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Securus Files Suit Alleging FDOC Improperly Entered into Prison Phone Contract by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In a lawsuit filed on January 29, 2019, Securus Technologies, Inc., one of the nation’s two largest prison telecom companies, accused the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) of ignoring provisions of the Florida …
New Mexico Medical Technician Wins $150,000 Jury Award for Abuse by Jailers by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Estrella Tenorio was a nurse’s aide/medical technician employed by for-profit contractor HealthCare Partners, Inc. (HCP). HCP specializes in providing medical services to prisoners. Tenorio’s first assignment was at a jail located near …
Pennsylvania DOC, Mental Health Contractor Settle Wrongful Death Suit for $27,500 by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) have agreed to pay $15,000 to the estate of a mentally ill prisoner who was killed after being attacked by another prisoner …
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sector, exemplified by the growth of the privateprison industry; and (2) the imposition
of fines and fees on mostly low-income defendants to fund the criminal legal system.
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that the county’s private correctional healthcare provider at the time, Corizon Health, had secured three no-bid renewals of its county contract while also donating $110,000 to Ahern’s campaign
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;The Court must place a clear and focused light on what is happening here: the State turned to a privatecontractor which has been unable to meet the prisoner’s health care needs.”
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not comment on his lawsuit.
PLN has previously reported on privateprison medical contractors such as Centurion, Corizon, Wexford, ArmorCorrectionalHealthServices, CorrectCareSolutions and NaphCare
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CCS Seeks to Hide Internal Review in Jail Detainee’s Death; $180,000 Settlement
by David Reutter, R. Bailey
by David Reutter and R. Bailey
CorrectCareSolutions, a for-profit company
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health care company Corizon Health to oversee all medical, mental and dental care at 10 state prisons. However, that care has come under scrutiny in federal court.
In 2015, prisoners settled a lawsuit
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PrimeCareMedical of New York Inc., Re: Proposal for Comprehensive Services - Putnam County, 2018
Putnam County Correctional Facility
Inmate Health Care Services
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and pay for hospital care for their incarcerated population and
how such care supplements on-site prisonhealthservices. Its findings include:
•• Off-site care costs are a significant part of correctional
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FDOC and Centurion of Florida Contract Agreement-Amendment #2
AGREEMENT #A3881
AMENDMENT #2
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BETWEEN
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
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CENTURION OF FLORIDA, LLC
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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 …
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 …
$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 …
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
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Date: 04/23/2018 11:46:30 AM CDT
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA
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