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April 29, 2005 - Jail official: Woman who hanged self seemed disturbed Tucson Citizen The woman who hanged herself Sunday at the Pima County Jail was showing psychotic symptoms, a jail official said, and told a jail nurse that she had been taking prescription drugs for chronic pain and depression. (Click here for more) April 27, 2005 - Private prison rush Ft Wayne Journal Gazette Prison privatization is a bad idea that has finally made it to Indiana. (Click here for more) April 27, 2005 - Battle begins over 'punk prison' Michigan Live Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposal to shutter the state's only privately run corrections facility, the so-called punk prison in Baldwin, should be shelved, say privatization advocates who point to studies showing that competition from private companies saves the prison system money. (Click here for more) April 26, 2005 - Union is riled, seeks probe in Alutiiq deal Anchorage Daily News A union with nearly 2 million government and private-sector members wants the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate how a $450 million contract awarded to an Alaska Native company is being handled. (Click here for more) April 26, 2005 - State must uncover truth in inmates deaths Mobile Register Poor, incomplete, substandard -- and perhaps error-ridden -- medical care led to the deaths of at least three women incarcerated at Tutwiler Prison for Women last year, emphasizing the need for improved health care in Alabama's prisons. (Click here for more) April 26, 2005 - Care of diabetic inmates faulted Mobile Register Scott Allen Winingear spent less than two months in the Baldwin County jail last year before administrators concluded they were not equipped to control the diabetic inmate's blood sugar, according to federal court testimony. (Click here for more) April 26, 2005 - Private firms might run New Castle prison The Star Press The Indiana Department of Correction will ask private prison contractors to submit bids for operating the New Castle Correctional Facility. (Click here for more) April 26, 2005 - Inspector hits out as five kids kept in adult jail Evening Times CHILDREN are regularly held in Scotland's only private jail, a report revealed today. (Click here for more) April 26, 2005 - Youth facility pact plea cited Tulsa World Seven Oklahoma lawmakers intervened in the Office of Juvenile Affairs' efforts to terminate a financially troubled Lawton facility's status as a youth service agency. (Click here for more) April 26, 2005 - Jail's education plan criticised BBC Management at Kilmarnock Prison should take "urgent steps" to provide better numeracy and literacy courses for inmates, a report has said. (Click here for more) April 25, 2005 - (Mis)treating state prisoners Anniston Star Historically, Alabama has never placed a high priority on the care of its inmates. (Click here for more) April 25, 2005 - Lawmakers' letter examined Oklahoman A letter signed by seven state lawmakers appears to validate complaints that behind-the-scenes pressure by legislators discouraged state employees from diligently enforcing wayward contracts with nonprofit youth services agencies. (Click here for more) April 24, 2005 - Smith County prisoners moved from Bowie Jail TylerPaper.com Smith County inmates have been moved from the Bowie County Detention Center to other facilities operated by the CiviGenics firm, because the Bowie County facility failed its most recent inspection, county officials announced. (Click here for more) April 24, 2005 - Deaths demand answers Birmingham News Three women who died at Tutwiler prison last year received bad medical care - perhaps even bad enough in two of the cases to be blamed in the deaths. (Click here for more) April 24, 2005 - Chief inspector urged to resign over prison report Sunday Herald CALLS for Scotland’s chief inspector of prisons to resign have been made ahead of the long-awaited publication of a report into Kilmarnock jail. (Click here for more) April 23, 2005 - Jail prepares for big changes Tulsa World Outside oversight during the Tulsa Jail's management transition is likely, county leaders say. (Click here for more) April 23, 2005 - Officers detail prison melee Tulsa World A convicted Tulsa County murderer who was serving a life sentence at Cushing's Cimarron Correctional Facility made repeated stabbing motions toward an inmate who was slain in a March 22 melee at the private prison, court documents allege. (Click here for more) April 22, 2005 - Trio charged with inmate's murder BBC Ibrahim Musone, Bisharat Chaudry and Deedar Syed are charged with murdering