DECEMBER, 2003

December 19, 2003 - Securicor prison racist (BBC News)
The Prison Service has been found guilty of racial discrimination in a report by Britain's race relations body into Wales' newest jail.  (Click here for more)

December 19, 2003 - Still more trouble at CSC facility (The Baltimore Sun)
The Charles H. Hickey Jr. School continues to be beset by violence, some of it perpetrated by staff, and conditions have not improved since a scathing report in May detailed 20 cases of child abuse and neglect at the juvenile detention facility, according to the state independent monitor.  (Click here for more)

December 19, 2003 - Cornell out, CSC in? (ABQ Journal)
How the Santa Fe County Juvenile Detention Center is operated on Jan. 28 could be decided today by the County Commission.  (Click here for more)

December 15, 2003 - No state has privatized its entire prison system (C Monitor)
If New Hampshire turned its entire prison system over to a private company, it would be the first state in the nation to do so.  (Click here for more)

December 8, 2003 - County/city jail takeover faces trial and error (Gallup Independent)
A county commissioner hopes the new Gallup-McKinley County Adult Detention Center will focus more on helping more inmates change their lives rather than just making money off their incarceration.   
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December 8, 2003 - Justice agency rips 'unconstitutional conditions' at two state prisons (NWA)
Inmates at two Arkansas prisons "experienced deliberate indifference towards their serious medical needs" and had "inadequate protection" from physical harm and sexual misconduct, the U.S. Department of Justice concluded after an 18 month investigation.  (Click here for more)

December 8, 2003 - Cornell race riot? (AP)
A prison riot that injured 16 inmates appeared to be sparked by racial tensions, prison officials said Wednesday.  (Click here for more)

December 4, 2003 - More on Cornell riot (Daily Press)
Eighteen prisoners were injured when inmates rioted at Baker Community Correctional Center on Tuesday night.  (Click here for more)

December 4, 2003 - 17 inmates injured in SoCal prison riot; fire started (AP)
More than 100 inmates were involved in a riot at a private minimum-security prison, injuring 17, officials said. A small fire was set inside a building.  (Click here for more)

December 3, 2003 - Original judgment in wrongful death case will stand (Yahoo.com)
Visiting State District Judge Roger Towery has ruled that Sarasota, Fla.-based Correctional Services Corp. (Nasdaq: CSCQ - News) must pay a $38 million judgment that was awarded earlier this summer to the parents of a young man who died at a Mansfield, Tex., boot camp in 2001.  (Click here for more)