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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 ...

Houston Detainees Shipped to Private Jails in Mississippi and Louisiana

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

Filed under: Private Prisons

unequal bargaining power, where the agency isn’t really able to meaningfully enforce whatever standards the private prison may have agreed to,” said David Fathi, director of the American Civil ...

Record-Setting $7 Million Settlement Caps LaSalle’s Legacy at Texarkana Jail

Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024

Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Contractor Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

, perhaps a first for the secretive company that operates jails and prisons in multiple states. LaSalle is unique among large private prison companies in that it is owned by a family. William McConnell ...

Fifth Circuit Reinstates Claim That LaSalle Guards Fatally Beat Louisiana Pre-Trial Detainee

Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023

Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

of a custom or practice to use the Four-Way to physically abuse detainees. Both the city and its private contractor could be held liable for such policies and customs, under Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs ...

$405,000 Paid to Prisoner Disabled and Left Untreated at LaSalle-Managed Louisiana Jails

Article • July 13, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, LaSalle Management Company, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat

distribution and theft. The jail, managed by Ruston-based LaSalle Management Company, was earlier the site where a handicapped detainee was allegedly neglected and mistreated by staff of previous operator ...

$177,500 Settlement in Lawsuit Over Five Louisiana Prisoners Pepper-Sprayed While Handcuffed

Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020

Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Settlements

, news broke in March 2020 that Louisiana-based private prison firm LaSalle Management Company had settled for $177,500 a lawsuit over a 2016 incident in which five prisoners were pepper-sprayed while ...

Orleans Parish Sheriff, Wellpath, Sued Over Louisiana Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Overdose

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

Filed under: Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Orleans Parish Sheriff, Wellpath, Sued Over Louisiana Jail Prisoner’s Fatal Overdose by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The mothers of three children of a prisoner who died of an overdose of fentanyl while incarcerated at the Orleans Justice Center, the Parish’s jail, have filed a lawsuit against employees of the …

Former Captain at Louisiana Private Prison Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020

Filed under: Private Prisons, Guard Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Guard Brutality/Beatings

Former Captain at Louisiana Private Prison Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment by Bill Barton by Bill Barton Roderick Douglas, 38, of Monroe, Louisiana ...

Private Prison Operator Emerald Corrections Out of Business

Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Emerald Correctional Management

Private Prison Operator Emerald Corrections Out of Business by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Louisiana-based Emerald Correctional Management, also known as Emerald Corrections, was once among ...

Corrections Corporation of America Settles Medical Neglect Suit with Louisiana Prisoner

Article • June 16, 2018

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Medical, Medication, Eighth Amendment, Settlements

; Winn Correctional Center is a private prison operated at the time by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a private prison company now known as CoreCivic. While at Winn, Ellerbe maintained ...

Private Prison Forced to Produce Solitary Confinement Records

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

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Disclosure of Records, Public Records, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Private Prison Forced to Produce Solitary Confinement Records by The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center has prevailed in a lawsuit to obtain records related to prisoners held ...

Fifth Circuit: Strip Searches Due to Security Concerns Not Unconstitutional

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

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Work Conditions/Safety, Strip Searches, Fourth Amendment, rights

Fifth Circuit: Strip Searches Due to Security Concerns Not Unconstitutional by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a summary judgment order in favor of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDPSC), holding that strip searches of prisoners for security reasons are not unconstitutional. Freddie R. Lewis, …

Two Cellmates Die at Private Louisiana Jail

Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018

Filed under: Private Prisons, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Wrongful Death

Two Cellmates Die at Private Louisiana Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A bizarre incident that resulted in the deaths of two pretrial detainees at the Richwood Correctional Center (RCC) in Louisiana reflects how understaffing and inadequate training at privately-operated jails can have life-changing consequences. Following a traffic …

Thomas v. Gusman et al, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017

Brief • October 13, 2017

Filed under: Correct Care Solutions, Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Suicides, Failure to Protect (Staff), Staff Training, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Office, * CAPTAIN CHAZ RUIZ, Warden * Orleans Parish Prison, Correct Care * Solutions, LLC and * THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS * CIVIL ACTION NO. SECTION “ ” JURY TRIAL DEMAND ...

Louisiana Corrections Secretary: More Private Prisons Won’t Save Money

Article • October 10, 2017 • from PLN October, 2017

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems

Louisiana Corrections Secretary: More Private Prisons Won’t Save Money by Privatizing more prisons will not save Louisiana money now or in the long run, according to the state’s Public ...

State of Louisiana - Management Services Agreement, CCA, 2010

Publication • May 12, 2017

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

State of Louisiana - Management Services Agreement, CCA, 2010 LA Department of Public Safety and Corrections Contract #:_____________________________ MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, CORRECTIONS SERVICES AND CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA Contract#: THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into by and between the …

State of Louisiana - Security & Contract Compliance Review, CCA, 2014

Publication • May 12, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Medication, Staffing, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Security Systems, Cell Phone Access, Visiting, Staff Training

State of Louisiana - Security & Contract Compliance Review, CCA, 2014 BOBBY JINDAL jAMES M. Le B L\NC Governor Secretary Department of Public Safety and Corrections December 31, 2014 Harley Lappin, Executive Vice·President CCA - Winn Correctional Center 10 Burton Hills Boulevard Nashville, TN 37215 Dear Mr. Lappin: I appreciate …

Mother Jones Reporter Discovered Working in CCA Prison

Article • April 13, 2017

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic

Mother Jones Reporter Discovered Working in CCA Prison by David Reutter by David Reutter Private prison operator Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) recently made a statement to Mother ...

Louisiana’s High Incarceration Rate Economically Motivated

Article • March 10, 2017 • from PLN March, 2017

Filed under: LaSalle Management Company, Statistics/Trends, War on Drugs

object to protect the jobs and financial benefits the facilities provide. Further, the private prison industry is firmly entrenched in Louisiana; one company, LaSalle Corrections, operates eight facilities ...

New Orleans Sheriff Ends Oversight of Electronic Monitoring Program

Article • September 30, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016

Filed under: Sentinel, Corrections Audits, Cost of Prison Systems, Electronic Monitoring, Probation, Alternative Sentencing

to 2009 defendants subject to electronic monitoring were overseen by a private contractor, Total Sentencing Alternatives Program (T-SAP). T-SAP lost its contract following criticism that it failed to timely ...

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