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April 27, 2007 - CCA inmate sentenced to 40 years for drug deals Leavenworth Times A man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after he orchestrated drug deals while an inmate at a Leavenworth detention facility, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office. (Click here for more) April 27, 2007 - Juvenile corrections officer arrested Polk County Democrat A 34-year-old Polk County juvenile correctional officer was arrested Monday for having sex with a 15-year-old he met online. (Click here for more) April 27, 2007 - Varying information from DOC officials and prison insiders on riot WISH TV Three days after the riot at New Castle Correctional Facility, questions still remain. (Click here for more) April 25, 2007 - Company must reimburse Indiana for riot-suppression costs AP Indiana's contract with a Florida-based company that runs prisons across the nation requires it to reimburse the state for the costs police incurred subduing Tuesday's riot at an eastern Indiana prison it manages. (Click here for more) April 25, 2007 - Inmates beat veteran guard The Star Press Capt. Ron Deaton, a 22-year corrections veteran, was one of two guards injured Tuesday in a riot inside the New Castle Correctional Facility. (Click here for more) April 25, 2007 - 'We're lucky to get out of there' The Indianapolis Star Visibly shaken after barricading himself from rioting prisoners at the New Castle Correctional Facility, officer Larry Savage said he felt outnumbered Tuesday and feared for his life. (Click here for more) April 25, 2007 - Critics say prisons-for-pay lead to problems The Star Press More than $37 billion is spent on incarcerating inmates in the country's jails and prisons each year, and critics of the private prison industry said Tuesday that riots like the one at the New Castle Correctional Facility are often sparked by cost-cutting measures. (Click here for more) April 24, 2007 - Former prison chief sentenced to 8 years St Petersburg Times The former head of the state Department of Corrections, who admitted that he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a prison contractor, was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday. (Click here for more) April 24, 2007 - 9 hurt in New Castle prison riot Indianapolis Star State officials will temporarily halt the transfer of Arizona prisoners to the New Castle Correctional Facility after a riot Tuesday that prompted calls for an end to housing another state's inmates in Indiana. (Click here for more) April 24, 2007 - 'Full scale riot' at New Castle Correctional Facility WISH TV Indiana State Police have confirmed a disturbance at the New Castle Correctional Facility. (Click here for more) April 21, 2007 - 2 Alexander workers fired after abuse allegations AP Two employees at the Alexander Juvenile Correctional Facility have been fired after allegations that they physically abused a 15-year-old girl, the lockup's administrator said. (Click here for more) April 19, 2007 - Tenn. company settles in death of baby born in Fla. jail AP An inmate whose baby died after being born over a jail cell toilet has received a $1.25 million settlement from the Tennessee company that provided health care at the facility. (Click here for more) April 18, 2007 - Examination of incarcerated immigrants under way Santa Fe Reporter As hundreds of immigrants spend what may be their final days in the United States behind bars, the living conditions in New Mexico’s main immigrant detention facility are coming under fire. (Click here for more) April 18, 2007 - Pike County votes ‘no’ on CCA prison The Natchez Democrat By voting against a prison coming to their county, Pike County residents gave Adams County a huge advantage, local officials said Tuesday. (Click here for more) April 18, 2007 - Documents confirm former director's conflict of interest in private prison contract Colorado For Ethics The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) responded to a March 5, 2007, open records request by Colorado Citizens for Ethics in Government (CCEG) that sought documents relating to a private prison contract awarded by CDOC to The GEO Group, Inc. (Click here for more) April 17, 2007 - Bribery case dogs city lobbyist Anchorage Daily News High up in City Hall on Friday, the Anchorage Assembly talked for hours about road projects and budgets and the kind of things you usually don't sit through unless you're paid to be there. (Click here for more) April 16, 2007 - Home Office promises review after private prison exposé Guardian Unlimited The Home Office has pledged to review the management of a privately run prison where an investigation by Guardian Films and the BBC uncovered routine bullying of staff by prisoners at the jail. (Click here for more) April 16, 2007 - No-bid contracts drawing questions The Press-Register Some members of a legislative oversight committee contend that Gov. Bob Riley's administration broke the law on three no-bid contracts by failing to submit them to the panel months ago. (Click here for more) April 16, 2007 - Private prison failings exposed BBC An undercover reporter has unearthed evidence of intimidation and corruption at a privately-run prison, a Panorama investigation will say. (Click here for more) April 14, 2007 - Other detainees still on his mind Wisconsin