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April 30, 2009 - Security firm is suing county Miami Herald Three weeks after Miami-Dade County declared that Wackenhut Corp. bilked taxpayers of millions and would no longer do county business, the security firm fired back with its own show of force: a $20 million lawsuit against the county and two top officials. (Click here for more) April 29, 2009 - ‘Driver mowed down reveller in a moment of total madness’ Bromley Times A PRISON van driver ran over and killed a woman in "a moment of complete madness" after she started dancing in the street, a court heard. (Click here for more) April 27, 2009 - Lawmakers’ relatives work for GEO Group prison co. as state weighs clamp-down on embattled firm Texas Watchdog Two state lawmakers from South Texas have financial ties to a private prison firm that runs facilities for the Texas state prison system — at a time when lawmakers are debating sweeping new measures to clamp down on corrections companies. (Click here for more) April 26, 2009 - Inside Yarl's Wood: Britain's shame over child detainees The Independent Children held in the infamous Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre are being denied urgent medical treatment, handled violently and left at risk of serious harm, a damning report by the Children's Commissioner for England will say tomorrow. (Click here for more) April 24, 2009 - Workhouse guard indicted for having sex with female prisoner Chattanoogan A correctional officer at the Hamilton County Workhouse has been indicted by the Hamilton County Grand Jury for having sex with a female prisoner. (Click here for more) April 24, 2009 - Montana town eyes Guantanamo prisoners; fed officials skeptical Earth Times A remote town in Montana has come up with a new proposal for its empty jail - turning it into a replacement for the US government's notorious facility in Guantanamo, Cuba. (Click here for more) April 22, 2009 - ACLU says Crossroads discriminates against Indians AP A spokesman for the Montana Corrections Department says they're investigating allegations that Native American inmates were mistreated and discriminated against at the Crossroads Correctional Center in Shelby. (Click here for more) April 22, 2009 - Ex-CBS anchor visits Laredo on assignment Laredo Morning Times Television news legend Dan Rather said he's working on an investigation into the private prison industry. (Click here for more) April 21, 2009 - CCA managers find rental market tight Natchez Democrat Eric Staiger just moved to Natchez and now he and his family need a place to live. (Click here for more) April 20, 2009 - Private jail workers want inquiry BBC Workers at Scotland's first private jail have called on ministers to hold an independent inquiry into the prison. (Click here for more) April 19, 2009 - Miss. Supreme Court reinstates ex-inmate's challenge to prison conditions AP The Mississippi Supreme Court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a former inmate at the Marshall County Correctional Facility over conditions at the private prison. (Click here for more) April 17, 2009 - Legislators try again to redefine $1 million Delta Junction loan as grant News Miner •Seven years ago, the Legislature approved a plan by Rep. John Harris to give an interest-free $1 million loan to the city of Delta Junction to pay legal costs related to a settlement over the establishment of a private prison. (Click here for more) April 16, 2009 - Outside attorney picked for ex-sheriff inquiry Herald Tribune The governor has assigned a Tampa state attorney to review felony theft charges against former Sheriff Bill Balkwill and former sheriff's information technology director Jeff Feathers. (Click here for more) April 15, 2009 - Cook switches up security WSJM AM The Cook Nuclear Plant is shaking up its security force. (Click here for more) April 15, 2009 - UK Border Agency urged to improve conditions for foreign visitors and refugees The Independent Thousands of foreign visitors and refugees who are detained at Heathrow airport each year are forced to endure degrading living conditions and "deep-seated" negative attitudes about their welfare, an independent report concludes today. (Click here for more) April 15, 2009 - Coffee says aide's trip was legit Tulsa World Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee says a recent trip that his top aide took with a private prison lobbyist was not improper. (Click here for more) April 13, 2009 - Ashfield is top of prison violence league table This Is Bristol The privately-run Ashfield Young Offenders Institution has more attacks than any other prison in the country, according to latest figures. (Click here for more) April 11, 2009 - Horrific facts: Details of fatal attack in appellate court ruling Brownsville Herald A former corrections officer at the Willacy County state jail in Raymondville testified that the fatal attack on an inmate in 2001 was a "hit" and that Wackenhut Corrections Corp. employees allowed it to happen. (Click here for more) April 11, 2009 - Miami-Dade moves to replace firm providing transit security Miami Herald Four years after allegations surfaced that Wackenhut Corp. fraudulently overbilled Miami-Dade Transit for security work it never performed, the county is moving to replace the firm and support a lawsuit aimed at recouping millions paid for alleged ''phantom'' workers at Metrorail stops. (Click here for more) April 11, 2009 - 'Grossly inadequate' AP Immigrant rights groups released a report Friday criticizing what they call "grossly inadequate" conditions at a federal immigration detention center in southwest Georgia and recommending changes. (Click here for more) April 10, 2009 - New vendor to serve meals to inmates Asbury Park Press A new vendor will begin serving up meals to Monmouth County inmates and