Wayne Martin Reid at Rye Hill Prison in Willoughby, near Rugby, Warwickshire. (Click here for more) April 22, 2005 - Six inmates are charged with murder in slaying during prison riot Oklahoman First-degree murder charges were filed Thursday against six inmates involved in a race-related prison riot last month that left one inmate dead and 13 others injured. (Click here for more) April 22, 2005 - Ethics board: Sparks in violation News-Herald The Florida Ethics Commission found former Bay County commissioner Danny Sparks in violation of a gifts law Thursday. (Click here for more) April 21, 2005 - Firms vie for Metro Jail health contract Nashville City Paper At least four companies are interested in competing against Brentwood-based Prison Health Services (PHS) to provide health care for Metro Sheriff’s Department inmates. (Click here for more) April 21, 2005 - Report: Negligence, medical errors in Tutwiler deaths Tuscaloosa News Negligence and medical errors may have led to two of three inmate deaths last year at Tutwiler Prison for Women, according to a report by a physician and court monitor of the prison's medical system. (Click here for more) April 21, 2005 - DeLay charity for children financed by corporations New York Times A children's charity established by Tom DeLay, the House majority leader, has been underwritten by several of the nation's largest companies and their executives, including companies that routinely lobby lawmakers on issues before Congress, according to a review of charity records released by the companies and other documents. (Click here for more) April 20, 2005 - County should take over jail Albuquerque Journal The second private company to try and run the Santa Fe County jail at a profit -- and at the same time in compliance with the law -- is giving up on the task. (Click here for more) April 20, 2005 - Guard, female inmate get probation in Nevada prison sex case AP A former Nevada state prison inmate and the former guard who fathered her child have been sentenced to probation by a judge who decided the relationship was consensual. (Click here for more) April 20, 2005 - Jail guard charged in cocaine delivery sting Albuquerque Journal Twice in the past month, a Santa Fe County jail guard took money from an undercover officer in exchange for bringing what he thought was cocaine to an inmate at the jail, court records state. (Click here for more) April 19, 2005 - Prison officer is held over death BBC A prison officer has been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs by police investigating the death of an inmate at Rye Hill prison in Warwickshire. (Click here for more) April 18, 2005 - Prison for troubled girls has woes of its own Palm Beach Post A former supervisor at the Florida Institute for Girls says she quit in frustration because the for-profit company that manages the program repeatedly put its bottom line ahead of the girls' needs. (Click here for more) April 17, 2005 - Lawmakers urge removal of Hawaii's female inmates from troubled Colorado prison AP Lawmakers are petitioning Gov. Linda Lingle to move dozens of female Hawaii inmates out of a Colorado prison where staffers were allegedly involved in sexual misconduct with prisoners. (Click here for more) April 17, 2005 - Prison medical flaws persist Birmingham News By the time Teresa Morris died, her legs were so badly swollen that the prison shackles dug into them. (Click here for more) April 16, 2005 - Blood clot killed jailed teen, coroner reports Arkansas Democrat Gazette A day after Lakeisha Brown collapsed at the Alexander Youth Services Center and died, her mother, Juana, found a white envelope with penciled script on the dresser at the family’s home in Luxora. (Click here for more) April 16, 2005 - Former prison employee sentenced Delco Times A prosecutor said Friday that Sandra Denise Belt has pointed an accusatory finger at everybody but herself in the theft of more than $26,000 while working as a clerk for the Wackenhut Corp., which ran Delaware County’s prison. (Click here for more) April 16, 2005 - Support builds for county to run jail New Mexican Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano's push for the county to take over operation of the jail from a private company received solid support Friday from members of the law-enforcement community, who all agreed that operating a jail should be a governmental function. (Click here for more) April 15, 2005 - Weekend inmate found sneaking pills into jail Hernando Today A weekend inmate was found sneaking contraband into the Hernando County Jail. (Click here for more) April 15, 2005 - Correction officer charged with DUI Hernando