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M.H. v. County of Alameda, CA, Expert Report, Alcohol Withdrawal Wrongful Death, 2013 Michael M. Baden, M.D. 15 West Sid Street, Suite 18 New York, New York 10019 Facsimile:(212) 397-2754 Telephone: (212) 397-2732 E-mail: MBaden@mac.com 9 December 2013 Via e-mail to haddad.sherwin@sbcglobal.net Julia Sherwin, Esq. Haddad & Sherwin 505 Seventeenth …
Contract between Corizon/PrisonHealthServices and Alameda County CA 2013
ZACHARY FECHHEIMER
2005 Lyon Street, San Francisco, California 94115
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Kelly v. Wengler, ID, Order Extending Settlement Agreement, CCA Failure to Protect, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-00185-EJL Document 75 Filed 09/13/13 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO JOSHUA KELLY, JOSE PIÑA, ANDREW IBARRA, RAY BARRIOS, RANDY ENZIMINGER, MICHAEL MIERA, PRISONER A, and PRISONER F, Individually …
California: Court Upholds Governor’s Authority to Contract with Out-of-State PrivatePrisons during Prison Overcrowding State of Emergency
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The California Court of Appeal held in 2008
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The Color of Corporate Corrections: Overrepresentation of People of Color in the PrivatePrison Industry
by Christopher Petrella
by Christopher Petrella and Josh Begley
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M.H. v. County of Alameda, CA, Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss, Corizon Alcohol Withdrawal Death, April 2013
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M.H. v. County of Alameda, CA, Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss, Corizon Alcohol Withdrawal Death, March 2013
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Supreme Court: No Bivens Actions for Federal Prisoners in PrivatePrison
by Matthew Clarke
by Matt Clarke
In an 8-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that federal prisoners housed
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Henson, the Director of Nursing for PrisonHealthServices (PHS), the company that provided medical care to Santa Rita jail prisoners. According to Davis, who worked for PHS for over 15 years and received
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46 California Prisoners Injured in Disturbance at CCA-run Oklahoma Facility by Widespread fighting among black and Hispanic California prisoners at the privately-operated North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre, Oklahoma last year left dozens of prisoners injured. The disturbance began shortly before noon on October 11, 2011 and was described by …
California Plans to End Out-of-State Prisoner Transfers by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 8, 2010, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) issued a press release announcing that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) intended to award a new contract to the company, “to manage up to …
and take away the very resources needed to correct the problem. Especially in danger would be the plans of GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest privateprison company, to build a 650-bed facility
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ICE, CCA Settle ACLU Lawsuit Regarding Health Care for Immigration Detainees by Derek Gilna A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged deficiencies in health care at the San Diego Correctional Facility (SDCF) in Otay Mesa, California has been settled, according to a December 16, 2010 press …
ICE, CCA Settle ACLU Lawsuit Regarding Health Care for Immigration Detainees by Derek Gilna A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged deficiencies in health care at the San Diego Correctional Facility (SDCF) in Otay Mesa, California has been settled, according to a December 16, 2010 press …
California Inspector General Expresses Concerns About Out-of-State PrivatePrisons
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In December 2010, California Inspector General David Shaw sent a letter to the California Department
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California DOC Officials Enjoy Absolute Immunity From Tort Liability Under Civil Code
by John Dannenberg
by John E. Dannenberg
When a privateprison corporation sued Director Jeanne Woodford
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Contributions to California Politicians Rewarded with Lucrative PrivatePrison Contracts
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In politics, sometimes a little monetary grease goes a long way. No doubt, that’s why Corrections
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Summary Judgment Granted to a County Sheriff for a Civil Detainees Civil Violation by A California Federal District Court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging violation of a civil detainee’s Fourth Amendment rights. Civil detainee John T. Sundquist was at the Atascadero State Hospital under the …
California: State May Be Liable for Delaying Medical Care to Prisoner’s Infant Child by The California Court of Appeal has held that the State may be vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of its employees in failing to provide needed medical care for an infant living with its mother …
