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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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Texas Audit of GEO Hospital Contract, TX Auditor's Office, 2015
Publication • March 25, 2015
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct
Texas Audit of GEO Hospital Contract, TX Auditor's Office, 2015 An Audit Report on John Keel, CPA State Auditor Procurement for Terrell State Hospital Operations at the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of State Health Services March 25, 2015 Members of the Legislative Audit Committee: The Health …
When Halfway Houses Pose Full-Time Problems
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Filed under: Classification, Work Release, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Community Education Centers, Contractor Misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Escapes, Failure to Protect (General), Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Alternative Sentencing
industry is Community Education Centers (CEC), a New Jersey-based for-profit company that manages jails, prisons and transitional centers throughout the United States. The firm operates six large halfway ...
Texas Court Finds CCA Subject to State’s Public Information Act, Awards Attorney Fees
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, PLN Litigation, Public Records Act
had held that a private prison company was required to comply with the state’s public records law, joining decisions by courts in Tennessee, Florida and Vermont. [See: PLN, July 2013, p.42; June ...
Medical Neglect Killing Prisoners at CCA-Run Texas Prison?
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Systemic Medical Neglect, OB/GYN, Diabetes, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Medical Neglect Killing Prisoners at CCA-Run Texas Prison? by Matthew Clarke Medical Neglect Killing Prisoners at CCA-Run Texas Prison?   by Matthew Clarke   Family members and former Dawson State Jail prisoners are alleging medical neglect led to the recent deaths of two prisoners at the Corrections Corporation of America …
Doe v. CCA, TX, Complaint, Jail Sexual Assault, 2014
Brief • September 3, 2014
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Jail Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Jail Specific
Doe v. CCA, TX, Complaint, Jail Sexual Assault, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-00840 Document 1 Filed 09/03/14 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION JOHN DOE, Plaintiff v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, EDUARDO CARMONA, and OFFICER JOHN ROE § § § § § § § …
Administrators Fired at Privately-Run Texas Jail
Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Community Education Centers, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct
been fired in the wake of allegations that the chief of security sexually assaulted a female prisoner at the facility. The 285-bed jail is operated by the New Jersey-based Community Education Centers ...
Johnson v. Wichita County, TN, Complaint, TX fugitive false arrest of vendor CCA hogtie guard assault, 2014
Brief • May 7, 2014
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Police Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, False Arrest, Arrest Warrants
Johnson v. Wichita County, TN, Complaint, TX fugitive false arrest of vendor CCA hogtie guard assault, 2014 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0350 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0351 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0352 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0353 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0354 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0355
$2.25 Million Jury Verdict against LCS in Texas Prisoner Death Suit
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Filed under: Private Prisons, Medication, Seizures, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
$2.25 Million Jury Verdict against LCS in Texas Prisoner Death Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 24, 2012, a federal jury in Texas awarded $2.25 million to the estate and survivors of a prisoner who died at a facility operated by LCS Corrections Services (LCS), after finding …
Texas Court Holds CCA is a Governmental Body for Purposes of Public Records Law
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Disclosure of Records
. [See: PLN, June 2013, p.46]. Such records would have been made public had the jail been operated by a government agency. “This is one of the many failings of private prisons,” said PLN ...
Kinney County, Addendum to 2nd Agreement (GEO, CEC), 2014
Publication • February 11, 2014
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Community Education Centers, Immigration Detention
and Restated Facility Operation and Management Agreement (hereinafter "Addendum") is entered into by and between KINNEY COUNTY, TEXAS (hereinafter 11 County11) and COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS, INC., (hereinafter ...
Fifth Circuit Says Private Prisons Liable Under Section 1983
Article • August 15, 2013
Filed under: Management and Training Corporation, Immunity/Liability, Failure to Train/Supervise
U.S.C. § 1983. “Billy Rosborough is a prisoner of the Bradford State Jail, a Texas prison owned and operated by…Management and Training Corporation (MTC), a private prison-management corporation ...
Thirteen CEC Employees Indicted for Smuggling at Texas Private Prison
Article • July 13, 2013
Filed under: Community Education Centers, Guard Misconduct
twelve guards and a cook who were employed by private prison company Community Education Centers (CEC) at the Ector County Correctional Center (ECCC) in Odessa, Texas. The ECCC holds about 235 prisoners ...
Prison Legal News Files Public Records Suit Against CCA in Texas
Article • June 15, 2013 • from PLN June, 2013
Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Disclosure of Records, PLN Litigation, Censorship
. CCA, U.S.D.C. (N.D. Texas), Case No. 3:11-cv-01006-P. "Private prisons siphon public taxpayer dollars into corporate profit," noted PLN managing editor Alex Friedmann. "They slash [medical] services ...
CCA Warden's Title VII Claims Dismissed
Article • May 15, 2013
Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Summary Judgment, Title VII, Employee Litigation
CCA Warden's Title VII Claims Dismissed by When a Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) facility warden failed to establish a discriminatory practice, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the summary judgment dismissing the Title VII claims. After being promoted to warden at a new CCA facility: Red Rock Correctional …
LaSalle Corrections: A Family-Run Prison Firm
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, LaSalle Management Company, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Escapes, Rehabilitation/Recidivism
LaSalle Corrections: A Family-Run Prison Firm by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Unique circumstances have combined to make northern Louisiana a prime location for private prisons ...
UTMB Challenges Texas State Audit, while Legislature Imposes $100 Prisoner Health Care Co-Pay
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Medical, Private Contractors, Medical Expenses
funding, citing potential losses of up to $3 million a month and stating, “it is our intent to cease the delivery of correctional health services.” [See: PLN, April 2012, p.24]. The Texas ...
Kinney County, 2nd Amended Agreement (GEO, CEC), 2012
Publication • April 16, 2012
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Community Education Centers, Immigration Detention
Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement") is entered into by and between KINNEY COUNTY, TEXAS (hereinafter "County") and COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS, INC., (hereinafter called "Operator") to become effective ...
Texas Towns Saddled with Empty, Expensive Privatized Prisons and Jails
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Correctional Services Corp.
, March 2011, p.34]. The private prison project had a promising start. Littlefield initially contracted with Correctional Services Corp. to run the facility. After the Texas Youth Commission stopped using ...
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Sexual Abuse of Female Detainees at CCA Facility in Texas
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Immigration
facilities and the private contractors like CCA who run them, and tragedies like this are the unfortunate result,” said ACLU Deputy Legal Director Vanita Gupta. “It is long past time to close the book ...
Alfano v. CCA, TX, Complaint, inmate death diabetes, 2011
Brief • May 16, 2011
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Diabetes, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Alfano v. CCA, TX, Complaint, inmate death diabetes, 2011 Case 3:11-cv-01006-P Document 1 Filed 05/16/11 Page 1 of 21 PageID 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION LEON ALFANO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF PAMELA DARLENE WEATHERBY, NELDA ALFANO, DAREN C. …
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