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August 31, 2005 - Last girls leave prison; state shifts focus Palm Beach Post The last teens left the Florida Institute for Girls Tuesday, bringing an end to a program many believed was a failed experiment in the treatment of young offenders. (Click here for more) August 31, 2005 - High costs end jail privatization plans Herald Banner The consideration of a plan to privatize the operation of the Hunt County Jail came to a sudden halt Tuesday when officials saw that it would be more expensive to hire Civigenics, Inc. than to maintain the status quo. (Click here for more) August 31, 2005 - Richland inmate's widow sues The State The widow of a Richland County jail inmate who hanged himself in May has sued the company hired by the county to provide mental health services to her husband. (Click here for more) August 30, 2005 - Family of HIV-positive man who died in Delaware prison sues AP The family of an HIV-positive man who died while serving a six-month sentence at Gander Hill prison in Wilmington, Del., is suing First Correctional Medical, the prison system's health care provider, and two of its doctors over allegations that they did not take adequate steps to diagnose or treat the inmate's disease, the AP/WBOC reports. (Click here for more) August 29, 2005 - 2 still in hospital after Mineral Wells jail fight Dallas Morning News Two inmates remained hospitalized Sunday after a fight among hundreds of inmates at the Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility. (Click here for more) August 29, 2005 - 17 people injured during jail riot Star-Telegram About 200 inmates - some armed with broom handles, sticks and boards -- rioted at a privately run prison in Mineral Wells late Saturday and early Sunday, leaving 17 people injured, law enforcement officials said. (Click here for more) August 29, 2005 - Families say Delaware inmates not getting adequate care WBOC Louis Chance Jr., serving six months behind bars for his fourth drunken driving conviction but hoping to start a new life when he got out, was only a few weeks away from his release date when he began suffering severe headaches. (Click here for more) August 29, 2005 - Boy refugee
sues govt over detention Sidney Morning Herald When former
Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock was advised an Iranian family should
be released from detention for the welfare of their traumatised son, he
apparently said there was "Buckley's" chance, a court has been
told. August 28, 2005 - At least twelve injured in riot at privately-run prison AP At least a dozen people were injured when inmates rioted at a privately-run prison near Mineral Wells, law enforcement officials said. (Click here for more) August 28, 2005 - 12 injured in prison disturbance WFAA-TV Law enforcement agencies were summoned to a disturbance at a privately-operated prison unit in Mineral Wells on Saturday night. (Click here for more) August 28, 2005 - State prison for teen girls shutting down after scandals, violence Sun-Sentinel The concrete hallways of Florida's maximum-security prison for girls, once filled with the echoes of nearly 100 troubled youth, will settle into silence Tuesday when the last of the teens is shipped off to another juvenile facility. (Click here for more) August 27, 2005 - Trail begins in Bay jail hostage standoff News Herald Kevin Winslett got a mistrial. Kevin Nix stuck a pen up his nose. (Click here for more) August 27, 2005 - After 1 year, inmate's killing unsolved Lansing State Journal Nearly a year after Lansing native Estelle Richardson, 34, was killed at the South Nashville Metro Detention Facility, no one has been charged, leaving her loved ones to wonder whether justice will ever be served. (Click here for more) August 27, 2005 - Prison's new health firm short on staffing Baltimore Sun A for-profit company the state brought in to provide medical care to Maryland prison inmates has hired far fewer staff than required, and advocates for prisoners say that they have compiled dozens of cases of poor and inadequate care since the new contract took effect July 1. (Click here for more) August 26, 2005 - America Service Group announces expected loss of Hillsborough County, Florida contract Yahoo America Service Group Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS), has been informed today by the Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff's Office that, as a result of a rebid process, it has not been selected to enter negotiations for a new inmate healthcare services contract scheduled to start October 1, 2005. (Click here for more) August 26, 2005 - Man claims leg broken at Baxter The Age Police have