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Colorado Investigates Former Prison Director for Malfeasance Following State Audit

Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, GEO Group/Wackenhut, DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding

Colorado Investigates Former Prison Director for Malfeasance Following State Audit by The Colorado State Auditor completed a review of the state's private prison contracts in November 2006 ...

Abrahamson v. CCA, CO, Plf Opening Brief, Crowley riot failure to protect, 2007

Brief • July 2, 2007

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Disclosure of Records, Failure to Train/Supervise

Abrahamson v. CCA, CO, Plf Opening Brief, Crowley riot failure to protect, 2007

Adams v. CCA, CO, Appeal Brief, prison riot, 2007

Brief • July 2, 2007

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Appeals

Adams v. CCA, CO, Appeal Brief, prison riot, 2007 Certification of Word Count: 9,474 COURT OF APPEALS, STATE OF COLORADO rd 2 East 14 th Avenue, 3 Floor Denver, CO 80203 Appeal from order entered by Judge Michael Schiferl, Crowley County District COUlt, 2005CV60 Plaintiffs-Appellants: Vance A. Adams,et. a1. Defendants-Appellees: …

Tenth Circuit Holds COA Required on All State Habeas Appeals

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Private Prisons, Appeals, Habeas Corpus

Tenth Circuit Holds COA Required on All State Habeas Appeals by The Tenth District Court of Appeals has denied a certificate of appealability (COA) to, and dismissed the appeal of the habeas corpus petition of a Wyoming state prisoner housed in a private Colorado prison. In so ruling, the appeals …

Colorado Expands Private Prisons While Fining CCA for Understaffing

Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Staffing

Colorado Expands Private Prisons While Fining CCA for Understaffing by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke On June 28, 2006, Colorado assessed $126,000 in fines against Corrections ...

Lujan v. CCA, CO, Deposition - Crouse, Negligence Mass Riot, 2006

Brief • August 26, 2006

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prison Rebellion

disturbance? I believe I was informed of that by, A. actually. a Colorado private prison monitor. As far as when, I'm assuming it would have been sometime in the first year of operation. Q. And how ...

Lujan v. CCA, CO, August Deposition Exhibits - Prison Riots (2006)

Brief • August 17, 2006

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Security Systems, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas

Lujan v. CCA, CO, August Deposition Exhibits - Prison Riots (2006) ~ ~·· MEEK & & ASSOCIATES Certified Shorthand Reporters Pueblo, CO 81004 317 Argyle Ave. Ave. Pueblo, (719) 542-1010, 1-800-233-6335, FAX (719) 542-3617 DEPOSITION EXHIBITS from LUJAN VS. CCA & 18th, 2006 August 17th & Richard Selman, Chad Kastelic, …

Lujan v. CCA, CO, Depositions, 2006

Brief • June 27, 2006

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

Lujan v. CCA, CO, Depositions, 2006 DEPOSITION OF JAMES I. HALE SHEET 1 PAGE 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO 1 2 Civil Action No. 06-cv-00054-REB-BNB 3 4 RUDY A. LUJAN, Plaintiff, 5 6 vs. 7 CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Tennessee corporation; BRENT …

Lawyers Bilk Cornell for Millions, San Francisco Jail Scammed

Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006

Filed under: Private Prisons, Financing, Cornell Corrections, Contractor Misconduct, Attorney Misconduct

Lawyers Bilk Cornell for Millions, San Francisco Jail Scammed by In an attempt to recoup millions of dollars, private prison operator Cornell Companies, Inc., has filed lawsuits against ...

State Auditor Blasts Colorado DOC's Private Prison Oversight Failures

Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Prison Rebellion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Staffing, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

State Auditor Blasts Colorado DOC's Private Prison Oversight Failures by Matthew T. Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke In June 2005, the Colorado State Auditor released its April 2005 report ...

Abrahamson v. CCA, CO, Complaint, Crowley riot failure to protect, 2006

Brief • March 21, 2006

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Disclosure of Records, Failure to Train/Supervise

and operating private prisons, for profit, in the United States, including four private prisons in the State of Colorado. In July, 2004, CCA owned and operated the Crowley County Correctional Facility ...

Abrahamson v. CCA, CO, Amended Complaint, Crowley riot failure to protect, 2006

Brief • March 21, 2006

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Train/Supervise

Guards Rape, Sexually Harass and Smuggle at Colorado Prisons

Article • October 15, 2005 • from PLN October, 2005

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Dominion Group, Staff-Staff Harassment, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Staffing

Guards Rape, Sexually Harass and Smuggle at Colorado Prisons by by Matthew T. Clarke There are new troubles at several prisons in Colorado. At a 250-bed GRW-run private prison in Brush ...

Uprisings at CCA Prisons Reveal Weaknesses in Out-of-State Imprisonment Policies

Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005

Filed under: Classification, Out of State Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Escapes

into account the distance from Vermont when rejecting bids from Emerald Correction Management to use a Texas prison and CiviGenics to use a prison in Louisiana. However, the consideration was not to reduce ...

Colorado DOC Report: CCA At Fault for Crowley Uprising

Article • January 15, 2005 • from PLN January, 2005

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Reviews, Prison Rebellion

. Also recommended was more private prison monitors and giving the DOC the ability to make private prisons comply with Colorado DOC standards. There were only 33 guards at the prison the day of the riot ...

Adams v. CCA, CO, Exhibits Part 1 Plfs Interviews, Prisoner Riot, 2004

Brief • August 13, 2004

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Rebellion, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Disclosure of Records, Witnesses, Failure to Train/Supervise

unsanitary conditions 111 the food tbat is prepared in the pots . ..Aiegarding the cause of the disturbance Silva expressed his opinion that the underlying cause was "Private: Prison cor:rupti em ...

Dismissal Sanction for Prisoner's Refusal to Be Deposed Without Court Order Reversed

Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004

Filed under: Esmor/CSC, Food, Civil Procedure, Parties, Discovery, Sanctions, Depositions

Dismissal Sanction for Prisoner's Refusal to Be Deposed Without Court Order Reversed by Dismissal Sanction for Prisoner's Refusal to be Deposed Without Court Order Reversed The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that considering a prisoner's refusal to be deposed absent a court order, as a factor to enter a …

Private Transport Company Settles Female Prisoner's Sexual Assault Suit

Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Transport Companies, Contractor Misconduct, Conditions of Confinement, Transportation

Private Transport Company Settles Female Prisoner's Sexual Assault Suit by Private Transport Company Settles Female Prisoner's Sexual Assault Suit Extraditions International, Inc., now ...

Colorado Restraint Board Death Case Settled

Article • January 15, 2002 • from PLN January, 2002

Filed under: CMS, Medication, Excessive Force, Restraints, Damages, Contractor Liability, Failure to Train/Supervise, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

, Colorado. The lawsuit was brought against Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (CMS) who had a contractual obligation to provide medical services for prisoners and detainees at the facility. The mother ...

Private Prison Contract May be Invalid

Article • July 15, 2000 • from PLN July, 2000

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Private Prisons, Interstate Corrections Compact

Private Prison Contract May be Invalid by Private Prison Contract May Be Invalid The Colorado state court of appeals remanded a case to the trial court for a determination of the validity ...

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