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Summary Judgment Reversed in Vermont DOC’s Suit Against Matrix Health Systems
Article • November 15, 2011
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Private Contractors
Summary Judgment Reversed in Vermont DOC’s Suit Against Matrix Health Systems by On March 14, 2008, the Supreme Court of Vermont reversed the trial court's granting of summary judgment to Matrix Health Systems in a suit filed by the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) alleging breach of a two-year contract …
Disability Rights Vermont Report Faults Staff for Disabled Prisoner’s Death
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Filed under: Private Prisons, Prison Health Services, Private Contractors, Drug Overdose, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
” and slurred his speech, signs of intoxication. The LPN was an employee of Prison Health Services (PHS), a private prison medical care contractor. PHS policy required that a physician be contacted ...
Dying in Cell 40: Vermont’s Flawed Contract and Prison Health Service’s Drive for Profit Lead to Prisoner’s Death
Article • April 15, 2010 • from PLN April, 2010
Filed under: Private Prisons, Prison Health Services, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Medical Records, Failure to Treat, Food, Staffing, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
on to Correctional Health Services, and six months later the contract was assigned to Correctional Medical Services (CMS). Vermont dumped CMS on January 31, 2005 after a series of problems, including seven in-prison ...
Glover v. CCA, VT, Release and Settlement, 2010
Brief • March 16, 2010
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wrongful Death
Glover v. CCA, VT, Release and Settlement, 2010 LAN CROCK SPERRY & WOOL, LLP MIDDLEBURY BURLINGTON ATTORNEYS AT LAW Peter F. Langrock Ellen Mercer Fallon William B. Miller, Jr. James W. Swift Emily J. Joselson Mitchell L. Pearl Kevin E. Brown Frank H. Langrock Beth Robinson. F. Rendol Barlow Devin …
Administrative Errors and Poor PHS Medical Care Precede Chronically Ill Vermont Prisoner's Death
Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008
Filed under: Prison Health Services, Medication, Cardiovascular, Medical Records, Sentencing, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
(VP & A) has found breakdowns by staff of the Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) in its furlough procedure and troubling care provided by VDOC's medical provider, Prison Health Services (PHS ...
Stutes v. Tipton et al, VT, Complaint, CCA restraint segregation, 2007
Brief • March 30, 2007
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Searches, Retaliatory Segregation, Exposure to Cold, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
facility, " and as such, venue is proper as the plaintiff has technically never left the 19 jurisdiction of Vermont. 20 10. All defendants including those employed by the private prison company, defendant 21 ...
PHS Loses $707 Million FDOC Contract Rebid; State Adopts Hybrid Model of Prison Health Care
Article • March 15, 2007 • from PLN March, 2007
Filed under: Private Prisons, Prison Health Services, Wexford Health Services, Contractor Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care
of Corrections (FDOC) rebid the contract on October 20, 2006, PHS won again ? but now with a bid for $707 million. Low-bidder Wexford Health Services protested the contract award, citing its bid of $689 million ...
