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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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Abdullah v. Wexford, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00920-NJR-DGW Document 12 Filed 11/04/16 Page 1 of 14 Page ID #37 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SALIK ABDULLAH, Plaintiff, vs. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, DR. LOUIS SCHICKER, VIPEN SHAH, MARK SCOTT, CHRISTINE BROWN, …
a religious philosophy that regards Satan as the symbol of pride, liberty, and individualism, qualities that are often maligned by mainstream religions. Thus, Satan serves, not as a deity to be worshipped ...
Private Prison Company Not Liable for Guard's Death in Riot by Lonnie Burton Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) successfully moved in federal court to dismiss a suit brought ...
Tennessee Jail Seizure Death Claims Survive Dismissal; Physician Claims Dismissed for No Deliberate Indifference Allegations by Mark Wilson A Tennessee federal court dismissed deliberate indifference claims against a jail doctor for a prisoner's seizure death, absent allegations of his personal involvement or awareness. The court refused to dismiss claims brought …
certify that on October 26, 2016, I electronically filed a copy of the foregoing Third Amended Complaint with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system. By: /s/Paul Patten 17 ...
Spurlock v. Townes, NM, Settlement, Sexual Assault, 2016 SETTLEMENTAGREEMENT,RELEASEAND COVENANTOF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($700,000.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, HEATHER SPURLOCK, SOPHIA CARRASCO, and NINA CARRERA do hereby release, acquit …
Filing • October 25, 2016
NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION, a Utah Corporation; RICK MARTINEZ, individually and in his official capacity; DOES 1-10 ...
Article • October 24, 2016
. Initially, it housed male and female immigration detainees. In 2009, Emerald Correctional Management took over operation of the center, located in San Luis, Arizona. Emerald initiated a 368-bed expansion ...
Brief • October 24, 2016
NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION, a Utah Corporation; RICK MARTINEZ, individually and in his official capacity; DOES 1-10, individually ...
, that determines whether his actions can fairly be attributed to the State.”); see Rosborough v. Mgmt. & Training Corp., 350 F.3d 459, 461 (5th Cir. 2003) (per curiam) (ruling as to a “private prison-management ...
Armbruster v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00544-MAB Document 33 Filed 10/18/16 Page 1 of 17 Page ID #82 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION GERRY ARMBRUSTER, Plaintiff, v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC.; BHARAT SHAH; RON VITALE; LORETTA …
Article • October 14, 2016
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Hungry Prisoners Dread Privatized Food Services by David Reutter Privatizing prison and jail services has become a popular avenue for correctional bureaucrats to utilize in the never-ending ...
, 2016, I electronically filed Plaintiff’s File Amended Complaint with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notifications of such filings to all counsel of record. /s/ Mark M ...
Apples-to-Fish: Public and Private Prison Cost Comparisons by Alex Friedmann by Alex Friedmann* It sounds like such a simple question: do private prisons save money? The answer, however ...
of the Inspector General (OIG). The 86-page report examined data from 14 private prisons that contract with the BOP; those CAR (Criminal Alien Requirement) facilities hold around 27,000 non-citizen federal prisoners ...
CCA Prison Not Reporting Valley Fever Cases among Hawaii Prisoners by Coccidioidomycosis is the medical term for valley fever, an airborne fungal disease that led to more than 5,600 reported infections in Arizona in 2014; the disease is also prevalent in some areas of California. PLN has previously reported on …
Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016
Merger of Prisoner Transport Companies Delayed after Objections Filed by Derek Gilna Prisoner Transportation Services, also known as PTS of America, LLC, bills itself as the “largest ...
Corporations, Colleges and Cities Dump Private Prison Stock by Joe Watson Opponents of mass incarceration have notched several small but significant victories by successfully pressuring ...
Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016
Class-action Suit Filed Against GEO Group for Violation of Job Applicants’ Rights by GEO Group and Accurate Background, Inc. have been sued in federal court in New York for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when conducting criminal background checks on GEO job applicants. The suit, filed on October …
Judge Orders End to Recording of Attorney-Client Meetings at CCA’s Leavenworth Detention Center by Derek Gilna The Kansas Federal Public Defenders’ Office has challenged a scheme whereby officials at a detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) secretly video-recorded confidential attorney-client meetings. As a result, …
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