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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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Colorado Prisoner Forces Correctional Health Partners to Treat His Colon Disease

Article • October 15, 2024 • from PLN October, 2024

Filed under: Correctional Health Services, Failure to Treat, Settlements

Colorado Prisoner Forces Correctional Health Partners to Treat His Colon Disease by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney After winning a temporary restraining order (TRO) directing the medical contractor for the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) to treat his colon disease, state prisoner Arthur Burnham’s location was unknown on September 10, …

Turn Key Health Clinics: Another Private Jail Medical Provider Leaving a Trail of Death and Misery

Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024

Filed under: Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

). The parties notified the district court that they had reached a settlement on August 9, 2024, but as with many settlements involving private contractors, details remain secret. Buchanan is represented by Tulsa ...

$2 Million Settlement in Death of Mentally Disabled Detainee Stripped of Anti-Seizure Device at Colorado Jail

Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Seizures, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

.34.] The parties then proceeded to reach their settlement, under which the county agreed to pay $1.6 million, while its private jail medical contractor, Correct Care Solutions—now known ...

Colorado Bailing Out Private Prison Company on Taxpayers’ Dime

Article • February 24, 2022

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cost of Prison Systems

Colorado Bailing Out Private Prison Company on Taxpayers’ Dime by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On January 21, 2022, Colorado lawmakers advanced plans to funnel $5.41 million ...

Colorado Explores Ending Private Prisons

Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020

Filed under: Private Prisons

Colorado Explores Ending Private Prisons by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins As public opinion continues to turn against profiting on punishment, a law signed March 6, 2020, by Governor Jared ...

Former CoreCivic Nurse in Colorado Claims Sex Discrimination, Retaliation After Filing Complaint About Poor Medical Care

Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Retaliation against Staff, Failure to Protect (Staff)

Former CoreCivic Nurse in Colorado Claims Sex Discrimination, Retaliation After Filing Complaint About Poor Medical Care by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A former CoreCivic nurse who worked at the private, for-profit company’s Bent County Jail in Colorado filed a federal lawsuit March 18, 2020, claiming sex discrimination by her …

Karapetian v. CoreCivic, CO, Complaint, Discrimination and Retaliation, 2020

Brief • March 18, 2020

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff, Work, Complaints, 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title VII

Correctional Facility, a private prison owned and operated by CoreCivic. Ms. Karapetian’s principal job duties consisted of providing medical care to inmates who were incarcerated at the facility. 31 ...

J.H. v. the GEO Group, CO, Amended Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2020

Brief • March 9, 2020

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Sexual Harassment, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Failure to Train/Supervise, Mental Health

& NEWMAN, LLP, hereby files his Amended Complaint and Jury Demand and respectfully alleges as follows: I. 1. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff J.H. is the victim of a private prison system that looks the other way ...

Samimi-Gomez v. GEO Group, CO, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2019

Brief • November 12, 2019

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference

by Correct Care Solutions, LLC. CERTIFICATE OF REVIEW 15. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 13-20-602(3)(a), counsel certifies as follows: (a) Counsel has consulted with medical professionals with expertise in the areas ...

Denver Tries to End Private Prison Companies’ Halfway House Contracts

Article • October 7, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, halfway houses

with Community Education Centers, Inc. docketed on the city council’s consent agenda. When she learned that company was a subsidiary of the GEO Group, she recognized it was the same firm operating ...

Estate of Jesse Binam v. Correct Care Solutions, et al., CO, complaint, wrongful death, suicide, 2019

Brief • September 9, 2019

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Seizures, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Estate of Jesse Binam v. Correct Care Solutions, et al., CO, complaint, wrongful death, suicide, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-02561 Document 1 Filed 09/09/19 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 20 IN THE UNITED STATES ...

Lillis v. Correct Care Solutions, Inc., CO, Settlement, Medical Negligence-Wrongful Death, 2019

Brief • August 16, 2019

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Pain, Blood, Failure to Treat, Liver, Infections, Eighth Amendment, Wrongful Death, Mental Health, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Lillis v. Correct Care Solutions, Inc., CO, Settlement, Medical Negligence-Wrongful Death, 2019 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Full and Final Release and Settlement Agreement ...

Corizon Settles Lawsuit Over Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Death for $3.7 Million; County Pays Another $200,000

Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019

Filed under: Corizon, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Settlements, Wrongful Death

Corizon Settles Lawsuit Over Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Death for $3.7 Million; County Pays Another $200,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A lawsuit over the 2015 death of Adams County ...

Lillis v. Correct Care Solutions, Inc., CO, Complaint, Medical Negligence - Wrongful Death, 2018

Brief • October 22, 2018

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Medical, Pain, Blood, Failure to Treat, Liver, Infections, Eighth Amendment, Wrongful Death, Fourteenth Amendment, rights

Lillis v. Correct Care Solutions, Inc., CO, Complaint, Medical Negligence - Wrongful Death, 2018 Case 1:16-cv-03038-KLM Document 118 Filed 10/22/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 42 IN THE UNITED STATES ...

On Sale Now: Prison Labor

Article • June 25, 2018

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Retaliation, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, Hunger Strikes, Medical, Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Overcrowding, Environmental Law, Guard Brutality/Beatings

On Sale Now: Prison Labor by Sytonia Reid by Sytonia Reid, Green American Magazine Every day, incarcerated and detained people in both US government and private prisons perform labor during ...

Trinity Services Group Faces Complaints Due to Inadequate Prison and Jail Food

Article • June 8, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018

Filed under: Private Prisons, Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Food

;in three separate incidents at the Cotton facility, where prisoners also complained about “crunchy dirt” in potatoes. [See: PLN, Feb. 2017, p.48]. After switching in 2015 from Aramark, another ...

Colorado: Defendants Settle After Death of Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment

Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Medical Misconduct, Diabetes, Amputations, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Colorado: Defendants Settle After Death of Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The estate of a man who died in a Colorado jail of a treatable foot malady has settled a lawsuit alleging Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic) and other defendants caused his death by …

Menocal v. The Geo Group Inc., CO, Opinion, Immigrant Detention, TVPA, 2018

Brief • February 9, 2018

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Conditions of Confinement, Immigration, Detention - Generally

. at 1091-92. The circumstantial evidence in CGC Holding included: (1) the plaintiff received a loan commitment agreement promising funds and requiring payment of an upfront fee in exchange for financing ...

Estate of Dennis Choquette v. Corrections Corporation of America, CO, Settlement, Wrongful Death Diabetes Neglect, 2017

Brief • August 27, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Diabetes, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Estate of Dennis Choquette v. Corrections Corporation of America, CO, Settlement, Wrongful Death Diabetes Neglect, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT and RELEASE ~ This Settlement Agreement and Release (this "Agreement'1 is entered into this2Z day of ~u~s± 2017, between the Colorado Department of Corrections ("CDOC") and the Estate {;Deis Choquette ("Estate"). The …

States Wrestle with Prison Privatization

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cost of Prison Systems

, noting that the last-minute timing of the 2016 bailout payment to CCA in exchange for not closing Kit Carson amounted to “blackmail.” Kentucky legislators also put forward a private prison ...

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