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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 ...

Wellpath and VitalCore Skip Paying Nearly $2 Million  in Settlements in South Carolina

Article • June 1, 2025 • from PLN June, 2025

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Systemic Medical Neglect, Injury -- Misc., Private Contractors

Wellpath and VitalCore Skip Paying Nearly $2 Million in Settlements in South Carolina by In October 2024, Wellpath—a private for-profit contractor that provides medical care in prisons and jails—was ordered to pay a $1.5 million settlement it entered in a lawsuit alleging that one of the company’s nurses performed “unnecessary …

$750,000 Settlement in South Carolina Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by Southern Health Partners

Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021

Filed under: Private Contractors, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Suicides

$750,000 Settlement in South Carolina Pretrial Detainee’s Suicide by Southern Health Partners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 17, 2021, Southern Health Partners paid $750,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging it failed to take proper steps in caring for a pretrial detainee who entered South Carolina’s Marlboro …

Hampton County Detention Center, SC, SHP Medical Intake Forms, 2020

Publication • 2020

Filed under: Private Contractors

Hampton County Detention Center, SC, SHP Medical Intake Forms, 2020 Screening Questionnaire for coronavirus Disease {COVID-19) Frequently asked questions 1. Have you or any-:,ne in your household t:-av:led t::i China or a Community that is known to be infected in the United States? Yes or No 2. Ha·,~ yo1.J been …

Marion County Sheriff, SC, Request for Foodservice Proposals, 2020

Publication • 2020

Filed under: Private Contractors

Marion County Sheriff, SC, Request for Foodservice Proposals, 2020 Marion County South Carolina Date of Issue: June 15, 2020 Pre-Proposal Meeting: June 30, 2020 10:00 AM Proposals Due: July 17, 2020 4:00 PM Request for Proposal For The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center For Inmate Food Services If you …

Sumer County Sheriff, SC, FOIA Response Re SHP Contracts and Amendments, 2020

Publication • 2020

Filed under: Private Contractors

Sumer County Sheriff, SC, FOIA Response Re SHP Contracts and Amendments, 2020 SUMTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ANTHONY DENNIS, SHERIFF July 23, 2020 Patrick J. McLaughlin, Esquire Wukela Law Firm 403 Second Loop Road Post Office Box 13057 Florence, SC 29504-3057 RE: FOIA Requests to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center and Sumter …

Sumter County Sheriff, SC, SHP Proposal Response for Inmate Medical Services, 2019

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Private Contractors

flexibility in its program components to help solidify its goal of building a quality program for all involved. SHP has prided itself in being a true partner to SCDC, and we understand changes may be warranted ...

Colleton County, SC, SHP Contract Renewal, 2019 - 2020

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Private Contractors

Colleton County, SC, SHP Contract Renewal, 2019 - 2020 Southern Health Partners Your Parmer h) Aff(),d~ble Inmate Healthcare April 23, 2019 Sheriff Andy Strickland Colleton County Sheriffs Office 394 Mable T. WIiiis Boulevard Walterboro, SC 29488 Re: Health Services Agreement Dear Sheriff Strickland: SHP values the relationship we have with …

Colleton County, SC, SHP Contract Renewal, 2018 - 2019

Publication • 2018

Filed under: Private Contractors

Colleton County, SC, SHP Contract Renewal, 2018 - 2019 Southern Health Partners By Kaye B. Syfrett at 10:17 am, Jun 27, 2018 May 25, 2018 Sheriff Andy Strickland Colleton County Sheriffs Office Post Office Box 433 Walterboro, SC 29488 Re: Health Services Agreement Dear Sheriff Strickland: SHP appreciates the opportunity …

Hampton County Detention Center, SC, Policy and Procedures, 2018

Publication • 2018

Filed under: Private Contractors

Hampton County Detention Center, SC, Policy and Procedures, 2018 HAMPTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER POLICY & PROCEDURES SUBJECT: RESPONSfflLE PHYSICIAN NUMBER: 2051 EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/13n8 .fl REVIEWED DATE: ~~ APPROVED BY: KELVIN JONES 1.0 POLICY - The responsible physician will have no restrictions imposed upon him by the facility regarding the …