launched an investigation into claims that guards at South Australia's Baxter detention centre deliberately twisted an asylum seeker's leg until it broke. (Click here for more) August 25, 2005 - County to demand immediate disclosure Tyler Morning Herald If the instructions weren't explicit enough before, Smith County officials say, they'll make it perfectly clear: The private firms offering proposals to build a new jail complex must disclose all their legal troubles immediately. (Click here for more) August 25, 2005 - Prisoners' deaths demand answers Delco Times What is going on at Delaware County’s prison? (Click here for more) August 25, 2005 - $45M suit filed New York Daily News The family of a suicidal man who hanged himself at Rikers Island is suing the city for $45 million, claiming officials ignored signs that he was suicidal. (Click here for more) August 25, 2005 - "What you deserve" Westword Slow burn: The 2004 Crowley riot caused extensive fire damage. (Click here for more) August 25, 2005 - Ex-inmates detail alleged mistreatment Rocky Mountain News Vance Adams had been worried for weeks that something was going to happen at the Crowley County Correctional Facility, the privately run prison where he was incarcerated, and on the night of July 20, 2004, those fears were realized when fellow inmates went wild. (Click here for more) August 25, 2005 - County inmate found dead Albuquerque Journal A Santa Fe County jail inmate was found dead Wednesday afternoon hanging by a light fixture in the medical ward after an apparent suicide, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department. (Click here for more) August 24, 2005 - Firm says jail plan in order Tyler Morning Telegraph A general partner of Hale-Mills Construction says his firm's proposal to build a criminal justice complex for Smith County is in full compliance with the county's request for proposals, and that a lawsuit filed by Willacy County alleging that his firm conspired to bribe officials there will soon "dry up and blow away." (Click here for more) August 24, 2005 - Prisoners describe Crowley riot Rocky Mountain News Two former state prisoners this morning described an out-of-control scene last year where inmates who had nothing to do with a prison riot were indiscriminately abused in the hours afterward. (Click here for more) August 24, 2005 - Low-bid contracts panned Rocky Mountain News If Colorado took a best-value approach to contracts rather than a low-bid approach, it could save the state millions of dollars in mediocre work that has to be redone, union representatives said Monday. (Click here for more) August 23, 2005 - Jail riot's likely cause found Honolulu Advertiser A prison sergeant who hit the wrong button probably is to blame for abruptly opening 20 cell doors in a Mississippi prison disciplinary unit last month, releasing about three dozen Hawai'i inmates and triggering a violent disturbance, prison officials said yesterday. (Click here for more) August 23, 2005 - Prison sees 3rd death of inmate Delco Times An inmate at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility died this weekend of undetermined causes, following the deaths of two high-profile prisoners this month, a suicide resuscitation last month and the March beating death of a convicted serial rapist during a fistfight with another inmate. (Click here for more) August 23, 2005 - 86 inmates file lawsuit over injuries in prison riot Pueblo Chieftain Trial Lawyers for Public Justice of Washington, D.C., will assist in representing 86 inmates who were injured as a result of a riot that rocked the prison last year. (Click here for more) August 23, 2005 - Metro drops jail health provider after death Tennessean In the wake of criticism about the care it provides to inmates locally and across the country, Brentwood-based Prison Health Services has been replaced after 10 years as the health provider for Metro Jail inmates, company officials said yesterday. (Click here for more) August 23, 2005 - Child refugee sues over 'unjust' detention The Age A CHILD who was so traumatised by his time in detention centres that he psychologically "shut down" will make legal history when he sues the Government next week. (Click here for more) August 22, 2005 - County eyes 5 proposals for new jail Tyler Morning Telegraph The most recent round of proposals for a new Smith County jail and sheriff's office are in, with private firms offering to build and run a new facility for sums ranging from $46.52 million to $55.71 million for construction, and $31.65 to $45.51 per day, per prisoner for privatized operations. (Click here for more) August 21, 2005 - Dead inmate's kin sue doctor, medical firm Arkansas