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Donaldson v Lashbrook IL Order 2017 Case 3:17-cv-00942-MJR-SCW Document 11 Filed 10/03/17 Page 1 of 5 Page ID #61 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ANTHONY DONALDSON, Plaintiff, vs. JACQUELINE LASHBROOK, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 17-cv-942-MJR-SCW …
Brief • September 28, 2017
”) functions in compliance with Eighth Amendment standards. Defendants are Idaho Department of Correction (“IDOC”) officials who allege that they and their contract medical provider, Corizon, Inc., have brought ...
) ) ) ) ) Plai11tiff(s) V. Wexford Health Services, Inc.; Saleh Obaisi, M.D.; Major James Burzinski; Lieutenant Anthony Robinson; and Sergeant Rogelio Nelson De.fendant(s) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 1:17-CV-01861 ...
("Plaintiff' or "Releasor"), The GEO Group, Inc. (hereinafter "GEO"), Warden Jeff Wrigley and Corizon, LLC (hereinafter known as "Corizon"). Corizon & GEO explicitly includes all employees and independent ...
Brief • September 20, 2017
State of Washington v. The Geo Group, WA, Complaint, Wage Theft, 2017 E-FILED IN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON September 20 2017 9:34 AM KEVIN STOCK COUNTY CLERK 1 NO: 17-2-11422-2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR PIERCE …
Brief • September 20, 2017
State of WA v. The GEO Group, WA, Complaint, Immigrant Detainee Wages, 2017 E-FILED IN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON September 20 2017 9:34 AM KEVIN STOCK COUNTY CLERK 1 NO: 17-2-11422-2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR …
Article • September 13, 2017
Dismissal of Ill. Prisoner's Dental Care Lawsuit Affirmed By Seventh Circuit by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton On February 15, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided that a lower court's dismissal of Illinois state prisoner's lawsuit against a private medical contractor and a prison dentist …
Brief • September 8, 2017
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Wright v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2017 ..,JV C) Centurion 000045 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 9/8/201 t 3:27:26 ...
that on September 6, 2017, the above-mentioned document was electronically filed with the Clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, using the CM/ECF filing system. All ...
Publication • September 6, 2017
/130051DC - Privatization of All Correctional Health Services The Contract is hereby amended as follows: 1. Contract Sanctions: The existing contract sanctions cap of $90,000 per month shall remain in place ...
Article • August 31, 2017
Illinois Court Allows Medical Indifference Case to Proceed to Trial, Denies Summary Judgment to Prison Officials for Prisoner's Tooth Pain by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In a Memorandum and Order dated November 7, 2016, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District …
out its substance abuse counseling program to a private company, Corizon, Incorporated. Ripberger sued Corizon alleging she lost her job because of her support for Connie Orton-Bell, a fellow counselor ...
Mississippi Closes Troubled Former Youth Prison by Citing budgetary cuts, the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) finally closed the troubled, privately-operated Walnut Grove Correctional Facility (WGCF) on September 15, 2016. As previously reported in PLN, Walnut Grove had been under a federal consent decree since 2012 over allegations of guards …
was the start of “Operation Zero Tolerance,” which includes surprise searches at prisons statewide. Shakedowns were performed at the state’s two other private prisons – the East ...
HRDC/PLN Obtain Landmark Nationwide Censorship Settlement with Private Prison Company by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On July 24, 2017, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent ...
Numerous Lawsuits Filed Against Corizon Nationwide; Company Loses Contracts by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Corizon Health is one of the nation's largest for-profit medical providers ...
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Private Prisons, Advocacy
No Private Prisons in King County, Washington by On August 14, 2017, the King County Council in Washington State voted 8-1 to pass an ordinance prohibiting the county from contracting ...
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Private Prison Companies’ Plan to License “Baby Jails” Fails in Texas Legislature by Bob Libal by Bob Libal Legislation developed by private prison corporation GEO Group that would have ...
Brief • August 29, 2017
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Harlan v. Corizon Health, Inc., et al., NM, Amended Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2017 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 8/29/2017 11 :46:28 AM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Angelica Gonzalez Centurion ...
Estate of Dennis Choquette v. Corrections Corporation of America, CO, Settlement, Wrongful Death Diabetes Neglect, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT and RELEASE ~ This Settlement Agreement and Release (this "Agreement'1 is entered into this2Z day of ~u~s± 2017, between the Colorado Department of Corrections ("CDOC") and the Estate {;Deis Choquette ("Estate"). The …
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