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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 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Male Reproductive, Malpractice, Escapes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Juvenile Prisons, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bribery/Extortion/Theft

prisoner phone use at the lockup, which is operated for the state DOC under contract by private prison giant CoreCivic. Lawson urged the state to assume control of the troubled prison. Texas: On June 6 ...

Ninth Circuit Remands Transgender Idaho Prisoner’s $2.63 Million Attorney Fee Award for Recalculation— Against Bankrupt Corizon Health Successor

Article • March 1, 2025 • from PLN March, 2025

Filed under: Corizon, Settlements, Transgender Medical Procedures, Criminal Justice Act (CJA)

Ninth Circuit Remands Transgender Idaho Prisoner’s $2.63 Million Attorney Fee Award for Recalculation— Against Bankrupt Corizon Health Successor by Transgender Idaho state prisoner Adree ...

JPay Vulnerability Exploited by Idaho Prisoners for $225,000 in Credits

Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Money/Property

JPay Vulnerability Exploited by Idaho Prisoners for $225,000 in Credits by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In the realm of prisons and jails, many companies have positioned themselves to profit from mass incarceration. Few have done so in the area of prisoner communications with as much vigor as JPay, whose …

Idaho DOC and Corizon Held in Contempt in Long-standing Lawsuit

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

Filed under: Corizon, Contempt (Civil Procedure)

Idaho DOC and Corizon Held in Contempt in Long-standing Lawsuit by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) and its contracted private medical care provider ...

In the Public Interest - An Examination of Private Financing for Correctional and Immigration Detention Facilities, 2018

Publication • June 1, 2018

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Staff Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Industries, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Prison Gangs, Staffing, Security Systems, Guard Brutality/Beatings

private prison companies, CoreCivic (formerly Corrections Corporation of America, or CCA) and GEO Group, are actively pushing governments to consider the use of private financing to build new facilities ...

Balla v. Idaho State Board, ID, Order, 2017

Brief • September 28, 2017

Filed under: Corizon, Medical Misconduct, Medical, Failure to Treat

”) functions in compliance with Eighth Amendment standards. Defendants are Idaho Department of Correction (“IDOC”) officials who allege that they and their contract medical provider, Corizon, Inc., have brought ...

Corrections Corporation of America Held in Contempt of Court for Falsifying Records at Idaho Prison

Article • March 14, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Contempt (Civil Procedure)

affirmed an Idaho federal district court ruling that found Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) -- a private prison company -- in contempt of court for failing to comply with a settlement agreement when ...

Confidential Report Reveals Rampant Violence at CCA-Run Idaho Prison

Article • August 23, 2016

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

at preventing prisoner-on-prisoner violence. He also required CCA to formally respond to the report and his letter. Once again, we can see that CCA has dropped the ball. Private prisons have many reasons ...

CCA Idaho ICC Higgins Investigative Report, ID DOC, 2008

Publication • May 26, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Corrections Audits, Conditions of Confinement

CCA Idaho ICC Higgins Investigative Report, ID DOC, 2008

Idaho Prison Population Drops, Out-of-State Prisoners Re-turned

Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Prison Reform, Cost of Prison Systems, Release and Reentry, Parole

with CCA to house state prisoners but has since canceled all of its private prison contracts. Source: www.spokesman.com ...

Idaho: FBI Declines to Press Criminal Charges against CCA for Falsified Staffing Records

Article • December 3, 2015 • from PLN December, 2015

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct

Idaho: FBI Declines to Press Criminal Charges against CCA for Falsified Staffing Records by Joe Watson Idaho: FBI Declines to Press Criminal Charges against CCA for Falsified Staffing Records by Joe Watson and Mark Wilson The FBI will not pursue criminal charges following a 15-month investigation into allegations that the …

Bown v. Reinke, 2nd Amended Complaint, Medical Claim Against State, Heart Attack, 2015

