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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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Rice v. Montgomery County, KY, Order, Wrongful Death Seizure, 2016

Brief • May 5, 2016

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Malpractice, Jail Specific

, Med. Rcds.) Dr. James’s records reflect that he prescribed Gaunce daily doses of Opana, oxymorphone, and Neurontin. (DE 50-9, Med. Rcds. at CM-ECF pp. 11-12). At booking, Gaunce informed jail personnel ...

Inside Kentucky's Unregulated, Private Probation Industry

Article • March 1, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Probation, Parole Conditions

;-- a nonprofit -- claims that it gets just a trickle of referrals. Company President Melinda Sprinkle, a former KAP employee, said she started CMS in 2007. She is frustrated by her inability to get business from ...

PLN Intervenes, Unseals Settlement in CCA Fair Labor Standards Act Case

Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Fair Labor Standards Act, PLN Litigation

, PLN intervened in a similar FLSA suit against the private prison company in Kansas. [See: PLN, Oct. 2009, p.31]. ...

LeClair v. Hoffmann, VT, Complaint, personal injury negligence, 2005

Brief • October 31, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Protect (General)

LeClair v. Hoffmann, VT, Complaint, personal injury negligence, 2005 I I 7-... , ._..7 "Oe STATE OF NERMONT WASHINGTON .COUNTY I. SS. . WALTER LECLAIRE V Ig 100 41 i I: •• ; . ) DOCRET'NO. ROB HOFMANNf: COMMISSIONER.r VT ) DEPT. 'OF CORRECTIONS (AND) ') 'CORRECTIONS CORPORATIONHOF — ) …

Rice v. Montgomery County, KY, Deposition of Jennifer Hairsine, Wrongful Death, 2015

Brief • October 20, 2015

Filed under: Seizures, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

and the Okay. It How did Southern Health 10 Partners begin ? 11 A 12 offshoot of Prison Health Services. 13 niche market that I think some senior members of 14 that company felt was underserved ...

Halfway to Nowhere - Out of prison, not yet home

Article • September 16, 2015

Filed under: Dismas Charities, Release and Reentry

videos about Dismas Charities, the nonprofit group that runs the halfway house. Named for St. Dismas, the penitent thief who was crucified alongside Jesus, it operates 30 residential reentry centers in 13 ...

Corizon Abandons Kentucky Jail Contract in Wake of Death and Lawsuits

Article • July 1, 2015

Filed under: Corizon, Contractor Misconduct, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

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 ...

When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems

Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015

Filed under: Classification, Work Release, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Community Education Centers, Contractor Misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Escapes, Failure to Protect (General), Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Alternative Sentencing

industry is Community Education Centers (CEC), a New Jersey-based for-profit company that manages jails, prisons and transitional centers throughout the United States. The firm operates six large halfway ...

CCA Has Long History of Wage Violations, Poor Treatment of Employees

Article • September 15, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014

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

CCA Has Long History of Wage Violations, Poor Treatment of Employees by CCA Has Long History of Wage Violations, Poor Treatment of Employees On August 20, 2014, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison operator, issued a press release that attempted to put a positive spin on …

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Order Granting PLN's Motion to Intervene and Unseal Settlement, CCA Overtime 2014

Brief • August 13, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Settlements, Public Records, Employee Litigation

agreement. For the reasons that follow, the Court will grant PLN’s motions. I. Defendant, Corrections Corporation of America (“CCA”), is a private prison management company that previously operated two prison ...

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Settlement, FSLA, 2013

Brief • November 26, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Fair Labor Standards Act

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Settlement, FSLA, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 54-1 Filed 11/26/13 Page 1 of 30 PageID #: 400 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION Michael E. Johnson, et al., on behalf of ) themselves and all other similarly-situated ) current and former …

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Settlement Payouts, FSLA, 2013

Brief • November 26, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Fair Labor Standards Act

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Settlement Payouts, FSLA, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 56-1 Filed 11/26/13 Page 1 of 1 PageID #: 443 CONFIDENTIAL EXHIBIT 1 “MAXIMUM GROSS SETTLEMENT AMOUNT” means TWO-HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO/100 ($260,000.00). Of this amount, the PARTIES propose that $131,000 be allocated to PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL …

Aramark Food Contract with Kentucky under Scrutiny

Article • March 15, 2013

Filed under: Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Contractor Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Food

Aramark Food Contract with Kentucky under Scrutiny by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An October 2010 report issued by Kentucky’s Auditor of Public Accounts concerning the $12 million food ...

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Complaint, FLSA, 2012

Brief • October 19, 2012

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Fair Labor Standards Act

certify that the foregoing was filed with the court via CM/ECF system which will cause electronic service upon the following attorneys of record. LaToi D. Mayo Littler Mendelson, PSC 333 W. Vine Street ...

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Complaint, FLSA salary overtime class action, 2012

Brief • May 25, 2012

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staffing, Fair Labor Standards Act, Employee Litigation, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Johnson v. CCA, KY, Complaint, FLSA salary overtime class action, 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 5 Filed 05/25/12 Page 1 of 17 PageID #: 25 ELECTRONICALLY FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-cv-00246-JGH MICHAEL E. JOHNSON, RICHIE CHESSER STEPHEN HERMAN, ROBERT K. MITCHELL, …

Fight Brewing Between County Jails and Private Prisons in Kentucky

Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Labor, News, State Legislation

Fight Brewing Between County Jails and Private Prisons in Kentucky by A bill introduced in the Kentucky legislature proposed removing approximately 3,500 Class D state prisoners currently ...

CMS Nurses Disciplined in Kentucky Prisoner’s Death

Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011

Filed under: CMS, Medical, Cardiovascular, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

CMS Nurses Disciplined in Kentucky Prisoner’s Death by The Kentucky Board of Nursing has disciplined two nurses who were on duty when a prisoner died one day after he was booked ...

Female Prisoners Removed from CCA Facility in Kentucky

Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Totality of Conditions, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

and Hawaiian officials to remove about 600 female prisoners from a privately-operated prison. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest private-prison company, runs the Otter Creek ...

Finn v. Warren County, KY, Motion to Vacate Protective Order, Public Disclosure of Documents, 2011

Brief • July 21, 2011

Filed under: Private Prisons, Medical, Medical Records, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Public Records Act, First Amendment, rights

CM/ECF to: Aaron D. Smith asmith@elpolaw.com Charles E. English , Jr. benglish@elpolaw.com Robert J. Shilts rshilts@darbygazak.com David B. Gazak dgazak@darbygazak.com Robert F. Duncan rduncan ...

Hammonds v. CCA, KY, Complaint, internal affairs staff-inmate rape, 2011

Brief • January 5, 2011

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General), Failure to Train/Supervise

Hammonds v. CCA, KY, Complaint, internal affairs staff-inmate rape, 2011 Case 3:11-cv-00008-JGH Document 1 Filed 01/05/11 Page 1 of 17 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. _____________________ 3:11-cv-8-H FUNDA HAMMONDS Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women P.O. Box 337 Pewee Valley, …

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