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Report Finds Substandard Medical Care in ICE Facilities

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cancer, Immigration, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Report Finds Substandard Medical Care in ICE Facilities by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In a July 2016 report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) found that 16 of the 18 immigrant detainees who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody from 2012 to 2015 received substandard medical care, and that …

Black v. Correct Care Solutions, et al., GA, complaint, wrongful death, 2017

Brief • May 15, 2017

Filed under: Correctional Healthcare Solutions, Medication, Pain, Gastrointestinal, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death

Black v. Correct Care Solutions, et al., GA, complaint, wrongful death, 2017 ...

Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic - Imprisoned Justice, Penn State Law, 2017

Publication • May 8, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Prison Labor, Hunger Strikes, Totality of Conditions, Food, Eighth Amendment, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Supplies, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Legal Materials, Immigration, Telephone Access, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, First Amendment

ii. Private Prison Contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1 iii. Increased Detention Initiatives under Trump ...

Private Probation Company Agrees to Multiple Settlements in Georgia

Article • May 5, 2017 • from PLN May, 2017

Filed under: Sentinel, Overdetention

Private Probation Company Agrees to Multiple Settlements in Georgia by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In July 2016, just before trial, Sentinel Offender Services, a private probation company ...

$175,000 in Damages, Attorney Fees Against Sentinel Offender Services

Article • February 8, 2017 • from PLN February, 2017

Filed under: Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Parole/Probation Searches, Wrongful Imprisonment, Probation, False Arrest

$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 ...

Two Fulton County Jail Employees Subject to Liability in Detainee’s Suicide

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Private Prisons, Guard Misconduct, Private Contractors, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Suicides

Two Fulton County Jail Employees Subject to Liability in Detainee’s Suicide by A Georgia Court of Appeals held in March 2016 that two employees of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office could be held liable in the suicide of a pre-trial detainee. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the …

Georgia’s Supreme Court Rules on Private Probation Services

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Private Prisons, Contractor Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Probation, False Arrest

by a federal district court in a lawsuit brought by Richard L. Anderson against Sentinel Offender Services, LLC, a company that provides for-profit probation services. Anderson filed suit “seeking relief ...

Georgia Law Giving More Power and Secrecy to Private Probation Companies Vetoed

Article • August 10, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Indigent Defense, Probation

only $23 per month. Those fees allowed Georgia’s private prison companies to report more than $40 million in revenue. HB 837 would have increased revenue, “for example, it would have ...

Roadblocks to Reform - Perils of Georgia’s Criminal Justice System, SCHR, 2012

Publication • August 9, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Prison Reform

• Georgia is far ahead of any other state in adult probation rates There are four private prisons in Georgia housing some 5,400 state prisoners • Two of these prisons opened in the last year • The other ...

Luse v. Sentinel Offender Services, GA, Consent Order, private parole, 2016

Brief • March 31, 2016

Filed under: Sentinel, Parole, Parole Conditions

Luse v. Sentinel Offender Services, GA, Consent Order, private parole, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-00030-RWS Document 16 Filed 03/31/16 Page 1 of 5 R ( *R)%()R!,)R R R '@/<CJ;8IR R ...

Luse v. Sentinel Offender Services, GA, Complaint, private parole, 2016

Brief • February 17, 2016

Filed under: Sentinel, Parole, Parole Conditions

Luse v. Sentinel Offender Services, GA, Complaint, private parole, 2016 Case 2:16-mi-99999-UNA Document 24 Filed 02/17/16 Page 1 of 34 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT ...

CHC & CCS Merger Letter to Muscogee Co Prison GA, CHC, 2014

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Medical, Private Contractors

Tenth Street PO Box 1340 Colombus, GA 31901 Dear Ms. Sheftall: Today, Correctional Healthcare Companies (CHC) has formally merged with Correct Care Solutions, LLC (CCS). Since its inception, CCS has ...

Georgia: $453,000 Jury Verdict against Private Jail Medical Contractor

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

Filed under: Private Contractors, Failure to Treat

Georgia: $453,000 Jury Verdict against Private Jail Medical Contractor by David Reutter Georgia: $453,000 Jury Verdict against Private Jail Medical Contractor by David Reutter A Georgia federal jury awarded $452,917.50 to a former detainee for injuries that resulted from inadequate medical care at the Hart County Jail. Monica Robinson was …

Georgia: Op-Ed: County Commission delay poses health threats

Article • December 17, 2015

Filed under: Corizon, Editorials, Medical, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health

, overcrowding, understaffing and failure to provide adequate HIV care. While the County procrastinates, Corizon, a private company with a history of providing poor medical care, continues to serve ...

Georgia’s Privatized Probation Statute Facially Constitutional, but Problems with Administration

Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015

Filed under: Sentinel, Prisoner Privileges, Probation

of the contractor, Sentinel Offender Services, failing “to abide by the limited statutory authority granted.” Next, the Supreme Court held the practice of tolling a misdemeanant’s probation sentence ...

Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Settlement, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015

Brief • January 29, 2015

Filed under: Private Prisons, Jail Misconduct, Judicial Misconduct, Statistics/Trends, Indigent Defense, Probation, Bond Fees

McCauley, Esq. Director oflnsurance and Litigation Correct Care Solutions, LLC 1283 Murfreesboro Rd. Suite 500 Nashville, Tennessee 37217 Tel: 615-324-5724 jcmccauley@correctcaresolutions.com 17 ...

Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Complaint, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015

Brief • January 29, 2015

Filed under: Private Prisons, Jail Misconduct, Judicial Misconduct, Statistics/Trends, Indigent Defense, Probation

Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Complaint, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015 Case 1:15-mi-99999-UNA Document 174 Filed 01/29/15 Page 1 of 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION KEVIN THOMPSON, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. ________ v. COMPLAINT DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA; NELLY WITHERS, in her official capacity as …

Private Probation Firms Costing Georgia Taxpayers

Article • October 3, 2014

Filed under: Private Prisons, Cost of Prison Systems, Probation

Private Probation Firms Costing Georgia Taxpayers by Private Probation Firms Costing Georgia Taxpayers   After several probation companies operating in Georgia were sued last year, a TV news investigation on private probation yielded some persuasive perspectives.   Some probationers explained to WSB-TV that private probation firms–which account for about 40% …

PREA Audit of CCA-Run Georgia Jail, 2014

Publication • August 10, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct

PREA Audit of CCA-Run Georgia Jail, 2014 PREA AUDIT: AUDITOR’S SUMMARY REPORT ADULT PRISONS & JAILS McRae Correctional Facility Name of facility: 1000 Jim Hammock Drive McRae, GA 31055 Physical address: Date report submitted: August 10, 2014 Auditor Information Rodney P. Bivens Address: P.O. Box 392 Sweetwater, TN 37874 Email: …

Robinson v. Williams, GA, Jury Award, Untreated Infection Causes Paralysis, 2014

Brief • August 6, 2014

Filed under: Nervous System, Private Contractors

Robinson v. Williams, GA, Jury Award, Untreated Infection Causes Paralysis, 2014

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