Today A Hernando County Jail corrections officer was arrested Friday morning in Pasco County when authorities say she failed a field sobriety test. (Click here for more) April 15, 2005 - Tainted conservative Salon "The time has come that the American people know exactly what their representatives are doing here in Washington." (Click here for more) April 15, 2005 - Operators of girls prison get a warning to fix treatment program Sun Sentinel The state Department of Juvenile Justice this week warned the private company that runs the state's maximum-security prison for girls: Fix your treatment program or lose your contract. (Click here for more) April 15, 2005 - Audit of OJA sees old troubles Tulsa World Problems uncovered by a recent critical audit of the Office of Juvenile Affairs were pointed out years before and went largely uncorrected, documents show. (Click here for more) April 15, 2005 - Foes of prison in Lamar win bid to petition Pueblo Chieftain A group of citizens opposed to a proposed private prison have finally won the right to circulate petitions calling for a vote on the matter. (Click here for more) April 15, 2005 - Santa Fe jail contractor wants out Albuquerque Journal Management and Training Corp., saying it can't operate the Santa Fe County jail profitably, has given notice to county officials that it's bailing out of its contract to run the lockup. (Click here for more) April 14, 2005 - ACRI seeks details of private jail tender Jerusalem Post The Association for Civil Rights in Israel appealed to the Supreme Court against a decision by the Tel Aviv District Administrative Court, rejecting its petition to disclose the details of the tender for the first privately run prison in Israel. (Click here for more) April 14, 2005 - Santa Fe jail contractor quits AP The company managing the Santa Fe County Jail announced Thursday it will end its two-year contract early. (Click here for more) April 14, 2005 - Judge drops Lee sheriff from inmate's lawsuit Naples Daily News A federal judge ruled Wednesday to drop the Lee County Sheriff's Office from a lawsuit filed against it by a former inmate who contends she miscarried after leaking amniotic fluid while jailed. (Click here for more) April 14, 2005 - Wyoming ends deal with private prison Honolulu Advertiser Wyoming will remove its women inmates from a privately run Mainland prison that also houses Hawai'i women inmates, the same prison where staff members were accused of sexual misconduct involving Hawai'i, Wyoming and Colorado inmates. (Click here for more) April 14, 2005 - Inmates arrested over jail death BBC Three prisoners have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow inmate at a privately-run jail. (Click here for more) April 14, 2005 - Juvenile agency faces investigation Oklahoman Legislators will begin investigating the Office of Juvenile Affairs' contracting procedures next week in the wake of an audit uncovering evidence of fraud, lawmakers said. (Click here for more) April 13, 2005 - Audit cites evidence of fraud Oklahoman State auditors announced Tuesday they have uncovered widespread evidence of fraud and misspending involving contracts administered by the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs to serve troubled youth. (Click here for more) April 13, 2005 - 'He was hurting' News Herald A week after apparently hanging himself in a Bay County Jail shower, James T. Sly was laid to rest Tuesday in a Panama City cemetery. (Click here for more) April 12, 2005 - County may help troubled program Houston Chronicle A Harris County program that provides schools for 1,200 juvenile offenders and youths expelled from their home schools will continue to operate despite the bankruptcy of the company that runs it, a county official said Tuesday. (Click here for more) April 12, 2005 - Accused kidnapper seeks return of jail documents Kansas City Star Attorneys for federal kidnapping defendant Lisa Montgomery asked a judge Monday not to give prosecutors copies of four documents seized recently from her Leavenworth jail cell. (Click here for more) April 12, 2005 - Audit slams juvenile contracts AP Audit cites lack of accountability. The expenditure of millions of taxpayer dollars for services to troubled teenagers was questioned Tuesday in a state audit of Office of Juvenile Affairs contracts. (Click here for more) April 11, 2005 - Inmate doing time for Leflore robbery escapes from prison Greenwood Commonwealth A state inmate serving a 40-year sentence for armed robbery in Leflore County was apprehended without incident Sunday afternoon by the Forest Police Department, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections. (Click