Colleton County, SC, SHP Contract Renewal, 2017 - 2018

Publication • 2017

Filed under: Private Contractors

Colleton County, SC, SHP Contract Renewal, 2017 - 2018 outhem Health P r ners YCI r Pa ,, n Affelt& e lnrru1?P eal:llc.!re 'tanlfSry 26 2017 s s By Kaye B. Syfrett at 2:53 pm, Dec 06, 2017 eriff Andy IC !and Colleton County S eri s Offioe 11:2 South …

$425,000 Settlement in Suit over South Carolina Jail's Failure to Treat Diabetic Prisoner

Article • October 9, 2015

Filed under: Private Contractors, Diabetes, Failure to Treat

$425,000 Settlement in Suit over South Carolina Jail's Failure to Treat Diabetic Prisoner by Matthew Clarke $425,000 Settlement in Suit over South Carolina Jail's Failure to Treat Diabetic Prisoner by Matt Clarke In June 2013, Sumter County, South Carolina and Southern Health Partners, Inc. (SHP), the contract provider of health …

Marion County Sheriff, SC, SHP Policy and Procedures at Marion County Jail, 2013

Publication • 2013

Filed under: Private Contractors

Marion County Sheriff, SC, SHP Policy and Procedures at Marion County Jail, 2013 Southern Health Partners l \ni.t, l'i,t 111i; hi ; ,1~111 it. I~ +1,111 ,M I!• Y.l t \• , Policy and Procedure Manual for Health Services In Jails POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL FOR HEALTH SERVICES IN JAILS …

Colleton County, SC, SHP Bid Response for Healthcare Services, 2013

Publication • 2013

Filed under: Private Contractors

its inception in 1994. Past-President and Chainnan of Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS) and Chief Executive Officer of the parent company, America Service Group Inc. (ASGR-nasdaq). Mr. Reasons adds ...

GEO Group Buys Just Care For $40 Million

Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Financing, Justice Care Inc, Private Contractors

GEO Group Buys Just Care For $40 Million by Geo Group, Inc., one of the country’s largest private prison and detention operators, has agreed to acquire Just Care. Just Care operates a 354 ...

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 ...

Hampton County, SC, Health Services Agreement With SHP, 2008

Publication • 2008

Filed under: Private Contractors

N 811 BROAD STREET. 5TH FLOOR. CHATTANOOGA. TN 37402 423' 553'5635 FAX 423"553'5645 H R s October 30, 2008 Mike Meyer1 CPA Hampton County Finance & Human Resource Director B.T. Deloach Building ...

South Carolina Jury Awards $28.5 Million For Diabetic Jail Prisoners Death

Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006

Filed under: Eastern Health Care Group, Medical, Diabetes, Damages, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$28.5 million to the family of a mentally ill diabetic man who died from insulin deficiency while imprisoned at the Sumter County Detention Center. The verdict against Eastern Health Care Group, the jails ...

Report Blasts South Carolina Plan to Privatize Prison Health Care

Article • March 15, 2003 • from PLN October, 2004

Filed under: Private Prisons, CMS, Contractor Misconduct, Medical Expenses, Hepatitis

of St. Louis, Wexford Health Services of Pittsburgh, and Prison Health Services of Brentwood, Tennessee. The South Carolina Experience From 1986 to 2000, the SCDC contracted a portion of its ...

Corrections Corporation of America Hit with $3 Million Abuse Verdict

Article • May 15, 2001 • from PLN May, 2001

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Damages, Contractor Liability

Corrections Corporation of America Hit with $3 Million Abuse Verdict by Lonnie Burton On Dec 14, 2000, a federal jury in South Carolina awarded a 14-year-old boy more than $3 million in damages after finding Tennessee-based Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) guilty of physically abusing the Charleston, SC teen-ager. In …

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