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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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Article • August 23, 2016
at the notorious Logan Hall halfway house to run rampant, including a mass escape of fifteen prisoners. Although designated a "halfway house," Logan Hall, which is operated by Community Education Centers (CEC ...
Article • August 23, 2016
Avalon Correctional Services Settles Suit Over Alleged Corporate Irregularities by Matthew Clarke On November 16, 2012, Avalon Correctional Services, Donald Smith and Tiffinay Smith agreed ...
Federal Consent Decree Bans Isolation at Mississippi Youth Prison by Matthew Clarke In February 2012, the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to stop housing juveniles at a privately-run prison in Leake County, Mississippi and enact multiple reforms to protect both the juveniles and the adult prisoners who will remain …
Article • August 23, 2016
Filed under: Private Contractors
that it want out of its contract for prisoner health services due to escalating costs and mounting losses. In response, the Texas Legislature authorized the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to explore ...
Article • August 23, 2016
Filed under: Private Prisons
Colorado DOC Toughens Private Prison Contracts by G.A. Bowers In response to a scathing audit, the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) told state lawmakers in October 2005 ...
Article • August 23, 2016
CMC Nurse Arrested for Having Sex With Syracuse Jail Prisoner by Beth A. Ours, 37, a Correctional Medical Care (CMC) nurse who worked at the Justice Center jail in Syracuse, New York ...
$1 Million Settlement in Oklahoma City Jail Fatal Prisoner Beating Suit by Matt Clarke by Oklahoma County approved a $1 million settlement in a civil rights suit involving a prisoner who was first denied his anti-seizure medication then fatally beaten by guards when he had a seizure in an Oklahoma …
More Private Prison Money Flows to Arizona Politicians by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has been criticized for the influence Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has upon her and her ...
Article • August 22, 2016
Sale of Texas Private Prison Falls Through by The City of Littlefield, Texas sold the Bill Clayton Detention Center (BCDC) at an auction, but the deal fell through. The BCDC is a 363-bed ...
Study Shows Private Prison Companies Use Influence to Increase Incarceration by Matthew Clarke A June 2011 report by the Justice Policy Institute entitled "Gaming the System: How ...
Article • August 22, 2016
Mississippi Private Prison Closes by On November 10, 2011, Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps announced the closure of the privately-operated 1,172-bed Delta Correctional ...
. § 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 ...
Article • August 22, 2016
$350,000 Settlement in Florida Prisoner’s Negligence Claim, Failure to Correct Dangerous Condition by The Geo Group, Inc., Florida Correctional Finance Corporation, South Bay Correctional ...
Brief • August 22, 2016
New Mexico Foundation for Open Government v. Corizon Health, NM, Mot for Stay of Order, Records Request, 2016 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 8/22/2016 5:27:01 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Jorge ...
Williams v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 1:14-cv-00932 Document #: 80 Filed: 08/22/16 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:527 FILE01D 6 8/22/2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION ) MELVIN WILLIAMS (A01181) , ) ) ) ) Plaintiff(s), ) ) Case No. 14CV0932 v. …
Sanders v. CoreCivic, NM, Settlement, Failure to Protect, 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($17,500.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, ROGER G. SANDERS does hereby …
Publication • August 19, 2016
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Publication • August 18, 2016
Reducing our Use of Private Prisons, DOJ Yates memo, August 18, 2016 U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Deputy Attorney General Washington, D.C. 20530 The Deputy Attorney General August 18 ...
Brief • August 15, 2016
New Mexico Foundation for Open Government v. Corizon Health, NM, Answer to Petition, Records Request, 2016 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 8/15/20161:27:11 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO Bernadette ...
and belief, Defendant WEXFORD HEALTH SERVICES INC. is a Florida corporation with its principal 3 Case: 1:16-cv-04907 Document #: 12 Filed: 08/15/16 Page 4 of 27 PageID #:99 place of business ...
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