here for more) April 11, 2005 - Riot rocks Lucedale academy Clarion Ledger A manhunt for a missing student continued late Sunday in the wake of a weekend melee that left a dormitory building ravaged, seven cadets injured and nine cadets arrested at Eagle Point Christian Academy, a private school for troubled teen boys in Lucedale. (Click here for more) April 9, 2005 - Security firms in deportations row The Guardian Security firms involved in the deportation of failed asylum seekers are facing more and more claims of intimidation and assault. (Click here for more) April 9, 2005 - Jail guard charged with battery News-Herald A Bay County Jail corrections officer faces battery charges following an investigation into a fight between the guard and an inmate earlier this week. (Click here for more) April 8, 2005 - Bid to build sexual predators facility shot down St. Petersburg Times Sexual predators too violent to be released into society would get a new 600-bed, privately built facility under a plan the state Department of Children and Families is quietly pitching in the Legislature. (Click here for more) April 8, 2005 - Worker 'sacked after affair' claim IC Network A PRISON worker claimed yesterday she was sacked after she had an affair with a prisoner. (Click here for more) April 8, 2005 - Contract worker with state arrested Las Vegas Review-Journal A state contract employee was arrested Thursday on allegations of taking cash payments to ease restrictions for people serving house arrest. (Click here for more) April 6, 2005 - Out-of-state inmates raise parole issues Montgomery Advertiser From the day the Department of Corrections began talking about sending some inmates to private, out-of-state prisons, the Advertiser expressed serious reservations about the idea, and for several reasons. (Click here for more) April 6, 2005 - Judge dismisses inmate lawsuit regarding jail's health services Pueblo Chieftain A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged health care for inmates at the Pueblo County jail was deplorable. (Click here for more) April 6, 2005 - Witness in inmate's case drunk in court Albuquerque Journal A woman formerly employed at the Santa Fe County jail showed up in court drunk Monday to testify whether a female inmate was being denied emergency medical treatment for a life-threatening illness. (Click here for more) April 5, 2005 - Jury awards no damages in man's death at jail Palm Beach Post Jurors declined to award any monetary damages to the family of a 20-year-old man who died while incarcerated in the St. Lucie County jail in 2000, but they still determined EMSA Correctional Care was negligent while working in the jail. (Click here for more) April 5, 2005 - Jail losing money on federal prisoners Hernando Today For nearly four years, county officials helplessly watched revenues from leasing jail space to house federal government inmates dwindle to nearly nothing. (Click here for more) April 5, 2005 - Springfield man found dead in jail News-Herald About three months after police thwarted a Springfield man’s attempt to kill himself on the DuPont Bridge, the 35-year-old was found dead inside the Bay County Jail on Tuesday morning. (Click here for more) April 4, 2005 - Down to the last chance Palm Beach Post Almost a year after the state Department of Juvenile Justice replaced a private company for mismanaging the Florida Institute for Girls, too many improvements at the state's only maximum-security girls prison haven't been made. (Click here for more) April 4, 2005 - State board calls
Rikers suicide a glaring case of poor care New York Times It was
2:50 p.m. on July 18, 2004, when David Pennington, a 27-year-old small-time
thief in jail on a third-degree burglary charge, was sent from a clinic back
to his cell at April 2, 2005 - Jail may drop its food vendor Herald News The Passaic County Jail may drop its $1.4 million-a-year contract with the food vendor Aramark. (Click here for more) April 1, 2005 - Female prisoners seeking reform of prison, paroles State inmates seek change from cells in Louisiana lockup Birmingham News Alabama female prisoners locked in a rural Louisiana prison are demanding changes they say could give them a fairer shot at parole and curb the state's reliance on private, forprofit lockups. (Click here for more) April 1, 2005 - President nominates Cheney's son -in-law Washington Post President Bush has nominated Vice President Cheney's son-in-law, a prominent Washington lawyer who represents companies in the homeland security field, to be the general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security. (Click here for more) |
