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State of Washington DOC Contract-JPay, Amendment No. 5

Publication • July 13, 2017

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Private Phone Contractors

, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as “Department,” and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the “Contractor,” for the purpose of amending the above-referenced Contract, heretofore entered ...

State of Washington DOC Contract-JPay, Amendment No. 6

Publication • July 1, 2017

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Private Phone Contractors

State of Washington DOC Contract-JPay, Amendment No. 6 State of Washington Department of Corrections This Amendment Contract No. K8262 Amendment No. 6 is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, for the purpose of unilaterally amending the abovereferenced Contract, heretofore entered into between …

Vera Institute of Justice - Closing the Distance The Impact of Video Visits in Washington State Prisons, 2017

Publication • 2017

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Visiting, Video Visitation

Vera Institute of Justice - Closing the Distance The Impact of Video Visits in Washington State Prisons, 2017 August 2017 Closing the Distance The Impact of Video Visits in Washington State Prisons Léon Digard, Jessi LaChance, and Jennifer Hill This study was supported by Award Number 2012-IJ-CX-0035, awarded by the …

DOC v. Muul et al, WA, Order granting Plf Mot for PI, inmates FOIA requests to JPay denied, 2016

Brief • April 15, 2016

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Freedom of Information Act, Public Records Act

DOC v. Muul et al, WA, Order granting Plf Mot for PI, inmates FOIA requests to JPay denied, 2016

Medication Discontinuation by Private Medical Vendor Affects Administration of Justice

Article • March 7, 2016

Filed under: CONMED, Government Misconduct, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors

non-psychotropic medications. He then went into the care of KCJ’s medical contractor, Conmed. It had a “bridge” policy that allowed continuation of psychotropic medications for 14 days ...

Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts

Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Management and Training Corporation

Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State Contracts by David Reutter Michigan: Private Prison More Costly than State-Run Prison, Attracts Out-of-State ...

A Rare Look inside Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center

Article • June 17, 2015

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Correctional Services Corp., Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Environmental Law, Immigration

Detention Center in Tacoma, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors prepared to sell it. By July 2005, Correctional Services Corp. had agreed to sell all of its facilities and contracts ...

Lawsuits Over Riot at CCA Prison in Colorado Settle for $600,000

Article • March 5, 2015 • from PLN March, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Lockdowns

that resulted from the so-called War on Drugs and tough-on-crime initiatives, private prison companies such as CCA cashed in, but at the same time gained a sullied reputation for prioritizing profits over public ...

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 ...

State of Washington DOC Contract-JPay, Amendment No. 4

Publication • January 1, 2015

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Private Phone Contractors

, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of amending the above-referenced Contract, heretofore entered ...

State of Washington DOC Contract-JPay, Amendment No. 3

Publication • January 1, 2014

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Private Phone Contractors

of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of amending the above-referenced Contract, heretofore entered into between ...

WA DOC Contract with NaphCare, Inc. 2013

Publication • December 30, 2013

Filed under: Naphcare, Private Contractors, Kidney

WA DOC Contract with NaphCare, Inc. 2013 ..-. State of Washington Department of Corrections Contract No. K9379 On-Site Medical Contract This Contract is entered into by and between the Department ...

State of Washington DOC Contract-JPay, Amendment No. 2

Publication • January 1, 2013

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Private Phone Contractors

Thou Shalt Not: Sexual Misconduct by Prison and Jail Chaplains

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Staff-Staff Harassment, Supervisor-Staff Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Clergy, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Prisons

Thou Shalt Not: Sexual Misconduct by Prison and Jail Chaplains by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Traditionally, the role of a chaplain in the correctional setting is to serve as a spiritual advisor to prisoners and help them meet the requirements of their religious faiths. Equally traditionally, chaplains have …

Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic

Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cornell Corrections, GRW Corp., Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution

and Jacqueline Overturf, were being held at the Brush Correctional Facility, a private prison operated by GRW Corp., when they were sexually assaulted by prison guard Russell E. Rollison. They filed a lawsuit ...

Report Criticizes Conditions in U.S. Immigrant Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington

Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Systemic Medical Neglect, Toilets, Transportation, Restraints, Immigration, Mental Health

Report Criticizes Conditions in U.S. Immigrant Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington by David Reutter Report Criticizes Conditions in U.S. Immigrant Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington by David M. Reutter Conditions at the federal immigration center in Tacoma, Washington, are substandard and not in compliance with national standards, “much less international …

Washington Court Allows Ex Parte Communication With Litigant's Non Party Employees

Article • August 15, 2008

Filed under: Private Contractors, Medical Records, Attorney Client, Civil Procedure, Parties

Washington Court Allows Ex Parte Communication With Litigant's Non Party Employees by Washington State residents Nancy and Daniel Wright challenged a court order preventing ex parte communication with Group Health Hospital (GHH) personnel regarding their injury lawsuit. The ruling was reversed as to communication with non party employees not having …

Flurry of Escapes Emphasizes Prisoners' Desperation

Article • April 15, 2008 • from PLN April, 2008

Filed under: Classification, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Sanctions (Disciplinary Hearings), Prison/Jail Murders, Escapes, Premises Liability, Suicides

Flurry of Escapes Emphasizes Prisoners' Desperation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Last September produced a bumper crop of prison and jail escapes around the country, including a desperate escape by two Texas prisoners that resulted in the death of a guard, a car jacking and two shootouts. Plus a …

Overcrowded Washington DOC’s Solution: Ship ’Em Out of State

Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007

Filed under: Work Release, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Overcrowding, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Parole, Parole Liability

Overcrowded Washington DOC’s Solution: Ship ’Em Out of State by David Reutter Overcrowded Washington DOC's Solution: Ship ?Em Out of State by David M. Reutter Overcrowding is pinching the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC). To alleviate that problem, the department ordered less than 100 community supervision violators released without a …

Michigan's In-Cell Restraints Considered Torture; Injunction Issued

Article • May 15, 2007 • from PLN May, 2007

Filed under: Private Prisons, CMS, Medication, Failure to Treat, Water, Strip Cells, Injunctions (PLRA), Excessive Force, Restraints, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

in the provision of mental health care. [See related article in this issue of PLN, Michigan Prisons: Another Failure in Privatized Prisoner Health Care]. The first two sentences of the Court's order, written by U.S ...

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