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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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Fifth Circuit Holds Private Immigration Detention Facilities Are Subject to Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s Prohibition Against Coerced Labor
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Labor, Right to Bail Hearing
Fifth Circuit Holds Private Immigration Detention Facilities Are Subject to Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s Prohibition Against Coerced Labor by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After a trio of federal court rulings in 2021 regarding the labor of immigrant detainees, the first one remained the clearest victory so far for plaintiffs. …
Seven Former GEO Employees Plead Guilty in Federal Texas Private Jail Bribery Scheme
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Bribery/Extortion/Theft
Seven Former GEO Employees Plead Guilty in Federal Texas Private Jail Bribery Scheme by On July 6, 2021, Veronica Ortega, 45, a former medical assistant at the GEO-owned and -operated East Hidalgo Detention Center pleaded guilty to bribery after admitting she received cash to smuggle marijuana into the jail. She …
Texas Attorney General Finds GEO Documents Are Public Information
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, PLN Litigation, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
records related to a private prison contractor’s operations in the state were public information subject to the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA). The opinion bars an effort by the GEO Group ...
Doe v. CoreCivic, Inc, TX, Complaint, Sexual Assault of Detainees, 2020
Brief • May 27, 2020
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General), Criminal Sexual Abuse
HOUSTON DIVISION Jane Doe § § Plaintiff § § vs. § § § CoreCivic, Inc. f/k/a Corrections § Corporation of America; CoreCivic of § Tennessee, LLC; CoreCivic TRS, LLC; § CoreCivic, LLC; Prison Realty ...
Letter from TX Attorney General re GEO contracts disclosure, 5-1-20
Publication • May 1, 2020
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Public Records Act
Letter from TX Attorney General re GEO contracts disclosure, 5-1-20 KEN rA.t'CTO N ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEX:\S May 01, 2020 Mr. Michael Shaunessy Counsel for Geo Group, Inc. McGinnis & Lochridge 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100 Austin, Texas 78701 OR2020-12334 Dear Mr. Shaunessy: You ask whether certain information is subject …
Continuing Problems at Texas Jail Roil County’s Relationship with GEO Group
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Medication, Failure to Treat, Overcrowding, Jail Specific, Suicides
to publicly laud the firm, which with $2.33 billion in 2018 revenues is the nation’s largest private prison operator. Soon after it passed inspection, however, the jail lost its top two GEO Group ...
HRDC's Letter Brief re GEO TX - 3-23-20
Brief • March 23, 2020
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Public Records Act
to the contrary as to another private prison contractor, order attached, and that question is now being litigated as to GEO in Bexar County District Court. See Prison Legal News v. Corrections Corporation ...
Death Highlights Need for Change in Texas GEO-Run Prison
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Wrongful Death
at Eagle Pass that caused us to be concerned about the quality of health care” prior to Taylor’s death. In January, IDOC announced it was looking for a private prison company to run an in-state ...
Grassroots Leadership v. DHS, TX, Complaint, FOIA, 2019
Brief • September 9, 2019
Filed under: Private Prisons, Public Records
detention facility located in Taylor, Texas and operated by CoreCivic, a for-profit private prison company. The Hutto detention center, which opened in 2006, holds approximately 500 women who have pending ...
Preliminary Settlement in Lawsuit Against JPay Over Prison Video Calls Ending Early
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: JPay, Inc.
have received notification from JPay of the proposed settlement with instructions for filing a claim form or opting-out of the case. See: Salim v. JPay, Inc., U.S.D.C. (E.D. Tex.), Case No. 4:18-cv-00730 ...
Lawsuit Proceeds Over Death of Prisoner at Privately-Run Jail
Article • August 6, 2019 • from PLN August, 2019
Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Lawsuit Proceeds Over Death of Prisoner at Privately-Run Jail by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer Michael Todd Sabbie, 35, died on July 22, 2015 at the Bi-State Jail, which sits astraddle the border between Texas and Arkansas. He left behind four children. U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven, in a 169-page …
Salim v. JPay, TX, Preliminary Approval of Settlement, Video Visitation Cutoff, 2019
Brief • April 16, 2019
Filed under: JPay, Inc., Attorney Fee Awards, Costs, Class Notice, Money/Property, Video Visitation, Family
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. JPAY, INC. § § § § § § Civil Action No.: 4:18-cv-00730 Judge Mazzant/Judge Johnson MEMORANDUM ...
Conflict of Interest in Texas Rangers’ Investigation of Deaths at LaSalle-Operated Jails?
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Filed under: Private Prisons, LaSalle Management Company, Misconduct/Corruption
that Louisiana-based private prison company LaSalle Corrections, which operates eight jails in Texas, employs a former Texas Ranger whose son oversees that law enforcement agency. The Texas Rangers are responsible ...
In Search of Justice: How DHS PREA Standards Don’t Necessarily Protect Immigrants From Assault
Article • March 15, 2019
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Immigration
. A spokesperson with CoreCivic, the private prison company that contracts with ICE and employed the alleged abuser, said MALDEF’s claim is “patently false.” “The facility’s camera ...
In Search of Safety: An Investigation of Abuse at an Immigration Facility
Article • March 15, 2019
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Immigration
, a female guard at the facility befriended her, asking her questions about her immigration case. The guard worked for CoreCivic, the largest private prison company in the United States, previously named ...
Counties Modify, Cancel Contracts for Privately Operated Immigration Detention Centers
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Immigration
, creating a network of facilities that are often run by private prison companies. [See: PLN, June 2018, p.44]. However, the legal liability and public criticism faced by counties and cities that participate ...
Salim v. JPay, TX, Stipulation of Settlement, Video Visitation Cutoffs, 2019
Brief • February 26, 2019
Filed under: JPay, Inc., Attorney Fee Awards, Class Notice, Money/Property, Video Visitation, Family
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated § § § Plaintiff, § § vs. § § Civil Action No: 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ JPAY, INC., § § Defendant ...
Rios v. The Geo Group, TX, Notice of Removal to Federal Court, Wrongful Death, 2018
Brief • December 12, 2018
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Mental Health
Rios v. The Geo Group, TX, Notice of Removal to Federal Court, Wrongful Death, 2018 Case 7:18-cv-00233 Document 1-2 Filed 12/12/18 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DIVISION MIDLAND Supplement to JS 44 Civil Cover Sheet Cases Removed from State …
Salim v. JPay, TX, Complaint, Video Visitation Cutoffs, 2018
Brief • October 12, 2018
Filed under: JPay, Inc., Attorneys, Costs, Class Notice, Money/Property, Video Visitation, Family
DISTRICT OF TEXAS OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated § § § Plaintiff, § § vs. § § Civil Action No: _________ JPAY, INC., § § Defendant ...
Mother of Prisoner Who Died at Texarkana Jail Challenges $200,000 Settlement; Nurse Pleads Guilty
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Settlements
, finding it was “not in the best interests of the Estate of Morgan Angerbauer.” The case remains pending in federal court. See: Houser v. LaSalle Management Company, LLC, U.S.D.C. (E.D. Texas ...
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