison Reversed

Article • December 15, 2005 • from PLN December, 2005

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Exposure to Cold, Strip Cells, Complaints, Municipal Liability

prisoner complaint against the CCA facility at Youngstown, Ohio, finding the complaint did state a claim of municipal liability against the District of Columbia who contracted with the Ohio-based private ...

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