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August 31, 2006 - High Court: Prison outsourcing "highly problematic" Globes The High Court of Justice today postponed a hearing on a petition filed by the Academic College of Law, Ramat Gan against the government and Knesset to void a law amending the prison ordinance to allow the establishment of a privately-run prison. (Click here for more) August 30, 2006 - Inmate care critics Santa Fe Reporter A Santa Fe dentist and his assistant say they quit their jobs at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in 2004 because of concerns that state inmates were not receiving adequate dental care. (Click here for more) August 29, 2006 - Escapee nearly home when nabbed Mineral Wells Index A Mineral Wells prison escapee was a just few miles from home when arrested Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 51 north of Granbury. (Click here for more) August 29, 2006 - Ex-inmate suing over staph Gloucester County Times A former Gloucester County Jail inmate and his significant other are suing the county, alleging that he contracted an often drug-resistant staph infection while locked up and then brought it home. (Click here for more) August 28, 2006 - Wal-Mart settles suit with slain worker's parents Tyler Morning Telegraph Just days before jury selection was scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Wal-Mart settled a wrongful death lawsuit for an undisclosed amount with the parents of Megan LeAnn Holden, a clerk who was kidnapped from the Tyler supercenter's parking lot and murdered. (Click here for more) August 28, 2006 - Dig deep for prison care cures Detroit Free Press Gov. Jennifer Granholm took the right first step in ordering an independent review of state prison health care last week, following an investigation by the Free Press editorial page. (Click here for more) August 28, 2006 - Inmate who escaped caught while hitchhiking Statesman Investigators from the Texas prison system apprehended Saturday an inmate who escaped from a privately run pre-parole center in Mineral Wells. (Click here for more) August 25, 2006 - Board-game murder no surprise to Dion The Mirror Not enough staff at Central North Correctional Centre led to the murder of inmate Minh Tu on May 5, 2004, charges a Penetanguishene woman. (Click here for more) August 25, 2006 - Inmate escapes from privately run pre-parole facility Star Ledger Search teams scanned the Mineral Wells area Friday after an inmate escaped from a privately run pre-parole transfer center near Lake Mineral Wells State Park. (Click here for more) August 25, 2006 - Judge hears change-of-venue request in hoax case The Courier-Journal Nearly half of Bullitt County residents think that David Stewart is guilty of masterminding the telephone hoax at the Mount Washington McDonald’s in which a teenage employee was strip-searched and sexually humiliated in April 2004, according to survey conducted to support Stewart’s motion to move his trial. (Click here for more) August 24, 2006 - Man convicted for threatening C.R. federal judge AP A southern Iowa man has been convicted by a federal jury on charges he threatened the life of a federal judge. (Click here for more) August 24, 2006 - Neighbors protest one year extension of prison contract Queens Chronicle Two dozen angry Springfield Gardens residents protested a controversial private prison in their neighborhood Saturday, seven weeks after company executives extended a federal contract to house the facility in the area for another year. (Click here for more) August 24, 2006 - Counselor accused of sex with inmate The Tribune-Review A drug and alcohol counselor faces criminal charges after allegedly having sexual encounters with an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Greensburg. (Click here for more) August 23, 2006 - Jail investors owed $600,000 Valley Star Willacy County officials will have to pay as much as $600,000 to bail out the new $7.5 million jail that has run short of money to pay investors who could foreclose, County Judge Simon Salinas said. (Click here for more) August 23, 2006 - Private health provider ends contract with DOC Gainesville Sun One of the state's largest privatization efforts is ending abruptly with Prison Health Services' decision to end work with the Florida Department of Corrections nearly eight years before the contract was to expire. (Click here for more) August 23, 2006 - McFadyen campaign targeted by opposing partisan groups Pueblo Chieftain Two political groups are fighting over Rep. Buffie McFadyen, but it isn't for love nor money. (Click here for more) August 22, 2006 - Janitor accused of computer theft The Telegraph A part-time custodian with Aramark, the firm hired last year to clean Alton schools, was charged Monday with felony theft for allegedly stealing four laptop computers from North Elementary School. (Click here