Myers v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Denying Treatment Medical Neglect, 2006
Brief • November 10, 2006
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Medication, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Mental Health
Myers v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Denying Treatment Medical Neglect, 2006 Nov. 10 2006 06:03PM P1 FAX NO. : FROM : JOHN J. , LTD. 8 E. Center wW Rutland, Vermont 05701 Tel. #: (802) 773-3384 Facsimile #: (802) 747-1451 IMPORTANT NOTICE -FAX COVER SHEET- NOTE: This .; Fa. contains privileged …
LeClair v. Hoffmann, VT, Settlement, personal injury negligence, 2006
Brief • October 26, 2006
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Protect (General)
LeClair v. Hoffmann, VT, Settlement, personal injury negligence, 2006 LYL ] THOMAS MIHALIM-1 9 P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW JEFFREY S. MARLIN BARBARA R. BLACKMAN STEVEN C. COLLIER JENNIFER G. MIHALICH KATHERINE L. DUMONT HEATHER E. THOMAS PIETRO J. LYNN October 26, 2006 Walter LeClaire North Fork Correctional Facility 1605 East …
Cruz v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Lee riot guard beating, 2006
Brief • March 30, 2006
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings
Cruz v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Lee riot guard beating, 2006 LANGROCK SPERRY & WOOL, LLP MIDDLEBURY BURUNGTON Michael W. Wool Mark L. Sperry Christopher L. Davis Thomas Z. Carlson Susan M. Murray Alison ). Bell Lisa B. Shelkrot Eric M. Knudsen David W. M. Conard ATTORNEYS AT LAW Peter F. …
Myers v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Denying Treatment Medical Neglect, 2006
Brief • March 14, 2006
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Medication, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Mental Health
Myers v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Denying Treatment Medical Neglect, 2006 STATEMENT OF CLAIM 1). While incarcerated at West Tennessee Detention Mason Tennessee 38049 I was serving my prison sentence for the state of Vermont under a interstate contract agreement between the State of Vermont and CCA. CCA for the purpose …
Baker v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Lee riot guard beating, 2005
Brief • March 13, 2006
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings
Baker v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 LYNN, TM1 & M1HALICH 7 FC ATTORNEYS AT LAW BARBARA R. BLACKMAN STEVEN C. COLLIER PIETRO J. LYNN JENNIFER G. MIHALICH MATTHEW A. SIEBEL HEATHER E. THOMAS JEFFREY S. MARLIN March 13, 2006 Devin McLaughlin, Esq. Langrock Sperry & Wool …
CCA Guard Arrested for Sexually Abusing Vermont Prisoners
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Criminal Prosecution, Staffing
CCA Guard Arrested for Sexually Abusing Vermont Prisoners by Sexual abuse by a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) guard has spurred three lawsuits against CCA and resulted in the guard's arrest. The legal activity resulted from incidents at CCA's prisons at the Marion Adjustment Center (MAC) and St. Mary's Kentucky. …
Uprising by Vermont Prisoners Damages CCA Prison in Kentucky
Article • March 15, 2005 • from PLN March, 2005
Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Organizing, Prison Rebellion, Criminal Prosecution, Food, Overcrowding
Center (LAC), a private prison owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) in Lee County, Kentucky. The Prison LAC was built in 1990 as a 400-bed, minimum-security prison ...
Baker v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005
Brief • February 8, 2005
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas
Baker v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 W011 02,08/2005 15:50 FAX 615 366 7333 JOB MASTER STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. GENE BAXER, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. V. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Gene Baker, by and through his …
Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005
Brief • February 8, 2005
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas
Cruz v. CCA, VT, Complaint, Lee riot guard beating, 2005 02/0842005 15:53 FAX 515 355 I 7333 JOB MASTER LaJUU4/UUU I STATE OF VE ' ONT ADDISON COUNTY, SS. CONCEPCION L. CRUZ, Plaintiff, Superior Court Docket No. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. COMPLAINT NOW COMES Plaintiff Concepcion L. Cruz, by …
Doe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005
Brief • January 2, 2005
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General)
Doe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT * * * * JOHN DOE, Plaintiff, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION * * * * * * Docket No.: 2:04-CV-144 SETTLEMENT BRIEF NOW COMES the Plaintiff, by …
Roe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005
Brief • January 2, 2005
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General)
Roe v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Sexual Assault by Staff, 2005 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT JOHN ROE, Plaintiff, v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * CIVIL ACTION Docket No.: SETTLEMENT BRIEF NOW COMES the Plaintiff, by …
Vermont Auditor's Report Blasts CCA and CMS
Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004
Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, CMS, Contractor Misconduct, Medication, Medical Expenses, Overcrowding
. The Auditor was highly critical of VDOC's failure to document why it awarded the medical services contract to Correctional Health Services (CHS) in November 2000 when Correctional Medical Services (CMS ...
Cornell Company - The Prison Industry's Enron
Article • February 15, 2004 • from PLN February, 2004
Filed under: Work Release, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Financing, Cornell Corrections, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, State Legislation
, namely Cornell Corrections. Hicks seized the opportunity. On August 14, 2001 Municipal Corrections Finance LP. (a Cornell/Provident creation) purchased eleven prisons from Cornell who promptly leased ...
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