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(hereinafter “CMS”). The Parties reserve the right to disclose such information as they deem
necessary in the course of any subsequent lawsuit or legal proceeding arising out of the facts of
this action
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Former CoreCivic Nurse in Colorado Claims Sex Discrimination, Retaliation After Filing Complaint About Poor Medical Care by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A former CoreCivic nurse who worked at the private, for-profit company’s Bent County Jail in Colorado filed a federal lawsuit March 18, 2020, claiming sex discrimination by her …
a privateprison run by CoreCivic in Florence, Arizona, claiming that staff has failed to protect its prisoners and the community from the coronavirus, according to a story in The Appeal and court records
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Orleans Parish Sheriff, Wellpath, Sued Over Louisiana Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Overdose by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The mothers of three children of a prisoner who died of an overdose of fentanyl while incarcerated at the Orleans Justice Center, the Parish’s jail, have filed a lawsuit against employees of the …
NaphCare, Oregon Jail’s Private Healthcare Provider, Required to Disclose Records in Detox Death Suit
by Mark Wilson
by Mark Wilson
An Oregon federal court in January 2020 compelled NaphCare
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records related to a privateprison 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
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Coleman v. Pfister, IL, Settlement (Wexford), Failure to Protect, 2020 EXECUTION COPY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE ("Release") WHEREAS, GREG COLEMAN ("Plaintiff) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against Wexford Health Sources, Inc. and Ghaliah Obaisi, Independent Executor and …
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ensure that all of GEO’s transportation officers had
completed training courses as required by federal law
for employees of privateprisonertransportcompanies.
Consequently, transportation officers were
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Dunn v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2020
Centurion 002971
RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS RELEASE
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given day, in privateprisons that are operated in Arizona by privateprison
corporations, including The Geo Group, CoreCivic and Management & TrainingCorporation (“MTC”).
27. Many people incarcerated
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Murray v. Sood, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In full and complete consideration of the payment by Coverys Specialty Insurance Company of the sum of six thousand two hundred fifty Dollars ($6250.00) the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Tavarus Murray, (the …
Nieves v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION HECTOR NIEVES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) V. Case No. 16-cv-1063 ) WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., et al., ) ) ) ) Defendants. Honorable Judge Elaine Buckle …
GEO Jail in New York City Sees Rapid Spread of Coronavirus by A GEO Group-run jail in Queens, New York City, saw coronavirus cases surge in the facility in May 2020. The 222-bed medium/minimum-security federal Queens Detention Facility, New York City’s only privately run jail, reported 25 prisoners and 10 …
CoreCivic Detention Center Demanded Detainees Sign Liability Release to Receive Masks by David Reutter, Kevin Bliss by David M. Reutter Detainees at CoreCivic’s Otay Mesa Detention Center (OMDC) in California were enthusiastic when told they would be issued face masks to protect themselves from COVID-19. The mood changed quickly when …
Unsealed Documents Expose Treatment Failures at San Diego Jail by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso In response to a motion filed by the ACLU, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California unsealed documents in June 2019 related to the failures of San Diego …
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Kowalkowski continued to work with DOC prisoners after the DOC replaced Corizon with Centurion in 2016 because he subcontracted with both companies. In 2019, the DOC awarded its prisoner
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Almond v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the Plaintiff Charles Almond (hereinafter referred to as "Plaintiff'), and Defendant Wexford Health Sources, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Wexford"). The Plaintiff …
Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
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One infamous private, for-profit company, CommunityEducationCenters (“CEC”), runs 30% of all halfway houses nationwide.134 The recidivism
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Vermont DOC Contract Summary With Centurion 2020
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Hampton County Detention Center, SC, SHP Medical Intake Forms, 2020 Screening Questionnaire for coronavirus Disease {COVID-19) Frequently asked questions 1. Have you or any-:,ne in your household t:-av:led t::i China or a Community that is known to be infected in the United States? Yes or No 2. Ha·,~ yo1.J been …