for more) August 22, 2006 - Treatment angers family Daily Telegram The parents of a former Adrian man who died this month in a Jackson prison say they’re angry about the way he was treated while in custody — and that it took an investigation by the Detroit Free Press for them to find out about it. (Click here for more) August 22, 2006 - After inmate death, Granholm orders prison review Detroit News Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered an independent review of health care in Michigan prisons as a result of cases that included the Aug. 6 death of an inmate who had spent four days in an isolation cell. (Click here for more) August 21, 2006 - America Service Group to terminate contract with Florida Department of Corrections Yahoo News America Service Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ASGR - News) announced today that its primary operating subsidiary, Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS), has formally delivered written notice to terminate its contract with the Florida Department of Corrections, effective November 20, 2006.(Click here for more) August 21, 2006 - Judge says Iowa man threatened her life AP Federal Judge Linda Reade testified today that a southern Iowa man sent her a threatening letter shortly after she sentenced him to federal prison for threatening other judges and President Bush. (Click here for more) August 21, 2006 - Guards delayed dying teen's CPR Miami Herald Just after 4 a.m. on Oct. 13, youth-camp guard Josephus Johnson heard a ''gurgling'' sound coming from a dorm room. He found 17-year-old Willie Durden cold, limp and without a pulse. (Click here for more) August 21, 2006 - Inmates aren't the only ones who pay for poor medical care in prison Detroit Free Press Michigan legislators remain blissfully ignorant about a big and growing part of the state budget, despite widespread evidence of almost criminal incompetence and negligence in how the money is spent. (Click here for more) August 20, 2006 - State reviews case; lack of care, heat in cell are issues Detroit Free Press Timothy Joe Souders lived a hard life and, on Aug. 6, died an even harder death in a segregated prison cell in Jackson. Souders, 21, spent most of his last four days naked, without physician or psychiatric care, his arms and legs bound to a steel bed in four-point restraints. (Click here for more) August 19, 2006 - Tax preparer gets 3 years probation for filing false claims Texarkana Gazette A professional tax preparer has been sentenced to three years probation for her conviction of conspiracy to file false tax claims against the U.S. government. (Click here for more) August 16, 2006 - Paroled to die at home, and eager for justice Detroit Free Press Wearing prison khakis and a white T-shirt, Lloyd Byron Martell limped off a Greyhound bus in downtown Detroit Tuesday afternoon, looking tired but oh so happy. (Click here for more) August 14, 2006 - Officer held in jail phone probe BBC A prison officer from a private jail has been arrested over claims he made nuisance calls to inmates' relatives. (Click here for more) August 14, 2006 - Follow the prison money trail In These Times While New Mexico’s landscape may make the state the Land of Enchantment, its rapidly growing rates of incarceration have been utterly disenchanting. (Click here for more) August 12, 2006 - Company wants to know how county will pay for jail operations Salem News Columbiana County Jail operator CiviGenics recently asked for "written assurances" that the county will pay its bills for housing prisoners, regardless of what happens with the sales tax. (Click here for more) August 12, 2006 - Airline suspends terror suspect Daily Telegraph INDIA'S biggest private airline Jet Airways would suspend a British employee arrested in London over an alleged plot to blow up US airliners, it said today. (Click here for more) August 11, 2006 - In mate suicide leads to lawsuit against Corrections Burlington Free Press The parents of an inmate who committed suicide in his cell in 2004 have sued the state Corrections Department, alleging that prison workers knew their son was thinking of killing himself but did not act to prevent his death. (Click here for more) August 11, 2006 - Charges against eight inmates upheld in prison riot KTEN An Oklahoma judge is refusing to dismiss charges against eight black inmates in connection with a fatal Cushing prison riot. (Click here for more) August 9, 2006 - Democrats clash over donations Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager's campaign took her opponent, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, to task for taking donations from those pursuing Dane County business. (Click here for more) August 9, 2006 - In latest private-equity deal, Aramark accepts $6.3B bid Toledo Blade Food-service company Aramark Corp. agreed yesterday to a $6.3 billion buyout by a group of