State Journal I wonder when the U.S. immigration officials realized they made a terrible mistake by detaining Madison businessman Tom Contreras. (Click here for more) April 14, 2007 - Call for guards at predator center blocked FDLE won't certify officers for treatment center Sun Herald One state agency's requirement that a contractor running Florida's treatment center for sexually violent predators must employ at least 30 certified prison guards has been blocked by another state agency. (Click here for more) April 13, 2007 - Groups plan jail demonstration Albany Herald The Americus-based Prison & Jail Project and the LaGrange-based Alterna nonprofit advocacy community will hold a demonstration outside the Stewart County Detention Center in Lumpkin Saturday to protest reports of poor medical care and food at the facility. (Click here for more) April 10, 2007 - Inmate, health care provider clash in court AP A Missouri company that was responsible for providing health care to inmates at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins wants a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit in which an inmate claims he was denied necessary treatment. (Click here for more) April 9, 2007 - Cornelia Rau's lawyers suing Government The Australian THE Federal Government says it is still waiting for a list of claims from the lawyers for Cornelia Rau, an Australian resident detained as an illegal immigrant. (Click here for more) April 7, 2007 - Hinton prison closes its doors The Oklahoman The last of the Great Plains Correctional Facility's nearly 200 employees clocked out of work Friday, leaving the 9-year-old prison empty and a Caddo County town of 1,400 people wondering what will happen next. (Click here for more) April 6, 2007 - Man sentenced for false urine-test record Salt Lake City Tribune A former worker at Cornell Community Corrections Center, a halfway house in Utah for federal inmates, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for tampering with a urine-test record. (Click here for more) April 6, 2007 - Inmate health contractors need better oversight, state audit finds The Gazette Maryland’s private contractors for prison inmate health services were recently cited by auditors from the Office of Legislative Audits for staffing shortages, not performing medical exams in a timely fashion and incomplete data. (Click here for more) April 6, 2007 - State appeals prison ruling Sacramento Bee The Schwarzenegger administration sought Thursday to block a court ruling that the governor's program transferring inmates out of state is "unlawful." (Click here for more) April 6, 2007 - Gun probe led to lockdown Honolulu Advertiser An investigation into whether a Hawai'i inmate had obtained a firearm in a Mississippi prison prompted a lockdown and search of the facility, and led to the firings of five private prison employees, according to Hawai'i prison officials and the Corrections Corporation of America. (Click here for more) April 5, 2007 - News Briefs Eloy Enterprise Justin Michael Borden, 28, was arrested for possession of 1.8 grams of marijuana and promoting prison contraband as an employee at the Corrections Corporations of America (CCA) Red Rock Facility located at 1750 E. Arica Road. (Click here for more) April 4, 2007 - Escapee caught in Tulsa bound over for trial AP A convicted killer who allegedly escaped from a private prison and abducted a Caddo County woman will stand trial. (Click here for more) April 4, 2007 - An upfront businessman? He says Fortune 500 company didn't want a genuine partner Sun Times "I'm not going to be a minority front for anybody," declared Chicago businessman Harold Davis. (Click here for more) April 3, 2007 - Youngstown man tried to keep calm, talk during carjacking, drive AP A Youngstown man said he tried to maintain calm conversation and keep an eye out for a chance to make a getaway as he was driven across Ohio by an escaped prison inmate accused of carjacking him at gunpoint after overpowering guards at a hospital. (Click here for more) April 3, 2007 - Report: High number of inmate attacks at private prison AP A report found that the private prison that housed an escaped Youngstown inmate had an unusually high rate of inmates attacking other inmates. (Click here for more) April 3, 2007 - Ex-guard gets 12 years for luring, raping women Union-Tribune A City Heights man accused of using his security guard badge to lure victims and then rape them was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison. (Click here for more) April 3, 2007 - Daring escape ends The Enquirer A police SWAT team and federal marshals captured an escaped convict from Youngstown Monday after surrounding a home-office in Hilliard. (Click here for more) April 3, 2007 - Jail suicide was avoidable says judge as manslaughter trial ends The Guardian A private prison was criticised by its staff and a judge yesterday following the collapse of a manslaughter trial over the death of a prisoner on suicide watch. (Click here for more) April 1, 2007 - Profit puts
inmates in hard spot Denver Post If Joe Nacchio ends up in
the slammer, he'd better hope it's not one run by Corrections
Corporation of America, though Qwest retirees just might feel particular
glee at the thought of his working most of a day to pay for a roll of
toilet paper.
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