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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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News in Brief

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 ...

NaphCare: More Proof That Privatized Healthcare Deals Death and Misery to the Incarcerated to Enhance Profits

Article • April 1, 2024 • from PLN April, 2024

Filed under: Naphcare, Primecare Medical, Corizon, Contractor Misconduct, Seizures, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Staffing, Vermin, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

, Wellpath Holdings, PrimeCare Medical and Armor Correctional Health Services, as well as Corizon Health, which has now been split between new prison healthcare contractor YesCare and Tehum Care Services ...

Federal Judge Allows Wiretapping Case to Proceed Against CoreCivic for Recording Attorney-Client Conversations at Nevada Prison

Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wiretaps/Wiretap Evidence

were violated when private prison operator CoreCivic recorded privileged conversations with her clients at a state prison the firm manages. Bliss’ suit was sent back to the district court after ...

CoreCivic Faces Liability for Wiretap Act Violations in Nevada Case

Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Wiretap Evidence, Evidence - Admissibility/Exclusion of

CoreCivic Faces Liability for Wiretap Act Violations in Nevada Case by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that each interception of an attorney’s privileged telephone is a violation of the federal and Nevada Wiretap Acts. As such, the statute of limitations is triggered …

Two-Thirds of Nevada Prisoners Confined in Arizona Private Prison Test Positive for COVID-19

Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020

Filed under: Private Prisons, COVID-19

Two-Thirds of Nevada Prisoners Confined in Arizona Private Prison Test Positive for COVID-19 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson "We said since day one, prisons, especially private prisons shielded ...

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 ...

Governor Vetoes Nevada’s Anti-Private Prison Bill

Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, State Statutes

Governor Vetoes Nevada’s Anti-Private Prison Bill by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Assembly Bill 303, introduced by Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, a former prison guard, would have ...

Nevada Chief Medical Examiner Must Assure Prisoners Receive Healthful Diet

Article • August 9, 2016

Filed under: Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Medical, Conditions of Confinement, Food

Nevada Chief Medical Examiner Must Assure Prisoners Receive Healthful Diet by David Reutter The Nevada Supreme Court held a prisoner was entitled to the grant of a writ of mandamus to compel the Nevada's Chief Medical Officer to periodically examine and semi-annually report to the Board of State Prison Commissioners …

Nevada: Incorrect Analysis of Fact and Law is Harmless Error in Denying Motion for New Trial

Article • October 14, 2015

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, New Trial Motions

Nevada: Incorrect Analysis of Fact and Law is Harmless Error in Denying Motion for New Trial by Nevada: Incorrect Analysis of Fact and Law is Harmless Error in Denying Motion for New Trial The Nevada Supreme Court held that a trial court abused its discretion by wrongly categorizing a fact …

Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic

Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cornell Corrections, GRW Corp., Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution

and Jacqueline Overturf, were being held at the Brush Correctional Facility, a private prison operated by GRW Corp., when they were sexually assaulted by prison guard Russell E. Rollison. They filed a lawsuit ...

Private Medical Company Not Municipality Subject to Punitive Damages

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: EMSA, Medical, Injury -- Misc., Private Contractors, Surgery, Failure to Treat

but no treatment except pain killers and referrals to mental health. After release, he had to have two additional surgeries on his shoulder. A private medical care provider (EMSA in this case) is not a municipality ...

CSC: More Misery and Misfortune

Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Esmor/CSC, Contractor Misconduct, State Legislation

. In 1999, CSC merged with Youth Services International (YSI), a leading provider of developmental, educational, and rehabilitative programs for troubled juveniles. The YSI merger made CSC the country's ...

EMSA and Nevada Jail Pay $40,000 Settlement to Quadriplegic

Article • February 15, 2003 • from PLN February, 2003

Filed under: Private Prisons, EMSA, Disabled Prisoners, Injury -- Misc., Showers, Municipal Liability, Premises Liability

EMSA and Nevada Jail Pay $40,000 Settlement to Quadriplegic by In April, 2002, Robert Cornwall, 30, a quadriplegic, settled a lawsuit against the Washoe county jail in Nevada for $40,000 ...

Boot Camp or Boot Hill? Troubled Teens Suffer From Too Much Tough Love

Article • September 15, 2002 • from PLN September, 2002

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Esmor/CSC, Youth Services International, Contractor Misconduct, Guard Misconduct, Boot Camps, Staffing, Excessive Force, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

escapes from Cullen as well as the rape of a staff member at the Hickey School. Both facilities are operated by Youth Services International (YSI), a for profit division of CSC, the same outfit ...

News in Brief

Article • August 15, 2002 • from PLN August, 2002

Filed under: Private Prisons, Esmor/CSC, Financing, CMS, Youth Services International, Contractor Misconduct, Vision, Boot Camps, Staffing, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Immigration, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

News in Brief by Roger Hummel Alaska: On April 11, 2002, Cynthia Cooper, the head prosecutor in the state attorney general's office, resigned after being judicially admonished for pursuing felony charges against a public defender who crashed his car into a light pole. Anchorage prosecutors had agreed to a misdemeanor …