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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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Brief • April 4, 2018
transport company in the United States, the Transport Defendants treat countless prisoners like they did Meghan. The Transport Defendants routinely create inhumane conditions for their prison transportees ...
Brief • April 4, 2018
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Wright v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, 2018 Centurion 003254 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT ...
, accommodations for disabled prisoners and serious safety problems – were back in court in September 2017 to monitor compliance with the settlement agreement. California Forensics Medical Group (CFMG ...
Private Prison Forced to Produce Solitary Confinement Records by The Roderick and Solange Mac­Arthur Justice Center has prevailed in a lawsuit to obtain records related to prisoners held ...
Fifth Circuit: Strip Searches Due to Security Concerns Not Unconstitutional by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a summary judgment order in favor of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDPSC), holding that strip searches of prisoners for security reasons are not unconstitutional. Freddie R. Lewis, …
Colorado: Defendants Settle After Death of Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The estate of a man who died in a Colorado jail of a treatable foot malady has settled a lawsuit alleging Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic) and other defendants caused his death by …
Publication • April 1, 2018
Transportation         Armor Correctional Health  Akima Global Services Centene/MHM  CoreCivic CMGC  Emerald Correctional Corizon  G4S Correct Care  GEO Group, The Correct Rx  LaSalle Southwest ...
Green v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-02959 Document #: 63 Filed: 03/27/18 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:237 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Curtis Green (B-15063), Plaintiff, v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.; Dr. Imhotep Carter; Dr. Saleh Obaisi; and Ghalia …
Brief • March 21, 2018
OFFICER JEFF ANDRADE; ·WILLITS POLICE OFFICER KEVIN LEEF; ·CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, ·INCORPORATED, a California corporation; ·CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL GROUP COMPANIES, ·INCORPORATED, a Delaware ...
Publication • March 21, 2018
for calling charges through the department’s biannual adjustment process. In addition, the budget act included provisional language allowing the Department of Finance (DOF) to augment or reduce this funding ...
incarceration, the news is not so welcome. In fact, it’s downright frightening. The Pew report, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, found that private prison populations have declined ...
Major Scabies Outbreak at CoreCivic Facility in Tennessee by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Three lawsuits, filed in June and July 2017, allege corrections officials ignored an outbreak of scabies at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility (MDCDF) in Nashville, Tennessee. Affecting 89 prisoners, the outbreak also spread to at …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
, p.42]. Hood announced on November 29, 2017 that a third company had settled. Sentinel Offender Services, LLC, which provides electronic monitoring, paid $1.3 million to resolve the litigation ...
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Two Cellmates Die at Private Louisiana Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A bizarre incident that resulted in the deaths of two pretrial detainees at the Richwood Correctional Center (RCC) in Louisiana reflects how understaffing and inadequate training at privately-operated jails can have life-changing consequences. Following a traffic …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Aramark, Food
Ohio Experiences Continued Problems with Aramark by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) overpaid food service giant Aramark ...
Cox v. GEO Group, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2018 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Agreement") is entered into by Matthew Cox ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), and The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO"). GEO explicitly includes The New Mexico Corrections Department, Tim Hatch, Charles Stephens, and …
Article • February 22, 2018
Class Action Suit Over Private Probation Company's Illegal Fees by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Southern Center for Human Rights filed a class action lawsuit against Sentinel ...
Martha Gonzalez, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, files this original complaint against CoreCivic, Inc. STATEMENT OF THE CASE CoreCivic is a "private prison" company ...
Corral v. CoreCivic, NM, Settlement, Employment Discrimination, 2018 SEVRNTH .JUDICTALDISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF TORRANCE STATE OF NEW MEXICO JOSEPH CORRAL, Plnlntiff, v. No. D-722-CV-2016-00084 CORRECTIONSCORPORATIONOF AMERICA(CorcClvlc of Tennessee, LLC), n foreigncorp?rntlon, Defendnnt. SETTLRMENT AGREEMENT ANDGENERAL RELEASE WHEREAS,JosephCorral (hereinafterreferredlo as 11Plaintifr1), hav.ingtiled a Complaint in the SeventhJudicinlDistrictCourt, State ofNcw MexicoentitledJqscoh Corralv. …
Criminal Justice, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and People with Mental Illnesses, David Bazelon, SAMHSA, 2018 Criminal Justice, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and People with Mental Illnesses The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Washington, DC Disclaimer This webinar was developed [in part] under contract number …
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