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CCA and Aramark Pay $2,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Suit

Article • June 10, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Aramark, Premises Liability

CCA and Aramark Pay $2,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Suit by CCA and Aramark Pay $2,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Suit The Corrections Corporation of America ...

$690,000 Settlement in HRDC Suit Over Death of Prisoner’s Baby at CCA Jail

Article • June 8, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Private Contractors, OB/GYN, Sanctions

Countess Clemons, there are at least five known cases of pregnant prisoners being denied adequate medical care at CCA facilities, resulting in the death of one prisoner and four of their babies. Private ...

$17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard

Article • June 1, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons

$17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard by $17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard Corrections Corporation of America paid $17,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging an employee “brutally and savagely with extreme force” assaulted a juvenile at the Tall Trees Facility. …

$12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation

Article • June 1, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cardiovascular, Amputations

$12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation by $12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,630.50 to settle a lawsuit by former prisoner Samuel L. Key for the failure to provide medical treatment that resulted in amputation of his left …

$12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner

Article • June 1, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Medication

$12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner by $12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Katie J. Farr for its failure to treat her serious medical condition while held at the Silverdale Correctional …

$12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times

Article • June 1, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General)

$12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times by $12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times Correction Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility prisoner Roberto J. Gatewood. Gatewood alleged …

$8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma

Article • June 1, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Respiratory

$8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma by $8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $8,000 to settle the lawsuit of Silverdale Correctional Facility prisoner Robert Jackson, who alleged CCA failed proper medical treatment for him. Jackson had …

$7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison

Article • June 1, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Failure to Protect (Juveniles)

$7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison by $7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,900 to settle a negligent hiring lawsuit that involved assault and battery of a juvenile at the Silverdale Detention Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The complaint stemmed from a …

$1,750 Settlement in Treatment Delay at Tennessee CCA Prison

Article • May 24, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Skeletal Injury

$1,750 Settlement in Treatment Delay at Tennessee CCA Prison by $1,750 Settlement in Treatment Delay at Tennessee CCA Prison Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $1,750 to settle a lawsuit alleging it delayed to treat the broken ankle of a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center. Prisoner Shannon Stanton …

$1,500 Settlement for Prisoner’s Nude Perp Walk by CCA Employees

Article • May 24, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct

$1,500 Settlement for Prisoner’s Nude Perp Walk by CCA Employees by $1,500 Settlement for Prisoner’s Nude Perp Walk by CCA Employees Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $1,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards at Hardeman County Correctional Institution stripped a prisoner and walked him through the prison. While working …

$250,000 Settlement for Women’s Loss of Child in CCA Tennessee Jail

Article • May 23, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Private Contractors, OB/GYN, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mothers in Prison

$250,000 Settlement for Women’s Loss of Child in CCA Tennessee Jail by $250,000 Settlement for Women’s Loss of Child in CCA Tennessee Jail Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming it provided inadequate medical care that caused her to lose her baby. Unable to make …

HRDC data on public/private prison violence rates in TN DOC

Publication • April 24, 2015

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Statistics/Trends

HRDC data on public/private prison violence rates in TN DOC TDOC VIOLENT INCIDENTS REPORTED, JANUARY 2010 THROUGH MAY 2014 + + Violent incidents include inmate-on-inmate assaults, inmate-on-staff ...

Doe et al v. CCA et al, TN, 3rd Amended Complaint, visitor searches menstruation proof, 2015

Brief • April 16, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Guard Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Strip Searches, Visitor Searches, Family

Doe et al v. CCA et al, TN, 3rd Amended Complaint, visitor searches menstruation proof, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION JANE DOE #1; JANE DOE #2; and JANE DOE #3, on behalf of herself and as next friend of MINOR …

Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs

Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Rehabilitation/Recidivism

Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs by Private Prison Companies Reject Resolutions to Fund Rehabilitative, Reentry Programs On December 23 ...

CCA Contract with Nashville, TN, CCA, 2015

Publication • February 1, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

for audit purposes. The CONTRACTOR's activities conducted and records maintained pursuant to this Contract shall be subject to monitoring and evaluation by METRO, the Department of Finance, the Division ...

Tennessee Dumps Corizon for Higher Bidder on Prison Health Care Contract

Article • January 13, 2015

Filed under: CMS, Prison Health Services, MHM Inc., Corizon, Centurion, Private Contractors

, arguing it not only submitted a cheaper bid, but that Centurion lacks the requisite experience to bid. Corizon, a company created by the merger of Prison Health Services and Correctional Medical Services ...

Tennessee Man Sues for Placement in Women’s Facility for Three Years

Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015

Filed under: Classification, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Misconduct/Corruption, Failure to Protect (General), Transgender

Tennessee Man Sues for Placement in Women’s Facility for Three Years by Tennessee Man Sues for Placement in Women’s Facility for Three Years "How can you not tell a vagina from a penis?” asked Carla Brenner, aka Lamonda Fuller, a female impersonator who filed suit against the City of Nashville, …

CCA Board Member Steps Down from Open Government Organization

Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Freedom of Information Act, Public Records Act

, resulting in litigation in those states. [See: PLN, April 2014, p.35; July 2013, p.42]. Additionally, the company has lobbied against the Private Prison Information Act – federal legislation that would ...

$690,000 Settlement in HRDC Suit Over Death of Prisoner’s Baby at CCA Jail

Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, OB/GYN, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, PLN Litigation, Mothers in Prison

, there are at least five known cases of pregnant prisoners being denied adequate medical care at CCA facilities, resulting in the death of one prisoner and four of their babies. Private prison operators such as CCA ...

Roberts v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN, Complaint, CCA Guards FLSA Class Action, 2014

Brief • October 21, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Fair Labor Standards Act, Employee Litigation

Roberts v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN, Complaint, CCA Guards FLSA Class Action, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION SARA L. ROBERTS, ROBIN THOMAS, MICHAEL LOWERY, MACHELLE BRUSH, MICHAEL SHANE SULLIVAN, MELISSA NUCE, CHARLES REECE, ETHAN HOWELL, JAMES FLEMING, JAMES POLK, ANTHONY BENNETT, KENDRICK SANDERS, …

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