investors including Joseph Neubauer, the company's chairman and chief executive officer. (Click here for more) August 9, 2006 - Prisons chief rap for privately-run jail 24Dash.com A privately-run prison which has had three changes of director in four years and recently allowed an inmate on remand to walk free by mistake, has been criticised in a report released today. (Click here for more) August 8, 2006 - ACLU files civil suit against Department of Corrections News Journal The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware filed a civil lawsuit today charging the state Department of Correction with refusing to provide information about how it treats prisoners for with illnesses such as HIV, hepatitis and high blood pressure. (Click here for more) August 7, 2006 - Mental health workers unpaid amid group's dispute Call 6 TV Several prison mental health workers say they went unpaid when the subcontractor that employed them was dropped by a contractor, Call 6 for Help's Rafael Sanchez reported. (Click here for more) August 7, 2006 - Head of lobbying firm says it's done nothing wrong San Bernardino County Sun The president and founder of a lobbying firm under scrutiny for one of its lobbyists' role in San Bernardino County's purchase of a High Desert jail said Friday that his firm has done nothing wrong. (Click here for more) August 5, 2006 - Former inmate gets a break St Petersburg Times A judge has ruled that there will be no more jail time for Joel G. Ford, the inmate who was released from the Hernando County Jail two months early and then ordered this week to serve the rest of his time. (Click here for more) August 4, 2006 - Council turns down Cornell Midway Driller Too many questions about the city's future and a prospective prison facility operator's past prompted the Taft City Council to unanimously turn down a request to endorse a bid to open another community correctional facility. (Click here for more) August 4, 2006 - Corrections lawsuit settled Cibola Beacon The New Mexico Corrections Department recently announced the settlement of an ACLU lawsuit against it includes a proviso that the department will not be releasing inmates early. (Click here for more) August 4, 2006 - Jail error is trouble for man set free St Petersburg Times It wasn't until he picked up the newspaper on Saturday that Joel G. Ford realized he got out of jail too soon. (Click here for more) August 3, 2006 - Out-of-county judges requested in jail dispute Pittsburg Post-Gazette Lawyers representing Beaver County do not think county judges would be biased in the case pitting the county against its jail guards' union. (Click here for more) August 3, 2006 - Guard did not fire on escapees The Enterprise Two dangerous Newton County Correction Center inmates escaped earlier this year because a watchtower guard was too intimidated to shoot, according to a tape recording obtained by The Enterprise. (Click here for more) August 2, 2006 - America Service earnings plummet Nashville Business Journal America Service Group Inc. saw its earnings for the second quarter plummet 81 percent compared to results for the same period last year. (Click here for more) August 2, 2006 - Mother of hospitalized inmate sues Florida Times-Union The mother of a Duval County jail inmate hospitalized in a persistent vegetative state after an altercation with corrections officers has filed a civil rights and medical malpractice lawsuit against the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the city, the jail's subcontracted health provider and some of their employees. (Click here for more) August 2, 2006 - Deputy warden resigned after hitting Idaho inmate Idaho Statesman A deputy warden at a private prison in Texas resigned June 4 after punching an Idaho inmate in the jaw May 30. (Click here for more) August 1, 2006 - County punishes jail Hernando Today The Hernando County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday to implement a contract clause that punishes the operators of the county jail. (Click here for more) August 1, 2006 - Jail, land deal reports released Press Enterprise San Bernardino County supervisors Tuesday released two confidential investigative reports into the county's $28 million deal for a private jail in Adelanto and the purchase of former county land by a supervisor's former top aide. (Click here for more) August 1, 2006 - McDonough unsure about privatizing prisons Tallahassee Democrat The head of Florida's prison system, who has been cleaning up contracting scandals for six months, today expressed skepticism about prison privatization. (Click here for more) August 1, 2006 - Willacy judge:
County will not bail out new jail Valley Star Willacy county
commissioners won't bail out the new $7.5 million county jail if it
can't afford to pay investors, County Judge Simon Salinas said Monday.
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