Brief • October 30, 2015

Filed under: Corizon, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat

Bown v. Reinke, 2nd Amended Complaint, Medical Claim Against State, Heart Attack, 2015 Case 1:12-cv-00262-BLW Document 67 Filed 06/29/15 Page 1 of 17 Case 1:12-cv-00262-BLW Document 67 Filed 06/29/15 Page 2 of 17 Case 1:12-cv-00262-BLW Document 67 Filed 06/29/15 Page 3 of 17 Case 1:12-cv-00262-BLW Document 67 Filed 06/29/15 Page …

Bown v. Reinke, Memorandum Decision and Order to Proceed, Medical claim against State, Heart Attack, 2015

Brief • October 30, 2015

Filed under: Corizon, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat

, and Richardson (hereinafter “IDOC Defendants”); and Corizon, Inc., f/k/a Correctional Medical Services, Inc., Karen B. Barrett, PA, April Dawson, MD, and Cassie Richins, LPN, (hereinafter “Corizon Defendants ...

Idaho Prisoner Wins $602,000 Settlement against Corizon

Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015

Filed under: Corizon, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat

health services contracts as a result. [See: PLN, Oct. 2015, p.20; March 2014, p.1]. Further, the IDOC had previously sanctioned Corizon for substandard medical care, levying fines totaling $270,000 ...

Over 100 Protestors Converge at GEO Group’s Shareholder Meeting

Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Protests

outside the GEO Group’s annual shareholder meeting at the Boca Resort and Club in Boca Raton, Florida. GEO, a private prison firm that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, bills itself as the &ldquo ...

Kelly v. Wengler, ID, Order on Atty Fees, CCA Failure to Protect, 2014

Brief • February 20, 2014

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

Kelly v. Wengler, ID, Order on Atty Fees, CCA Failure to Protect, 2014 Case 1:11-cv-00185-EJL Document 129 Filed 02/20/14 Page 1 of 27 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO JOSHUA KELLY, JOSE PIÑA, ANDREW IBARRA, RAY BARRIOS, RANDY ENZIMINGER, MICHAEL MIERA, PRISONER A, and PRISONER F, Individually …

KPMG, Idaho DOC Report, CCA Audit

Publication • December 19, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

KPMG, Idaho DOC Report, CCA Audit Idaho Department of Corrections REPORT December 19th, 2013 ADVISORY Contents Introduction and Scope 2 Records/Information Obtained and Methodology 3 Key Findings and Problematic Areas 5 Recommendations/Limitations 8 Third Party Usage Language: The advice, recommendations, work product, and deliverables provided as part of this engagement …

Idaho: Federal Court Unseals Pleadings, Holds CCA in Contempt for Violating Settlement Agreement

Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Staffing, Civil Procedure, Contempt (Civil Procedure)

Idaho: Federal Court Unseals Pleadings, Holds CCA in Contempt for Violating Settlement Agreement by On August 16, 2013, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter, sitting by designation, unsealed a number of court documents related to a contempt motion seeking sanctions against Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest …

Kelly v. Wengler, ID, Order on Remaining Sealed Records, CCA Failure to Protect, 2013

Brief • August 16, 2013

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

Kelly v. Wengler, ID, Order on Remaining Sealed Records, CCA Failure to Protect, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-00185-EJL Document 68 Filed 08/16/13 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO JOSHUA KELLY, JOSE PIÑA, ANDREW IBARRA, RAY BARRIOS, RANDY ENZIMINGER, MICHAEL MIERA, PRISONER A, and PRISONER F, …

Kelly v. Wengler, ID, Affidavit of Scott, CCA Failure to Protect, 2013

Brief • August 16, 2013

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

Kelly v. Wengler, ID, Affidavit of Scott, CCA Failure to Protect, 2013 Case 1:11-cv-00185-EJL Document 73 Filed 08/16/13 Page 1 of 5 I EXHIBIT 1 I Case 1:11-cv-00185-EJL Document 73 Filed 08/16/13 Page 2 of 5 Kirtlan G. Naylor ISB 3569 James R. Stoll ISB 7182 NAYLOR & HALES, P.C. …

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