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to the contrary as to another privateprison
contractor, order attached, and that question is now being litigated as to GEO in Bexar County District Court. See
Prison Legal News v. Corrections Corporation
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& NEWMAN, LLP, hereby files his Amended Complaint and Jury Demand and respectfully
alleges as follows:
I.
1.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff J.H. is the victim of a privateprison system that looks the other way
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Public Relations Firm Terminates Contract With GEO Group
by Scott Grammer
by Scott Grammer
GEO Group, a privateprison company, had hired Edelman, the world’s largest public relations
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at Eagle Pass that caused us to be concerned about the quality of health care” prior to Taylor’s death. In January, IDOC announced it was looking for a privateprison company to run an in-state
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Pennsylvania GEO-Run Jail Boss Resigns After Media Reveals Complaints of Racism, Abuse at PrivatePrison
by David M. Reutter
by David M. Reutter
The superintendent of Pennsylvania&rsquo
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and Medicaid Services ("CMS") to subrogation and
intervention, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1395y(b)(2) to recover any overpayment made by CMS,
including recovery against Releasor and/or Releasor's attorney
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Washington State Pays Prisoners Slave Wages While Suing Others for Doing the Same
by Edward Lyon
by Ed Lyon
The GEO Group is one of the largest privateprison companies in the United States
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PrivatePrison in Pennsylvania Takes Heat; Prison Board Replaced, Superintendent Retires
by David M. Reutter
by David M. Reutter
On September 25, 2019, Pennsylvania’s Delaware County
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Federal Judge Allows 'Nationwide' Class-Action Lawsuit Against GEO Over Alleged Forced Labor on Prisoners by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A federal judge has granted class-action status in a federal lawsuit filed against GEO Group, alleging the private, for-profit company forced immigration detainees to work in order to avoid punishment. …
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CorrectCareSolutions, LLC.
CERTIFICATE OF REVIEW
15.
Pursuant to C.R.S. § 13-20-602(3)(a), counsel certifies as follows:
(a)
Counsel has consulted with medical professionals with expertise in the areas
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with CommunityEducationCenters, Inc. docketed on the city council’s consent agenda. When she learned that company was a subsidiary of the GEO Group, she recognized it was the same firm operating
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denied in part a motion filed by privateprison company The GEO Group, seeking to dismiss a class-action suit filed on behalf of prisoners in the Mental Health Unit (MHU) at the New Castle Correctional
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Warnock v. GEO Group, NM, Complaint, Failure to Protect, 2019 SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRlCT COURT COUNTY OF B.ER'\ALILLO STATE OI<'Nl<:W M.EXICO FILED 2nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Bernalillo County 9/26/2019 2:38 PM James A. Noel CLERK OF THE COURT Janet Ashley SHAREN KIMI\-lET 1.mdcr her POW.ER OF ATTORNEY for CLA.IMS AND LJTIGATlO:N …
J.V. V. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2019 CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by J 1· DOB SSN ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor") and The GEO Group, Inc., (hereinafter "GEO" or "Releasee" or "Defendant"). "GEO," "Releasee" and "Defendant" as used …
GEO Group Cancels Contract to Run New Mexico PrivatePrison
by Matthew Clarke
by Matt Clarke
On June 27, 2019, privateprison operator The GEO Group, based in Boca Raton, Florida, announced
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Audit Determines Georgia’s State Prisons More Cost Effective than PrivatePrisons
by David M. Reutter
by David M. Reutter
A legislative audit, released in December 2018, concluded
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Miami resort. [See: PLN, Oct. 2018, p.30; Aug. 2018, p.16].
The Florida Democratic Party refused donations from privateprison operators in the state’s 2018 elections, along with every major
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Federal Court Dismisses GEO Group’s Defenses in Lawsuit Over Pay for Immigrant Detainees by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Undocumented immigrants in the United States often face wage theft when their employers underpay or refuse to pay them for their labor. A federal class-action lawsuit filed by the Attorney General …
' or "Releasor"), Mark Walden, The GEO
Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO") and Corizon, LLC fka Corizon, Inc. (hereinafter
known as "Corizon"). Corizon & GEO explicitly includes all employees and
independent
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Former Florida Senator Now Employed by PrivatePrison Company He Helped While in the State Senate
by Kevin W. Bliss
by Kevin W. Bliss
After Florida Senate President Joe Negron stepped down
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