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PLN v. GEO Group, IN, Complaint, censorship, 2014

Brief • November 26, 2014

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, PLN Litigation, Censorship

PLN v. GEO Group, IN, Complaint, censorship, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-01957-JMS-DKL Document 1 Filed 11/26/14 Page 1 of 12 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Case No.: 1:14-cv-1957 Plaintiff, COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND …

Eutsey v. Bassinger, IN, Settlement, Wrongful Death Corizon, 2014

Brief • April 24, 2014

Filed under: Corizon, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

Eutsey v. Bassinger, IN, Settlement, Wrongful Death Corizon, 2014 USDC IN/ND case 3:11-cv-00327-JTM-CAN document 114-1 filed 04/22/14 page 1 of 3 JUDICIAL ARBITER GROUP, INC. JAG Case No. 14-0022 ...

Seventh Circuit Upholds CCA’s Victory in Indiana Jail Conditions Suit

Article • September 15, 2013 • from PLN September, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Medical, Medical Records, Totality of Conditions, Summary Judgment, Class Certification

Seventh Circuit Upholds CCA’s Victory in Indiana Jail Conditions Suit by On September 14, 2012, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s class certification and summary judgment orders in a jail conditions case involving the Marion County Correctional Center (MCCC) in Indianapolis, Indiana, also known as the …

Class Certified in Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at CCA-operated Indiana Jail, but Case Dismissed on Summary Judgment

Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Totality of Conditions, Injunctions, Class Certification, Mootness, HIPAA

Class Certified in Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at CCA-operated Indiana Jail, but Case Dismissed on Summary Judgment by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Indiana federal district court certified a class and allowed claims to proceed that challenged unsafe conditions, lack of medical privacy and an alleged incentive scheme that …

Ellis et al v. CCA, IN, Complaint, nurses sued based on poor conditions and inadequate treatment, 2011

Brief • July 19, 2011

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Medical Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Forcible Treatment, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Ellis et al v. CCA, IN, Complaint, nurses sued based on poor conditions and inadequate treatment, 2011 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF MARION ) ) SS: ) MARION COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE NO. HARRIETT ELLIS, TIA MARTIN, ) DELORES McNEIL, ANONI ELMORE, ) PATRICIA FORREST, and SHAVON JONES, ) ) …

Thou Shalt Not: Sexual Misconduct by Prison and Jail Chaplains

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

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Staff-Staff Harassment, Supervisor-Staff Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Clergy, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

Thou Shalt Not: Sexual Misconduct by Prison and Jail Chaplains by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Traditionally, the role of a chaplain in the correctional setting is to serve as a spiritual advisor to prisoners and help them meet the requirements of their religious faiths. Equally traditionally, chaplains have …

Kress et al v. CCA, IN, Order, PLRA Administrative Exhaustion, 2010

Brief • July 2, 2010

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, PLRA, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA)

Kress et al v. CCA, IN, Order, PLRA Administrative Exhaustion, 2010 Case 1:08-cv-00431-LJM-DML Document 85 Filed 07/02/10 Page 1 of 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ALAN KRESS, BILLY FORD, ERIC STAGGS, TIMOTHY-PATRICK TREACY, RANDY CARR, on their own behalf and on behalf of a …

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 ...

Arizona and Indiana Prisoner Uprising at GEO-Run Prison in Indiana

Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Rebellion, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing

Continue While State Appeals]. At the time, NCCF was only housing 1,068 Indiana prisoners. Then a private prison company in Texas cancelled its contract to hold 1,500 Arizona prisoners. With a prison ...

Indiana Prisoners Riot in CCA Prison

Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002

Filed under: Classification, Out of State Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion

Indiana Prisoners Riot in CCA Prison by On July 6, 2001, hundreds of Indiana state prisoners held at the Otter Creek Correctional Complex in Wheelwright, Kentucky, rioted. The prison is owned and operated by the private, for profit, Corrections Corporation of America. The riot lasted nine hours and involved prisoners …

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