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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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$14.3 Million Settlement for Probationers Subject to Extortion by Private Company

Article • May 8, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018

Filed under: Private Contractors, Settlements, Probation

$14.3 Million Settlement for Probationers Subject to Extortion by Private Company by Pathways (formerly Providence) Community Corrections (PCC) and officials in Rutherford County, Tennessee agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over predatory practices by the for-profit probation company. The $14.3 million settlement provides compensation for nearly 30,000 people who were …

Exclusive! Incorrect Cause of Tennessee Prisoner’s Death Reported by CoreCivic Employees

Article • May 1, 2018

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

Exclusive! Incorrect Cause of Tennessee Prisoner’s Death Reported by CoreCivic Employees by   According to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), state prisoner Edward Ray Gilley, Jr., 54, died on November 5, 2016 at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, a facility owned and operated by CoreCivic – previously known as …

Major Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Facility in Tennessee

Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contagious Disease -- Misc.

Major Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Facility in Tennessee by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Three lawsuits, filed in June and July 2017, allege corrections officials ignored an outbreak of scabies at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility (MDCDF) in Nashville, Tennessee. Affecting 89 prisoners, the outbreak also spread to at …

CoreCivic Prison in Tennessee Plagued with Problems

Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staffing, Wrongful Death

with contract requirements and [TDOC] policies challenges the department’s ability to effectively monitor the private prison,” the audit report stated. Previously, in May 2016, the TDOC stopped ...

Private Prison CEO Heads Search for United Way Leader

Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

Private Prison CEO Heads Search for United Way Leader by Until recently, Damon Hininger, president and CEO of CoreCivic, formerly Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), served as chairman ...

Embattled Private Probation Company Ceases Operations

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

Filed under: Private Prisons, Probation, Bail, Bail Bonds

Embattled Private Probation Company Ceases Operations by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna In July 2016, Pathways community Corrections, a private probation company, announced that it had voluntarily ceased operations in Tennessee following a series of complaints, a federal lawsuit and an investigation by state officials that uncovered evidence the company …

Dodson v. CoreCivic, TN, Complaint, Lack of Diabetes Treatment, 2017

Brief • January 12, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Food, Staffing, Staff Training

are incarcerated in the Tennessee Department of Corrections (“TDOC”) and housed at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility (“Trousdale Turner”) in Hartsville, TN, a private prison owned and operated 1 Case 3:17-cv ...

PLN Goes Undercover to Bust CCA Employees’ Misuse of Prisoner Labor

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

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Threats by Staff, Jail Misconduct, Prison Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act

PLN Goes Undercover to Bust CCA Employees’ Misuse of Prisoner Labor by When PLN managing editor Alex Friedmann received a letter from a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility in Nashville, Tennessee, a jail operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA, which recently changed its name to CoreCivic), he …

Tennessee Prisoner Escapes Privatized Medical Jail Care to Obtain Surgery

Article • December 28, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Contractor Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Hernias, Failure to Treat, Escapes

Tennessee Prisoner Escapes Privatized Medical Jail Care to Obtain Surgery by To obtain needed surgery, a prisoner escaped from Tennessee’s Trousdale County Jail (TCJ). Prior to being booked into TCJ to serve a probation violation sentence, Don R. White, Jr. 31, was scheduled for hernia surgery. “When I walked in, …

PLN comment to TN Office of Open Records Counsel re public records policy - Dec 2016

Publication • December 14, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Public Records, HRDC Publications

PLN comment to TN Office of Open Records Counsel re public records policy - Dec 2016 PRISON LEGAL NEWS Dedicated to Protecting Human Rights www.prisonlegalnews.org afriedmann@prisonlegalnews.org Please Reply To: Direct Dial: 615-495-6568 5331 Mt. View Rd. #130 Antioch, TN 37013 December 14, 2016 Comptroller of the Treasury Office of Open …

Preliminary Injunction Granted in Class-action Suit Challenging Private Probation Services in Tennessee

Article • November 8, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Indigent Defense, Probation, Bond Fees

Preliminary Injunction Granted in Class-action Suit Challenging Private Probation Services in Tennessee by David Reutter Another victory in the fight against debtors’ prisons was achieved with the grant of an injunction by a Tennessee federal district court. The preliminary injunction, issued in a class-action lawsuit in December 2015, prohibits a …

Tennessee Jail Seizure Death Claims Survive Dismissal; Physician Claims Dismissed for No Deliberate Indifference Allegations

Article • October 31, 2016

Filed under: First Correctional Medical, Contractor Misconduct, Seizures, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Contractor Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Tennessee Jail Seizure Death Claims Survive Dismissal; Physician Claims Dismissed for No Deliberate Indifference Allegations by Mark Wilson A Tennessee federal court dismissed deliberate indifference claims against a jail doctor for a prisoner's seizure death, absent allegations of his personal involvement or awareness. The court refused to dismiss claims brought …

Private Contractor Makes Millions Off GPS Trackers for Immigrants

Article • September 21, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Cost of Prison Systems, Electronic Monitoring, Immigration

Private Contractor Makes Millions Off GPS Trackers for Immigrants by By Eileen Townsend, Memphis Flyer Nearly 200 undocumented Memphians wear GPS tracking bracelets as a part ...

$12,000 Settlement for Treatment at CCA Prison

Article • August 24, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

$12,000 Settlement for Treatment at CCA Prison by Corrections Corporation of America paid $12,000 to settle a lawsuit by a prisoner Johnny A. Walsh for claims related to his treatment at the Silverdale Detention Center in Tennessee. The October 2005 confidential settlement was obtained via public records request by PLN. …

$4,000 Settlement in Assault at CCA Prison

Article • August 24, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Juveniles)

$4,000 Settlement in Assault at CCA Prison by Corrections Corporation of America paid $4,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a guard at the Shelby Training Center in Tennessee assaulted a juvenile, Brandon D. Jones. The April 2006 confidential settlement was obtained via public records request by PLN. The complaint was …

Corizon Medical Group Insurance Declaration, Lexington Insurance Company, 2014

Publication • August 12, 2016

Filed under: Corizon

Corizon Medical Group Insurance Declaration, Lexington Insurance Company, 2014 LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY WILMINGTON, DELAWARE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: 100 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON, MA 02110-2103 ...

CCA Annual Shareholder Meeting Met by Protestors

Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Protests

the acquisition of Avalon Correctional Services, which operates community corrections facilities. CCA officials also announced that John Ferguson, the company’s board president and former CEO, was stepping ...

Technical Proposal - TN DOC, Corizon, 2012

Publication • July 26, 2016

Filed under: Corizon

with Minority Businesses B.15.c.i‐iii. Level of Participation B.15.d. Corizon Diversity – Total Current Employees STATE OF TENNESSEE, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION HEALTH SERVICES RFP # 32901‐31158 PAGE 8 ...

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - CCA Mason, Mason, TN, ICE, 2007

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - CCA Mason, Mason, TN, ICE, 2007 • Department of Homeland securit). Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal Condition of Confinement Review Worksheet (This document must be attached to each G-324a Inspection Form) This Form to be used for Inspections of alllGSA …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - CCA Silverdale Facility, Chattanooga, TN, ICE, 2006

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - CCA Silverdale Facility, Chattanooga, TN, ICE, 2006 • Department of Homelanlecurity Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal Condition of Confinement Review Worksheet (This document must be attached to each G-324a Inspection Form) This Form to be used for Inspections of alllGSA …

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