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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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New York: Malpractice Suit Over Guard's Death Settles For $2,500,000 by On March 21, 2002, an unidentified plaintiff settled this medical malpractice claim against two physicians for $2,500,000. At issue was the medical treatment of a Riker's Island guard who suffered a heart attack in front of the jail's infirmary. …
$450,000 Award Against CMS, County In Death of Illinois Jail Prisoner by On May 16, 2002, a jury found Correctional Medical Services (CMS) of Illinois and Kane County liable for the death ...
Article • May 15, 2007
Constant Complaints of Pain May State 8th Amendment Claim In February of 2002, Robert Taylor, a Missouri state prisoner, injured his knee. A Correctional Medical Services (CMS) doctor named Steven ...
Article • May 15, 2007
but no treatment except pain killers and referrals to mental health. After release, he had to have two additional surgeries on his shoulder. A private medical care provider (EMSA in this case) is not a municipality ...
Article • May 15, 2007
had committed medical malpractice. Therefore, they were not entitled to summary judgment. The case was remanded to the Circuit Court to proceed to trial. See: Proffitt v. Prison Health Services, Inc ...
Article • May 15, 2007
Doctor Employed by Private Medical Company's Firing Upheld by The plaintiff physician complained that she was fired by a private corporation providing medical care to prisoners because she gave a prisoner a 7-Up to drink. Prison officials denied her further access to the prison and the corporation cited that fact …
Court Rules on Consolidated Suits against CMS in New Jersey by The court disposes of summary judgment motions in 15 consolidated cases concerning medical care provided by Correctional ...
Plunk v. CCA, TN, Complaint, failure to treat lymphona medical neglect, 2007 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0058 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0059 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0060 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0061 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0062 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0063 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0064 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0065 CCA-AF (6/2/14 PRA) 0066
the CM/ECF system which will send notification of the filing to the following: Michael J. Charysh Richard A. Tjepkema Michael J. Lanzdorf. Dated: March 30, 2007 By: s/ Jacob I. Corre Jacob I. Corre One ...
of Corrections (FDOC) rebid the contract on October 20, 2006, PHS won again ? but now with a bid for $707 million. Low-bidder Wexford Health Services protested the contract award, citing its bid of $689 million ...
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
the program will work and sees it as a future commodity. ?Once we put a dollar amount on it we can market it,? she said. Dr. John E. Barnett of Prison Health Services Inc. (PHS) points out that prisoners ...
Medical Services (CMS). While the mentally ill are hidden behind steel doors, those with medical conditions are often transferred off to private prison or have to be taken to the hospital because ...
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Deplorable Delaware Prisoner Health Care; Another Prisoner Death Results by by David M. Reutter Despite mainstream media pressure, public outcry, and a federal investigation, the Delaware Department of Corrections (DDOC) continues to keep its head in the sand about prisoner health care. Not surprisingly, it has resulted in another prisoner's …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Federal Court Orders California DOC to Pay $58 Million In Overdue Medical Bills by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On March 30, 2006, the U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal., ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to pay its backlog of overdue medical subcontractors bills within 60 …
PHS Redux: Sued In A Dozen States, Contract Losses, Stock Plummets, Business Continues by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Prison Health Services (PHS), a subsidiary of America Service ...
Floridas Civil Commitment Center Under Funded and Out-of-Control by David Reutter Floridas Civil Commitment Center Under Funded and Out-of-Control by David M. Reutter When first created in 1999, Florida's Civil Commitment Center (FCCC) was hyped as a place to house sexually violent predators for protection of the public while providing …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
California County Jail Settles Overdue Prisoner Hospital Bills For $1.5 Million by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Settling a long-simmering dispute in billing rates for medical treatment of jail prisoners, San Diego County has agreed to pay $1.5 million to multiple hospitals for bills dating back over three years. …
Myers v. CCA, VT, Settlement, Denying Treatment Medical Neglect, 2006 Nov. 10 2006 06:03PM P1 FAX NO. : FROM : JOHN J. , LTD. 8 E. Center wW Rutland, Vermont 05701 Tel. #: (802) 773-3384 Facsimile #: (802) 747-1451 IMPORTANT NOTICE -FAX COVER SHEET- NOTE: This .; Fa. contains privileged …
LeClair v. Hoffmann, VT, Settlement, personal injury negligence, 2006 LYL ] THOMAS MIHALIM-1 9 P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW JEFFREY S. MARLIN BARBARA R. BLACKMAN STEVEN C. COLLIER JENNIFER G. MIHALICH KATHERINE L. DUMONT HEATHER E. THOMAS PIETRO J. LYNN October 26, 2006 Walter LeClaire North Fork Correctional Facility 1605 East …
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