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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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California: Trendsetter... as Always

Article • August 24, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, Cost of Prison Systems

by proposing to close five prisons with 1,400 beds. Item: California is facing a $20 billion budget shortfall. It costs $70 per day to house a convict in a state prison, $44 per day in a private prison. Governor ...

Scott v. County of Ventura, CA, Complaint, Mental Health Treatment Delays, 2016

Brief • May 19, 2016

Filed under: MHM Inc., Americans with Disabilities Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

7 8 9 CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL ) ) GROUP; TAYLOR FITHIAN, an ) ) official; CALIFORNIA ) DEPARTMENT OF STATE ) HOSPITALS; PAM AHLIN, an ) official; HARRY OREOL, an official; )) MHM SERVICES ...

Jailhouse Medicine - A Private Contractor Flourishes Despite Controversy Over Prisoner Deaths

Article • April 1, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016

Filed under: California Forensic Medical Group, Contractor Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

-conscious and pale. The nurse who found her was Elisa Pacheco, an employee of the California Forensic Medical Group, a private company that provides correctional medical services to rural counties like ...

Settlement in California Jail Suit Includes $4.8 Million in Attorney Fees, Costs

Article • March 31, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016

Filed under: California Forensic Medical Group, Americans with Disabilities Act, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

jail system within a five-year period, a class-action lawsuit was filed in 2013 against both the jail and California Forensic Medical Group, alleging substandard intake procedures, medical care ...

Probation Department - Budget, Juvenile Halls and Camps Operating Costs, and Contracting Procedures, Los Angels Co DAC, 2015

Publication • March 14, 2016

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Private Contractors, Cost of Prison Systems, Juvenile Prisons

support to Probation's bureaus and managers. Probation's services are admínistered and financed through five separate operating budget units, which include Juvenile lnstitutions Services (JlS), Support ...

Aramark to Provide Heart-Healthy Meals at San Francisco Jail

Article • March 7, 2016

Filed under: Aramark, Food, Jail Specific

Aramark to Provide Heart-Healthy Meals at San Francisco Jail by David Reutter The City of San Francisco negotiated a new contract with its food vendor, Aramark Correction Services, to provide ...

CDCR Out of State Prison Contract with CCA, CDCR, 2006

Publication • February 22, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

CDCR Out of State Prison Contract with CCA, CDCR, 2006 Agreement Number C06.298-0 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation SCOPE OF WORK Exhibit A OFFENDER RELOCATION/HOUSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA This Contract is entered into effective October 19, 2006, between the State of California …

Inmate Accounts Policy - Metro-Davidson Co Detention Facility, CCA, 2009

Publication • February 22, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prisoner Property

President, Finance SIGNATURE ON FILE AT FACILITY SUPPORT CENTER Richard P. Seiter Executive Vice President/Chief Corrections Officer SIGNATURE ON FILE AT FACILITY SUPPORT CENTER 2 POLICY NUMBER 2-5 ...

Inmate Commissary Operations Policy - Metro-Davidson Co Detention Facility, CCA, 2006

Publication • February 22, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Commissary

M. Garfinkle Vice President, Finance SIGNATURE ON FILE AT FACILITY SUPPORT CENTER Richard P. Seiter Executive Vice President/Chief Corrections Officer SIGNATURE ON FILE AT FACILITY SUPPORT CENTER 2 ...

Borges v. City of Eureka, CA, Deposition, Wrongful Death Due to Medical Negligence, 2016

Brief • February 22, 2016

Filed under: California Forensic Medical Group, Drug Overdose, Arrest and Booking, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

25 3 Atkinson-Baker Court Reporters www.depo.com 1 A P P E A R A N C E S 2 3 4 FOR THE DEFENDANT CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INCORPORATED: (VIA TELEPHONE) 5 6 7 8 LAW OFFICES OF JEROME M ...

CDCR Audit - Needs to Better Ensure Against Conflicts of Interest and to Improve Its Inmate Population Projections, CA State Auditor, 2005

Publication • February 16, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, DOC/BOP misconduct, Corrections Audits

evaluate the process the department used to negotiate and enter into two no-bid contracts for private prison facilities to determine whether its policies and procedures are consistent with and adhere ...

Research Report on Cost and Performance of Taft Correctional Institute, Nov, DOJ, 2005

Publication • February 12, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Audits

Research Report on Cost and Performance of Taft Correctional Institute, Nov, DOJ, 2005 The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Contracting for Imprisonment in the Federal Prison System: Cost and Performance of the Privately Operated …

Medical Care in CA's Prison - Plata Status Report Jan-Apr, CA Correctional Health Care Services, 2015

Publication • February 11, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Medical, Private Contractors

hires, critical management positions such as the Correctional Health Services Administrator II, Health Program Manager II, and Supervising Registered Nurse II positions remain vacant. • CHCF In-Service ...

Report on Inspections of Private Prisons With Cdcr Prisoners, CA OIG, 2010

Publication • February 10, 2016

Filed under: Private Prisons

Report on Inspections of Private Prisons With Cdcr Prisoners, CA OIG, 2010 David R. Shaw, Inspector General Office of the Inspector General December 2, 2010 Matthew L. Cate, Secretary California ...

California County and Corizon Settle Jail Prisoner Death Suit for $1 Million

Article • January 13, 2016

Filed under: Corizon, Stun Guns/Tasers, Police--Excessive Force

, kicking him, repeatedly shocking him with Tasers and improperly restraining him. He was transferred to the jail infirmary, which was operated by Prison Health Services. Eventually he was taken to a hospital ...

Why are Alameda County Jails Forcing Women to Take Pregnancy Tests?

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

Filed under: Corizon, OB/GYN

. In 2011, Prison Health Services merged with its largest competitor, Correctional Medical Services, to become the largest company of its kind in the country. Corizon boasts operations in the jails ...

Follow the Money: Invisible Investors Seek Big Bucks in Mass Incarceration

Article • December 3, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015

Filed under: California Forensic Medical Group, Private Contractors, Class Certification

in a rubber room without any food and only three drinks of water. In May 2013, Murphy joined four other plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Monterey County, Sheriff Scott Miller and California Forensic Medical ...

California: Private Medical Provider can be Liable for ADA Violations; Class-action Suit Settles

Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: California Forensic Medical Group, Private Contractors, Americans with Disabilities Act

with disabilities.” [See: PLN, June 2014, p.1]. The defendants, including the County of Monterey, Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG), filed motions to dismiss ...

Inside the Small California Town with a Lot of Prisons, but Not Much Opportunity

Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems, Rural Prisons

, providing beds for up to 3,340 prisoners. Two of these facilities are privately owned and operated by GEO Group, one of the U.S.’s largest private prison operators. The San ...

California District Court Orders Financial Disclosure in Corizon Health, Inc. Suit

Article • September 21, 2015

Filed under: Corizon, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

California District Court Orders Financial Disclosure in Corizon Health, Inc. Suit by California District Court Orders Financial Disclosure in Corizon Health, Inc. Suit On March 29, 2014 ...

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