Gazette A doctor who recently left his job as medical director at the state’s prison for women in Newport was so incompetent and indifferent to patients’ needs that he caused an inmate’s death last year, according to a federal lawsuit. (Click here for more) August 20, 2005 - Murder suspects face more charges News-Herald The defendants in the murder of former Mentor woman Jackie Hawks and her husband, Tom, face charges in another murder plot, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office in California. (Click here for more) August 19, 2005 - Town wants super jail to pay taxes The Mirror Property taxes topped the list of issues that members of Penetanguishene Council talked about with the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services at the AMO Conference this week. (Click here for more) August 19, 2005 - Some prison employees to get stock settlement Gadsden County Times At one time the Gadsden Correctional Facility, called "the Gretna prison" by locals, was owned and operated by a company named U.S. Corrections (USC). (Click here for more) August 18, 2005 - GEO restates results from sales of British joint venture Sun-Sentinel Prison management company The GEO Group made less from the sale of its half-interest in a United Kingdom joint venture than the company originally recorded two years ago. (Click here for more) August 18, 2005 - Prison locks down cells after stabbing of inmate Oklahoman The Cushing prison is in lockdown and an inmate who was stabbed Tuesday morning still is in a hospital, a prison spokeswoman said Wednesday. (Click here for more) August 18, 2005 - Jail warden steps down News Herald Less than eight months after taking over as warden, the head of the Bay County Jail has resigned, according to a Corrections Corporation of America spokesman Wednesday. (Click here for more) August 17, 2005 - Deal addresses guards' concerns Midland Free Press Correctional officers at the Central North Correctional Centre are still on the job after voting 84 per cent in favour of a new, four-year collective agreement on Friday. (Click here for more) August 17, 2005 - Another stabbing incident at a private prison in Cushing KOTV For the third time this year, an inmate has been stabbed at the same Oklahoma prison. (Click here for more) August 16, 2005 - Correctional facility is officially open again WYMT The Otter Creek Correctional Facility is officially open again. (Click here for more) August 16, 2005 - Lafayette company settles suit over inmate's death The Advocate A private prison company has settled a federal lawsuit filed by the family of an inmate who died in custody after he was allegedly beaten and denied adequate medical care. (Click here for more) August 16, 2005 - Immigration centres 'inadequate' BBC Facilities at four short-term immigrant holding centres have been condemned as "inadequate" by the prisons watchdog. (Click here for more) August 16, 2005 - Altcourse Prison top of league for overcrowding Daily Post PRIVATELY-RUN Altcourse Prison has been named the most overcrowded in the country with figures showing that last month it held 50% more inmates than it was designed to hold. (Click here for more) August 15, 2005 - Del Rio jail guard's lawsuit alleges racism on job San Antonio Express-News Inside the walls of the Val Verde Correctional Facility in Del Rio, a hangman's noose was displayed in a jail captain's office and a picture of the uniformed guard in a Ku Klux Klan hood was found in his desk. (Click here for more) August 15, 2005 - Teen charged with attempted murder Canon City Daily Record Cañon City police charged 18-year-old David Allen June with attempted first-degree murder and attempted first-degree assault after an incident Thursday at the Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, 700 Fourmile Parkway, in Cañon City. (Click here for more) August 15, 2005 - Report on '01 jail death focus of court battle Arizona Republic Maricopa County is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to withhold a medical report from the parents of a mentally retarded drug user who died after being restrained as he was being booked into jail. (Click here for more) August 12, 2005 - Three charged in murder at private prison Sun Herald Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie says three men have been charged with murder in the stabbing death of an inmate at East Mississippi Correctional Facility are charged in the murder of fellow inmate Stanley Johnson. (Click here for more) August 11, 2005 - Talkin' turkey Colorado Springs Independent Deputies at the El Paso County jail are in a food fight of sorts and giving inmates the bird. (Click here for more) August 11, 2005 - Prison workers ratify contract Pantagraph In her job as a pharmacy technician at Lincoln Correctional Center, Kirsten Lolling has doled out pills and prescriptions to prison inmates for more than 12 years. (Click here for more) August 11, 2005 - Clash over private prison costs BBC Nationalist MSP Alex Neil has called on the Scottish Executive to come clean over the cost of running Scotland's only privately operated prison. (Click here for more) August 11, 2005 - DHS official says Alexander facility had widespread problems AP The death of a 17-year-old at the Alexander Youth Services Center in April, and the investigation that resulted, uncovered widespread problems at the facility, a state official says. (Click here for more) August 11, 2005 - State agency discloses Camp Sierra Blanca settlement KVIA The state Children, Youth and Families Department has paid 212-thousand-500 dollars to settle a dispute with a company that had run Camp Sierra Blanca. (Click here for more) August 11, 2005 - Jail guards say man tried to smuggle in razor blade WNYT A man awaiting trial on charges stemming from the September hostage-taking at the Bay County Jail faces new charges after guards said he tried to smuggle a razor blade into the jail. (Click here for more) August 10, 2005 - Downtown jailbreak prompts firings The Enterprise Three guards at a privately managed downtown jail have been fired after authorities decided their mistakes led to the escape last month of three dangerous prisoners, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. (Click here for more) August 10, 2005 - Makeup of inmates uncertain Sun Sentinel Town Administrator John Canada told residents last month that a proposed prison in the town would not hold murderers and sex offenders. But that may not be true. (Click here for more) August 10, 2005 - Four inmates to be tried in prison slaying Oklahoman Four inmates accused of participating in a prison riot in which an inmate was killed were ordered Tuesday to stand trial in Payne County District Court. (Click here for more) August 10, 2005 - Jailbreak plan foiled News Herald Bay County Sheriff’s Office investigators and jail officials are trying to determine how an accused cop killer came within a few days of escaping from the sixth floor of the county’s downtown jail. (Click here for more) August 10, 2005 - Arrest expected in prison killing Clarion Ledger Lauderdale County authorities said Tuesday they hope to make an arrest today in the stabbing death of 43-year-old Stanley Johnson inside the East Mississippi Correctional Facility. (Click here for more) August 9, 2005 - Sheriff releases report on inmate's death WNYT The Schenectady County Sheriff released a report on his own jail Tuesday after the death of an inmate last week. (Click here for more) August 9, 2005 - Charges against DeLay aides upheld Houston Chronicle A state district judge refused Tuesday to dismiss charges of money laundering and accepting illegal political contributions against two associates of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land. (Click here for more) August 9, 2005 - Tentative agreement reached in private jail talks Newswire Correctional officers employed at Canada's only private adult jail will vote Aug. 12 on a tentative agreement reached today at 9:30 a.m. (Click here for more) August 9, 2005 - Food investigation at jail continues Sanford Herald A State Bureau of Investigation probe into a former Lee County Jail employee is still ongoing. (Click here for more) August 9, 2005 - Investigation continues into prison stabbing death WAPT An investigation continues into the stabbing death of an inmate at the privately run East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Lauderdale County. (Click here for more) August 9, 2005 - Easton: Prison kept food unsafely The Morning Call Northampton County Prison has stored food in a bathroom, did not have hot water or soap for kitchen workers to wash their hands and used refrigerators not cold enough to safely store food. (Click here for more) August 8, 2005 - Nurse barred from Schenectady jail after inmate death The Empire Journal The state Commission on Corrections is investigating the death of an inmate at Schenectady County Jail and the head nurse on duty on the time of the death has been banned from the jail, according to Schenectady County Sheriff Harry Buffardi. (Click here for more) August 8, 2005 - Inmate at private Lauderdale prison dies of stab wounds Sun Herald An inmate at the privately run East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Lauderdale County has died of stab wounds, says county Coroner Clayton Cobler. (Click here for more) August 8, 2005 - Management firm