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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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Publication • 2018
Filed under: Private Contractors
Colleton County, SC, SHP Contract Renewal, 2018 - 2019 Southern Health Partners By Kaye B. Syfrett at 10:17 am, Jun 27, 2018 May 25, 2018 Sheriff Andy Strickland Colleton County Sheriffs Office Post Office Box 433 Walterboro, SC 29488 Re: Health Services Agreement Dear Sheriff Strickland: SHP appreciates the opportunity …
Publication • 2018
Filed under: Private Contractors
Hampton County Detention Center, SC, Policy and Procedures, 2018 HAMPTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER POLICY & PROCEDURES SUBJECT: RESPONSfflLE PHYSICIAN NUMBER: 2051 EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/13n8 .fl REVIEWED DATE: ~~ APPROVED BY: KELVIN JONES 1.0 POLICY - The responsible physician will have no restrictions imposed upon him by the facility regarding the …
Martinez v. The Geo Group, CA, Complaint, Constitutional Rights Violations for Refugees, 2018 Case 5:18-cv-01125-R-GJS Document 1 Filed 05/25/18 Page 1 of 26 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 Rachel Steinback, SBN 310700 LAW OFFICE OF RACHEL STEINBACK P.O. Box 291253 Los Angeles, CA 90029 (t) 213-537-5370 (f) …
failed to employ adequate procedures of medical care and corrective medical care, despite the significant and obvious risk that Plaintiff, a vulnerable inmate, would be subjected to serious harm. 54 ...
, Correctional Medical Care (CMC), as well as Ellis Hospital and staff members Emre Umar and Maria Carpio, of implementing unconstitutional policies and practices. In addition, Helijas argued that &ldquo ...
Major Wage Ratio Gap Between Executives, Employees at Private Prisons by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings reviewed by Prison Legal News show a major ...
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Sheriffs – All of Them by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal lawsuit was filed in November 2017 against every sheriff in the state of Oklahoma, along with judges, court officials and the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association, challenging a scheme that turned unpaid court fees …
profits for private prison companies. The 2016 budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) included $3.3 billion to detain immigrants plus $350 million to add more “family&rdquo ...
Article • May 8, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
$14.3 Million Settlement for Probationers Subject to Extortion by Private Company by Pathways (formerly Providence) Community Corrections (PCC) and officials in Rutherford County, Tennessee agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over predatory practices by the for-profit probation company. The $14.3 million settlement provides compensation for nearly 30,000 people who were …
Publication • May 8, 2018
Filed under: Private Prisons
City of Tucson, AZ, resolution opposing private for-profit correctional and detention corporations, 2018 ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL May 8, 2018 RESOLUTION NO. 22888 A RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO THE PRIVATE OPERATION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND DETENTION CENTERS AND TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF PRIVATE CORPORATIONS FOR CITY DETENTION FACILITIES; …
such incidents had occurred in December alone, the DOC faces fines of up to $1 million – though no penalties have been imposed thus far. The DOC’s for-profit medical provider, Corizon Health, has ...
Governor Vetoes Nevada’s Anti-Private Prison Bill by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Assembly Bill 303, introduced by Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, a former prison guard, would have ...
Exclusive! Incorrect Cause of Tennessee Prisoner’s Death Reported by CoreCivic Employees by   According to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), state prisoner Edward Ray Gilley, Jr., 54, died on November 5, 2016 at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, a facility owned and operated by CoreCivic – previously known as …
POTTER, SGT. ROE, CO RONDA SAWAYA, CO STRICKLAND, CO R’KIA TAYLOR, LT. THOMAS, CO TAMMY YOUNG, CORIZON HEALTH, INC., MHM CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, INC., MHM SERVICES, INC., JUAN GARBINSKI, MSW MARGARET ...
Texas Policy Foundation Center for Effective Justice--Open Roads and Overflowing Jails--Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration, May 2018 OPEN ROADS AND OVERFLOWING JAILS: Addressing High Rates of Rural Pretrial Incarceration by Marc Levin and Michael Haugen May 2018 May 2018 by Marc Levin Michael Haugen Center for Effective Justice …
' or "Releasor"), and The GEO Group, fnc. (hereinafter "GEO"). GEO explicitly excludes Corizon, LLC, and nothing in this agreement and release is intended to reach, pertain to or otherwise include or bind ...
Armor Correctional Health Litigation History, Inmate Health Care Services, Broward Sheriff's Office, FL, 2018 Broward Sheriff's Office 18001IC 5 ARMOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH Bid Tabulation Packet for Solicitation 18001IC INMATE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE Bid Designation: Public Broward Sheriff's Office 6 4/26/2018 BidSync p. 1 Broward Sheriff's Office …
Tucker v. Mitchell-Lawshea, IL, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice - Dental, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-05883 Document#: 40 Filed: 04/25/18 Page 1 of 84 PagelD #:288 r IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Joe Tucker, Jr., ) Plaintiff, V. Jacqueline Mitchell-Lawshea, D.D.S., Frederick A. Craig, D.D.S., …
, increasingly states and municipalities are outsourcing these functions to private prisoner transportation companies, like the PTS Defendants. 21. The PTS Defendants provide extradition and secure transportation ...
Date: 04/23/2018 11:46:30 AM CDT IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA CASE NO. ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, and ) ) CORRECT CARE SOLUTIONS, ) LLC D/B/A CCS ...
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