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Bearden v. McKitten, FL, Expert Report Hayward, Suicide Prevention in Prisons, 2012 James V. Cook Law Office of James Cook 314 West Jefferson Street Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (850) 222-8080; 561-0836 fax (904) 417-8087 Attorney for Plaintiffs May 17, 2012 Dear Mr. Cook: Based on my review and analysis of the …
the taxpayers more.”
That is particularly true considering the Florida Department of Corrections has contracted with two for-profit companies to provide prisoner medical care: Corizon and WexfordHealthServices
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Florida Citizen Fights CCA over Public Records Request by Prison officials tend to frown on public records requests. In fact, employees at a Florida facility operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) were so ruffled by a citizen’s request for records that they called the cops. Joel Chandler, 47, has …
as benefiting Boca Raton, Florida-based GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest privateprison firm.
The backdoor proviso attempt failed, however, after the Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA), which
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against his son. It is important to note that Thomas Wierdsma is a high ranking official in the GEO Group, Inc., a privateprison corporation ... with direct involvement with detention and deportation
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of Florida’s Blackwater River Correctional Institution (BRCI), which is operated by GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest privateprison firm. BRCI was opened at a time when there was excess bed space
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be justified if there were no controversy concerning prison privatization. But there is a great deal of legitimate disagreement about the benefits of privatizingprisons. There is no evidence that privatized
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Wierdsma is a high ranking official in the GEO Group, Inc., a privateprison corporation ... with direct involvement with detention and deportation.”
The counterclaim alleged claims of victim intimidation
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privatizing state prisons.
But first some background.
PrivatePrisons in the Sunshine State
Florida’s Department of Corrections – the third largest in the nation – has been in a constant mode of expansion
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GEO Group Ends Florida PAC
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An audit by the Florida Department of State found that the GEO Group, Inc., the nation’s second-largest privateprison company, had been violating Florida law
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,” with a requirement that privateprisons cost at least seven percent less than state facilities. Studies have been unable to substantiate such cost savings.
The CPC quickly became involved in financing
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CCA Psychiatrist’s License Restricted for Sexual Misconduct with Florida Female Prisoners by Florida’s Department of Health (FDH) issued an emergency order in March 2011 that placed restrictions on a psychiatrist accused of sexual misconduct while treating female prisoners at the Hernando County Jail (HCJ). At the time of the alleged …
indifference to his serious medical needs while he was incarcerated at the Lee County Jail. The jury found that the jail’s for-profit medical provider, PrisonHealthServices (PHS), was solely liable.
Before
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Insider Trading Charges Against PrivatePrison Consultant Rejected
by David Reutter
by David M. Reutter
A Florida federal district court has rejected insider trading charges brought against
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$24,500 Settlement in Slip and Fall Suit by Wackenhut Corrections Corporation paid $24,500 to settle a slip and fall and negligent maintenance suit filed by Florida prisoner Randolf Bailey. The incident occurred on October 2, 2002 at South Bay Correctional Facility. In his complaint, Bailey claims he was exiting the …
$35,000 Settlement in Florida Prisoner’s Negligence Claim, Failure to Correct Dangerous Condition Against Geo Group
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The Geo Group, Inc., Florida Correctional Finance Corporation, South
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$75,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Negligence Claim Injury Due to Failure to Correct Dangerous Condition by The Wackenhut Corrections Corporation paid $75,000 to settle a prisoner’s negligence claim. The settlement came in a lawsuit filed by Florida prisoner Thomas Less Stevens. Stevens alleged in his complaint against Wackenhut that on December …
