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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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$8,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner whose Diabetic Seizure Went Untreated
Article • September 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Diabetes, Failure to Treat
$8,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner whose Diabetic Seizure Went Untreated by David Reutter $8,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner whose Diabetic Seizure Went Untreated by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $8,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging deliberate indifference to a serious medical need. Upon entering the Metro-Davidson County …
$7,000 Settlement in CCA Failure to Protect Lawsuit
Article • September 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General)
$7,000 Settlement in CCA Failure to Protect Lawsuit by David Reutter $7,000 Settlement in CCA Failure to Protect Lawsuit by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging officials at Whiteville Correctional Facility (WCF) failed to protect a prisoner. The suit alleged that prisoner …
$7,000 Settlement for CCA’s Negligence Causing Prisoner’s Broken Arm
Article • September 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat
$7,000 Settlement for CCA’s Negligence Causing Prisoner’s Broken Arm by David Reutter $7,000 Settlement for CCA’s Negligence Causing Prisoner’s Broken Arm by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,000 to settle a negligence lawsuit stemming from a prisoner falling off a bunk. During his intake at CCA’s Silverdale …
$6,000 Settlement for Negligent Failure to Treat at CCA Tennessee Prison
Article • September 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat
$6,000 Settlement for Negligent Failure to Treat at CCA Tennessee Prison by David Reutter $6,000 Settlement for Negligent Failure to Treat at CCA Tennessee Prison by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $6,184.71 to settle a lawsuit brought by a prisoner at Metro Davidson County Detention Facility …
$6,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport
Article • September 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Transportation
$6,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport by David Reutter $6,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $6,000 to settle a claim that a prisoner was injured during a transport from Silverdale Detention Center in Tennessee. The settlement came …
$5,000 Settlement for Harmful Treatment at CCA Tennessee Prison
Article • September 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic
$5,000 Settlement for Harmful Treatment at CCA Tennessee Prison by David Reutter $5,000 Settlement for Harmful Treatment at CCA Tennessee Prison by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $5,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming it caused harm to Silverdale Detention Center prisoner Angela Mooney. The July 30, 2009 …
$3,750 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Failure to Treat Suit
Article • September 9, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Treat
$3,750 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Failure to Treat Suit by David Reutter $3,750 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Failure to Treat Suit by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $3,750 to settle a prisoner’s civil rights action alleging he was denied adequate medical care at the Hardeman …
$3,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall
Article • September 9, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Conditions of Confinement
$3,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall by David Reutter $3,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $3,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a prisoner slipped and fell in her cell at the Hamilton County Workhouse. Prisoner …
$1,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall Suit
Article • September 9, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Conditions of Confinement
$1,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall Suit by David Reutter $1,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Slip and Fall Suit by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $1,500 to settle a lawsuit involving a slip and fall at the Silverdale Workhouse. While walking down a …
$999.99 Settlement for Excessive Force against CCA Prisoner
Article • September 9, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Guard Brutality/Beatings
$999.99 Settlement for Excessive Force against CCA Prisoner by $999.99 Settlement for Excessive Force against CCA Prisoner Corrections Corporation of America paid $999.99 to settle a lawsuit by prisoner Timothy Groce, who alleged guards used excessive force upon him at Whiteville Correctional Facility. Groce refused to remove his arm from …
$13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant
Article • September 9, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wrongful Imprisonment
$13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant by $13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant A Tennessee federal jury awarded $13,000 to a former prisoner alleging he was unconstitutionally imprisoned and denied medical treatment while held in Tennessee prisons. Samuel C. Key …
$4,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport
Article • September 9, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Transportation
$4,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport by David Reutter $4,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Injured During Transport  by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $4,000 to settle a negligence claim stemming from a prisoner being injured during a transport from a drug and rehabilitation facility …
Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Amputations, Venue
Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue by David Reutter Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue by David Reutter ...
No State Medical Privilege in § 1983 Actions; CCA Compelled to Provide Discovery
Article • June 13, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Discovery, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
No State Medical Privilege in § 1983 Actions; CCA Compelled to Provide Discovery by No State Medical Privilege in § 1983 Actions; CCA Compelled to Provide Discovery by Mark Wilson A Tennessee federal court refused to “recognize the state peer review privilege” in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, and …
$20,000 Settlement in CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner’s Ankle Injury
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Skeletal Injury
$20,000 Settlement in CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner’s Ankle Injury by $20,000 Settlement in CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner’s Ankle Injury Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $20,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging It failed to provide proper medical care for a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention …
CCA Pays $6,000 Settlement in Dangerous Conditions Causing Tennessee Prisoner’s Slip and Fall
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Plumbing, Premises Liability
CCA Pays $6,000 Settlement in Dangerous Conditions Causing Tennessee Prisoner’s Slip and Fall by CCA Pays $6,000 Settlement in Dangerous Conditions Causing Tennessee Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Corrections Corporation of America paid $6,184.71 to settle a claim brought by Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility prisoner James A. Reese, who alleged negligence …
CCA Pays $400,000 in Suicide Death of Tennessee Juvenile
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides, Failure to Protect (Juveniles)
CCA Pays $400,000 in Suicide Death of Tennessee Juvenile by CCA Pays $400,000 in Suicide Death of Tennessee Juvenile Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $400,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a juvenile who committed suicide at the Shelby Training Center in Tennessee. The …
CCA Pays $120,000 in Stabbing Death of Tennessee Prison Counselor
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Assaults on Staff
CCA Pays $120,000 in Stabbing Death of Tennessee Prison Counselor by CCA Pays $120,000 in Stabbing Death of Tennessee Prison Counselor Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $120,000 to settle a lawsuit in the stabbing death of one of its employees, Delbert Steed, at Hardeman County Correctional Facility in Tennessee. …
CCA Pays $4,500 for Failure to Treat Tennessee Juvenile Detainee’s Eye Injury
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Vision, Juvenile Prisons
CCA Pays $4,500 for Failure to Treat Tennessee Juvenile Detainee’s Eye Injury by CCA Pays $4,500 for Failure to Treat Tennessee Juvenile Detainee’s Eye Injury Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $4,500 to settle an Eighth Amendment claim brought by a juvenile held at its Silverdale Detention Facilities in Tennessee. …
CCA Pays $1,000 for Failure to Protect Stabbing of Tennessee Prisoner
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General)
CCA Pays $1,000 for Failure to Protect Stabbing of Tennessee Prisoner by CCA Pays $1,000 for Failure to Protect Stabbing of Tennessee Prisoner Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $1,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging the negligence of guards resulting in a prisoner being stabbed. Prisoner David Gardner alleged that …
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