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Research Study Finding Benefits from Prison Privatization Funded by Private Prison Companies

Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Management and Training Corporation, Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends

Research Study Finding Benefits from Prison Privatization Funded by Private Prison Companies by In April 2013, two professors at Temple University in Philadelphia released a study, titled ...

PHS Hit with $312,000 Verdict for Inadequate Care of Pennsylvania Prisoner

Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012

Filed under: CMS, Prison Health Services, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Skeletal Injury, Private Contractors

, a Pennsylvania state jury slapped Prison Health Services (PHS) with a $400,000 verdict for inadequate medical care of a prisoner at State Correctional Institution (SCI) Albion. The award was reduced to $312,000 ...

City of Philadelphia v. Corizon, PA, Settlement, PHS Affirmative Action Fraud for City Contracts, 2012

Brief • July 16, 2012

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Corizon, Contractor Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women

City of Philadelphia v. Corizon, PA, Settlement, PHS Affirmative Action Fraud for City Contracts, 2012 ...

Class-Action Settlement Cures Constitutional Violations at Pennsylvania Prison

Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012

Filed under: Primecare Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing

Class-Action Settlement Cures Constitutional Violations at Pennsylvania Prison by A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit challenging conditions at Pennsylvania’s Northumberland County Prison (NCP). Since the suit was filed in February 2008 on behalf of 12 prisoners by the Lewisburg Prison Project, NCP officials had disputed claims that …

$500,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner’s Medical-Related Death

Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012

Filed under: Primecare Medical, Medical, Private Contractors, Gastrointestinal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

medical contractor, PrimeCare Medical, as defendants. Shortly after Johnson’s arrest on February 22, 2007 for violating a restraining order against trying to contact his wife, he began complaining ...

Richardson v. Crawford County Correctional Facility, PA, Amended Complaint, Failure to Treat, Medical, 2012

Brief • February 23, 2012

Filed under: Seizures, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat, Jail Specific

Richardson v. Crawford County Correctional Facility, PA, Amended Complaint, Failure to Treat, Medical, 2012 Case 1:10-cv-00275-DSC-SPB Document 60 Filed 02/23/12 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA – ERIE Gary L. Richardson, Plaintiff ) ) v. ) No. 1: 10 cv …

Public Health and Public Safety in the Commonwealths Prisons, PA Department of Corrections Healthcare, 2012

Publication • January 1, 2012

Filed under: Corizon, Medical, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

in general and prison health services specifically, is not one of regular savings. Numerous examples in a variety of sectors show that projected savings don’t always materialize. Cost overruns combined ...

Pennsylvania Councilman Takes Private Prison Company’s Donation, then Opposes Detention Center

Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Organizing, Lobbying

Pennsylvania Councilman Takes Private Prison Company’s Donation, then Opposes Detention Center by A $3,000 campaign contribution from private prison firm GEO Group has put a spotlight ...

Former Judges in “Cash for Kids” Scandal Sentenced

Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011

Filed under: PA Child Care, Judicial Misconduct, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution

guilty to crimes without representation by attorneys. Prosecutors alleged that Ciavarella had sentenced thousands of juveniles to be confined in two private detention centers – PA Child Care and Western ...

Pennsylvania Councilman Takes Private Prison Company’s Donation, then Opposes Detention Center

Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Lobbying

Pennsylvania Councilman Takes Private Prison Company’s Donation, then Opposes Detention Center by A $3,000 campaign contribution from private prison firm GEO Group has put a spotlight ...

Philadelphia Settles Diabetes Suit

Article • April 15, 2011

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Medical, Diabetes

upon arrest must be taken to the nearest hospital first. Additionally, the city’s contract medical provider, Prison Health Services (PHS), is required by the agreement to provide medical triage ...

Allison v. GEO Group, PA, Order granting Settlement, strip search, 2010

Brief • October 22, 2010

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Strip Searches, Settlements

Allison v. GEO Group, PA, Order granting Settlement, strip search, 2010 10/20/2010 18:08 2158511420 REED SMITH 26 S Case 2:08-cv-00467-JD Document 74 Filed 10/22/10 Page 1 of 2 PAGE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNY ALLISON and ZORAN HOCEVAR, individually and on behalf …

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 …

$2.9 Million Settlement in Suit against GEO over Suspicionless Strip Searches

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

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Civil Procedure, Settlements

searches conducted as part of initial arrest and booking. GWHCF is currently operated by Community Education Centers of West Caldwell, N.J. To qualify for a possible settlement award, GWHCF prisoners must ...

Pennsylvania Legislator / GEO Board Member Faces Criminal Charges

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

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Misconduct/Corruption, Government Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution

corruption, nicknamed “Bonusgate.” Perzel, a Republican and former Speaker of the House, had for years been a member of the board of directors of GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest private prison firm ...

Pennsylvania Judges Involved in Corruption Case Face Liability; 5,000 Convictions Thrown Out

Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010

Filed under: Private Prisons, Judicial Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution, Conspiracy, Judicial Immunity, Juvenile Prisons

Pennsylvania Judges Involved in Corruption Case Face Liability; 5,000 Convictions Thrown Out by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Pennsylvania U.S. District Court has granted absolute judicial immunity to two former state court judges in a consolidated class-action civil rights suit. That immunity, however, only applied to judicial acts, …

Allison v. GEO Group, PA, Settlement Agreement, strip search, 2010

Brief • March 1, 2010

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Strip Searches, Settlements

Allison v. GEO Group, PA, Settlement Agreement, strip search, 2010 Case 2:08-cv-00467-JD Document 60-3 Filed 03/01/10 Page 1 of 22 EXHIBITS TO MEMORANDUM OF LAW 1. Settlement Agreement, with following attached Exhibits: A. Proposed Claim Form B. Proposed Class Notice: Summary Notice (for mailing and posting), Longer Mailed Notice C. …

Aramark Discontinues, Loses Prison Food Service Contracts

Article • October 15, 2009 • from PLN October, 2009

Filed under: Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Work, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Prison Rebellion, Food

is prepared. Taking back food operations from a private contractor is “quite unprecedented for a department of corrections,” noted Aramark spokeswoman Sarah Jarvis. In addition to Florida, Aramark has suffered ...

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 ...

Caging Kids for Cash: Two Pennsylvania Judges Guilty of Selling Out Juvenile Justice System

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

Filed under: Private Prisons, Financing, PA Child Care, Contractor Misconduct, Judicial Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Judiciary, Juvenile Prisons

the operation of private prison companies that have such an inherent and pernicious profit motive? Meanwhile, the PA Child Care and Western PA Child Care facilities are still in business – albeit now ...

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