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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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United States v. Extardition Transport of America, ND, Settlement Agreement, Interstate Prisoner Transport Negligence, 2013

Brief • September 16, 2013

Filed under: Transport Companies

prisoner transport company organized under the laws of the State of Nevada, with its principal place of business in the State of California, and is engaged in the business of providing private interstate ...

United States v. Extradition Transport of America, ND, Complaint, Interstate Prisoner Transport, Negligence, 2012

Brief • June 11, 2012

Filed under: Transport Companies, Transportation

or Detainee Services (collectively, “Jeanna’s Act”). 2. Defendant Extradition Transport of America, L.L.C. (“Defendant”) is a private prisoner transport company registered as a limited liability company ...

Private Transportation Company Owes No Legal Duty To Escapee's Victim's Family

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Transport Companies, Escapes, Standing, Immunity/Liability, Contractor Liability

. Transcor America Inc., a private prison transportation company, was contracted by the state of North Dakota to transport Bell to a maximum security prison in Oregon. Bell escaped. The North family alleges ...

Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner's Hepatitis C Treatment Claim

Article • May 15, 2003 • from PLN May, 2003

Filed under: MedCenter One, Retaliation for Use of Medical Services, Hepatitis, Civil Procedure, Complaints, Contractor Liability

hepatitis C. He sued NDDCR and its health care provider, Medcenter One, under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §12101, alleging that NDDCR and Medcenter One completely ...

Escape Costs Private Transport Company

Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Transport Companies, Escapes

Escape Costs Private Transport Company by A private prisoner transport company agreed to pay $50,000 to the state of North Dakota to defray the state's expenses for recapturing a prisoner ...