youth detainees May 1, thanks to last month's ruling by a Superior Court judge that county officials erred in awarding a three-year contract to a higher bidder. (Click here for more) April 9, 2009 - Grand jury indicts man for arson Register News A Madison County grand jury reinstated an arson charge Thursday against a former Eastern Kentucky University food service worker accused of starting a January fire in the Powell Building. (Click here for more) April 9, 2009 - Sarasota Sheriff's information technology director resigns Charlotte Sun Before any disciplinary action was taken at the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, information technology director Jeff Feathers resigned. (Click here for more) April 8, 2009 - Old jail sinks county-inmate settlement KRQE A 13-year-old lawsuit over jail conditions that has already cost Bernalillo County taxpayers millions of dollars may have to start over, a federal judge has ruled. (Click here for more) April 8, 2009 - Willacy grand jury reviews charges against former officials Brownsville Herald A Willacy County grand jury is moving forward with its review of allegations that a previous grand jury leveled in November against public officials and a prison firm. (Click here for more) April 8, 2009 - Prison company to pay $42.5 million in beating death Express-News In a searing opinion, the 13th Court of Appeals has upheld $42.5 million in punitive damages against a private prison operator for the “horrific and gruesome death” of inmate Gregorio De La Rosa Jr. in 2001. (Click here for more) April 6, 2009 - FPL paid $130,000 fine for guards sleeping at Turkey Point Palm Beach Post More than two years after a federal investigation found guards were sleeping on the job at Florida Power & Light Co.'s Turkey Point nuclear plant, the utility has paid a six-figure fine to resolve the case. (Click here for more) April 5, 2009 - Wardens suspended after leaving prisoner's cell open overnight Sunday Mail THREE wardens at a private jail have been suspended after an inmate's cell was left unlocked overnight.(Click here for more) April 4, 2009 - Former Sarasota sheriff could face theft charges Herald-Tribune The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is recommending that former Sheriff Bill Balkwill and a top civilian employee be charged with felony theft for their handling of a laptop computer. (Click here for more) April 4, 2009 - Hospital fight divides GOP in Florida Legislature Florida Times-Union A late-night move by House leaders to revive a proposal to privatize Northeast Florida State Hospital has threatened to fracture the majority party ahead of key votes on the budget. (Click here for more) April 4, 2009 - Inmate violence persists at Idaho's private prison The Olympian Despite months of concern from lawmakers and state correction officials, Idaho's most violent prison hasn't gotten much safer for inmates. (Click here for more) April 3, 2009 - Zapata decries speaker's 'undemocratic' budget moves Tampa Tribune Miami Republican Rep. Juan Zapata just sent out an email to his colleagues all but daring House Speaker Larry Cretul to fire him as chair of the House Human Services Appropriations Committee. (Click here for more) April 3, 2009 - Immigration agency’s revised list of deaths in custody New York Times The document that follows, “List of Detainee Deaths since October 2003,” is the government’s latest account of deaths in immigration detention, through Feb. 7, 2009. (Click here for more) April 3, 2009 - Sheriff's laptop inquiry expands Herald Tribune An investigation into the handling of former Sheriff Bill Balkwill's laptop has expanded from an inquiry into public records violations to felony theft, records show. (Click here for more) April 3, 2009 - Detention company set to be dropped The Age THE Federal Government is set to dump controversial company G4S as operator of immigration detention centres. (Click here for more) April 2, 2009 - Corrections officer arrested News-Herald A prison corrections officer was arrested Thursday after she allegedly smuggled contraband in to an inmate she had established a relationship with. (Click here for more) April 2, 2009 - Gainesville not yet satisfied with jail’s exterior Gainesville Times Gainesville City Council members met Thursday with the operators of the North Georgia Detention Center, and some say they still aren’t impressed with the efforts the jail operators are making to dress up the building’s exterior.(Click here for more) April 2, 2009 - Zapata strikes back, dashes GEO Group's plans. For now Tampa Tribune Miami Republican Rep. Juan Zapata complained Tuesday that a GEO Group plan to privatize Northeast Florida State Hospital was being sprung on the committee he chairs, the Human Services Appropriations Committee. (Click here for more) April 2, 2009 - Prison has 'inadequate training' BBC Inspectors have criticised Parc Prison in Bridgend for not having enough resources to carry out its role as a training prison for Wales. (Click here for more) April 1, 2009 - Attorney camps out Odessa American Juan Angel Guerra said he wasn't surprised when two riots recently broke out at the Reeves County Detention Center. (Click here for more) April 1, 2009 - Mozambique: Private security workers threaten strike All Africa Mozambican guards working for the London-based security company G4S are threatening to take strike action on 13 April over the failure of the company to pay them for overtime. (Click here for more) April 1, 2009 - Lawsuit moves
ahead against Geo Group Inc. Delco Times A 2008 lawsuit
alleging the private, for-profit company that formerly ran the Delaware
County prison routinely violated strip-search prohibitions for minor
offenders will move forward, following a ruling in federal court last
week.
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