pulling out of facility Danville News Texas-based Cornell Abraxas will not renew its contract with the state to provide youth treatment services at the Danville Center for Adolescent Females. (Click here for more) August 8, 2005 - Out of prisons and into Korea and India Forbes The best 100 stock pickers at Marketocracy are moving big money into two Asian country funds as they sell off some of their materials stocks and cash out of the largest operator of private prisons in the United States. (Click here for more) August 6, 2005 - 'Smoked out' guard loses case Daily Record A PRISON officer who claimed he was forced out of his job by smokers has lost his unfair dismissal case. (Click here for more) August 6, 2005 - Donor given state contract Mercury News Less than two months after giving $10,000 to an initiative campaign committee tied to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a well-connected private prison company was tentatively awarded a $20 million contract by the state of California to operate a San Joaquin Valley correctional facility. (Click here for more) August 5, 2005 - Council 'relatively satisfied' with super jail's strike plan The Mirror If there is a strike at the Central North Correctional Centre, members of Penetanguishene Council are satisfied there is a plan in place to deal with it, says Mayor Anita Dubeau. (Click here for more) August 5, 2005 - CCA officer arrested on drug charges Hernando Today A corrections officer at the Hernando County Jail was arrested Friday afternoon when she was accused of selling crack cocaine to undercover Hernando County detectives. (Click here for more) August 5, 2005 - Billings Gazette Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer's office ended up with about $96,000 left over after paying bills from the winter ball celebrating his inauguration, according to a report released Friday and promptly criticized by the Montana Republican Party. (Click here for more) August 5, 2005 - Police send file on prison death to CPS The Guardian Police investigating the death of a prisoner in the segregation unit of a privately run jail have referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service. (Click here for more) August 4, 2005 - Developer suit gets green light Monterey County Herald Keeping a lawsuit alive, a Monterey County judge has ruled that reservations to buy homes and written acknowledgement of selling prices in a Gonzales subdivision could constitute legally enforceable contracts. (Click here for more) August 3, 2005 - Council should know jail is safe The Mirror A Penetanguishene resident says she believes members of municipal council should be apprised of the procedures and policies that will be involved in securing the Central North Correctional Facility, in the event of a strike by OPSEU correctional officers on Aug. 11. (Click here for more) August 3, 2005 - Beaten guard says more staff needed at super jail The Mirror It's difficult for Dwight to remember exactly what happened on Dec. 17, 2003, after he was beaten by an inmate at the Central North Correctional Centre. (Click here for more) August 3, 2005 - Aug. 12 strike deadline at Canada's biggest private jail OPSEU Correctional officers employed at Canada’s only private adult jail will walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 12 if no agreement is reached for a new collective agreement, says the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE). (Click here for more) August 3, 2005 - State's new prison health care contractor criticized AP The new health care provider for the Indiana Department of Correction has come under sharp criticism by prisoner rights’ advocates and faced lawsuits over the quality of health care it has provided inmates in other states. (Click here for more) August 2, 2005 - Immigration blames detention centre operator The Age The Immigration Department has admitted it had provided misleading answers about a group of detainees who were found to have been inhumanely treated during a transfer to Baxter detention centre. (Click here for more) August 1, 2005 - A company's troubled answer for prisoners with H.I.V. New York Times If there was ever a prison that needed help, it was Limestone Correctional Facility. Even within the troubled Alabama penal system, this state compound near Huntsville was notorious for cruel punishment and medical neglect. (Click here for more) August 1, 2005 - Detainee treated
'like a dog' The Age A traumatised asylum seeker has told how
he was forced to urinate "same as dog" in the back of a van
during a hellish trip between Maribyrnong and Baxter detention centres
last year. (Click
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