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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 • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
$23,000 Settlement Against Pennsylvania Dental Healthcare Company for Inadequate Dental Care by Charles Talbert settled with Correctional Dental Associates (CDA) and Dental Practitioner Dr. Schneider for $23,000 in a lawsuit brought by him for inadequate dental treatment while housed in the Philadelphia Department of Prisons (PDP). While being held in …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
$72,000 Settlement Over Corizon’s Lack of Medical Treatment to Injured Arizona Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 8, 2020, Corizon Health, Inc. agreed to pay $20,000 ...
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
to 2015, Correct Care Solutions, now known as Wellpath LLC, held a contract with the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide medical care to every person in DOC’s custody. The contract paid ...
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
$750,000 Settlement in South Carolina Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by Southern Health Partners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 17, 2021, Southern Health Partners paid $750,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging it failed to take proper steps in caring for a pretrial detainee who entered South Carolina’s Marlboro …
Brief • September 24, 2021
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
S.M. v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 003119 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE ...
Filing • September 3, 2021
HRDC v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC, VT, Opinion, Public Records, 2021 ENTRY ORDER 2021 VERMONT UPREM FILED IN LEHK's (E35938? VT 63 SEP 0 3. 2021 SUPREME COURT DOCKET NO. 2020-308 JUNE ...
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Prisoner’s Suicide in Sherburne County Minnesota Jail Results in $2.3 Million Settlement by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders A recent investigation by KARE 11, a Minnesota-based NBC news affiliate, has brought much-needed attention to systematic failures at jails throughout Minnesota. Many local and state correctional facilities in that state, according …
EPA Slams GEO Over Disinfectant Use at Private Prison, Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction to Stop It by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Environmental Protection Agency issued ...
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Decapitated Prisoner Shows CDCR Safety Standards Still Headed in the Wrong Direction by Matthew Clarke California Inspector General’s office issues another reports highly critical of  health care at Corcoran and statewide prison employee disciplinary process by Matt Clarke In April 2021, the California Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a …
Brief • September 1, 2021
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Padilla v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 002098 FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Santa Fe County 9/1/2021 7:11 PM ...
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Illinois Prisoner Gets Mixed Results in Appeal of Suit Against Wexford and Doctors by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a grant of summary judgment to a Wexford Health Sources doctor. It affirmed the judgment granted to Wexford and another doctor. The …
Publication • July 30, 2021
June 14, 2021 protest letter, submitted to me on behalf of Corizon, LLC ("Corizon") challenging the above-referenced award to Centurion of Missouri, LLC ("Centurion"). I have reviewed Corizon's protest ...
Brief • July 16, 2021
And that Defendants changed the monitoring reports without a valid explanation. 8 A January 26, 2017, telephonic hearing was held regarding Corizon’s inaccurate 9 audit/review process. And again the most recent ...
Brief • July 13, 2021
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
DOMINIC DEMCHEK, CORRECTIONAL OFFICER PAUL GRIFFITH, CENTURION CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE OF NEW MEXICO, WARDEN TIMOTHY HATCH, LANG CHHOUR Defendants. 18 T AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR PERSONAL INJURY AS A RESULT ...
Gill v. Curran, IL, Settlement, ADA Compliance, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ADAM GILL, Plaintiff, vs. MARK CURRAN, JOHN IDLEBURG, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEE/AGENT D. HOLLINGSWORTH (#1348), TARYN WEILER, MITESHKUMAR MODI, ALLA CHUKHRA Y, ALVARO ENCINAS, LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYEE/AGENT VARNER (#6310), JENNIFER LEE, …
Brief • July 12, 2021
Filed under: Centurion, Malpractice
Mora-Solis v. Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC, et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2021 Centurion 003132 RELEASE IN FULL AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ...
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Illinois Prisoner’s Negligence Lawsuit Alleging Injuries from Wart Treatment Timely Filed by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of state law negligence claims based upon a prisoner being forced to self-apply a medication that was not supposed to be dispensed …
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Brightly v. Corizon, 9th Circuit, Appellant Opening Brief, Medical Neglect, 2021 No. 21-16321 __________________________________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS ...
Brightly v. Corizon, 9th Circuit, Appellant Reply Brief, Medical Neglect, 2021 No. 21-16321 __________________________________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS ...
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