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December 29, 2009 - Move violent inmate: jail staff The Western Australian A violent prisoner who assaulted four jail staff and was involved in a dozen other aggressive outbursts was allowed to stay in the general medium-security prison population, leaked emails from Acacia Prison reveal. (Click here for more) December 27, 2009 - TBI adds escapee to 10 Most Wanted List AP The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says it has added a 26-year-old prison escapee to its Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive list after he abducted a woman and stole her car. (Click here for more) December 24, 2009 - 2 doctors settle insider trading case Miami-Herald The former chairman of the Florida Board of Medicine and another Fort Lauderdale physician have agreed to pay substantial sums to settle federal civil charges of insider stock trading. (Click here for more) December 22, 2009 - Wackenhut sued over racial discrimination claim Aiken Standard A long-serving member of the Savannah River Site's military-style security force is suing his employer, claiming he was discriminated against because of his race. (Click here for more) December 19, 2009 - Appleton inmate sues prison worker over sexual assault charge Star-Tribune Three years ago, an inmate at the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minn., reported to a staff psychologist that a female kitchen supervisor sexually assaulted him in a storage room. (Click here for more) December 18, 2009 - Robstown prison faces unannounced inspections after inadvertent inmate release Caller-Times A private detention facility in Robstown faces frequent, unannounced state inspections for 90 days after its inadvertent release of a convicted sex offender. (Click here for more) December 18, 2009 - Balkwill case goes back to court Herald-Tribune When former Sheriff Bill Balkwill erased 11,000 files from his laptop computer after leaving office, he was asked if some of the deleted files would prove he had close ties to a firm that runs medical services at the county jail. (Click here for more) December 17, 2009 - Discrimination lawsuit at Clark County Jail goes forward The Skanner News In the wake of a required 60-day background investigation by local officials, the racial discrimination tort claim by three law enforcement employees against Clark County Corrections has expanded into a full-on lawsuit seeking millions in damages. (Click here for more) December 17, 2009 - Prisoners allowed satellite television at Liverpool's Altcourse prison Liverpool Daily Post A LIVERPOOL prison is among five in the country allowing its inmates to watch satellite television. (Click here for more) December 17, 2009 - Prison bosses probed after jailbreak Sowetan THE management of the Sinthumule-Kutama Private Prison in Louis Trichardt is in the spotlight over the escape of two dangerous prisoners. (Click here for more) December 16, 2009 - Monroe County, Sheriff's Office sue jails' former medical provider Democrat and Chronicle Monroe County and the Sheriff's Office have sued the former medical service provider at its jails, alleging that the company did not provide staffing as promised under a contractual agreement. (Click here for more) December 16, 2009 - Zimbabwean "lifer" escapes from SA prison The Zimdiaspora A 40-year-old Zimbabwean man is one of two prisoners who escaped from South Africa’s Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre Tuesday morning, the department of Correctional Services revealed today. (Click here for more) December 15, 2009 - Former guard at halfway house sentenced AP A former contract guard at a Houston halfway house has been sentenced to five months in federal prison for sexual abuse of a person in detention. (Click here for more) December 15, 2009 - $1.5M settlement reached in inmate's 2006 death The Virginia-Pilot Former medical providers for the City Jail will pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the widow of a mentally ill man who died of pneumonia and dehydration six days after he was jailed on a misdemeanor charge. (Click here for more) December 15, 2009 - Despite dispute, county will sign new deal with prison health provider Times-Tribune County commissioners are expected to sign a new contract with the current Lackawanna County Prison medical care provider today that will ensure the cost of medical care at the prison, in the future at least, is not kept secret. (Click here for more) December 15, 2009 - A 'ruined' life leads to court action Times-Union When Kelly Mayo was arrested for drug possession on a Saturday afternoon in May 2006, she was only supposed to spend a weekend in the Albany county jail. (Click here for more) December 15, 2009 - Inmates set for easy time this Christmas at 'Scotland's cushiest' jail' Daily Record INMATES at Scotland's cushiest jail are being offered handmade cards, a gift-wrapping service and cash bonuses this Christmas. (Click here for more) December 14, 2009 - Former prisoner worker charged with rape Cibola Beacon A former education director at the New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility has been indicted on a second degree felony count of criminal sexual penetration of an inmate. (Click here for more) December 14, 2009 - CCA inmate bitten by dog Mineral Wells Index A prisoner was reportedly bitten by a dog Thursday evening at the Corrections Corporation of America Preparole Transfer Facility, according to Mineral Wells police. (Click here for more) December 14, 2009 - USDA approved: Jail construction Texas Tribune Some Texas sheriffs are looking to an unlikely source to get them out of the hole as private prisons win away federal contracts for inmates and put the financial squeeze on county jails. (Click here for more) December 13, 2009 - FIRST ON 3: Triple Murder Suspect Arrives In Riverside County To Stand Trial KESQ Jimmy Hughes, wanted for a 1981 triple murder in Rancho Mirage, was booked in a Riverside jail late Saturday night. (Click here for more) December 13, 2009 - Father Christmas turned away from asylum centre over security concerns Telegraph The Rev Canon James Rosenthal, dressed in a red robe with a long white beard and holding a bishop's mitre and crook, was refused entry by guards at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire. (Click here for more) December 11, 2009 - Robstown prison discovers three weeks later that prisoner is missing Corpus Christi Caller-Times A convicted sex offender has been missing from a Robstown lockup since Nov. 19, unknown to the prison’s officials until Thursday. (Click here for more) December 11, 2009 - Party favors: House staffers' event planning biz specializes in bashes for top Dem Rep TPM Muckraker A party planning side business run by three current and former congressional staffers raked in over $20,000 last year from lobbyists holding events to honor Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) -- whose own communications director is co-founder of the firm. (Click here for more) December 10, 2009 - Arizona’s prison privatization scheme is a comedy gold mine. The joke's on us Truthout You know you’re in trouble when "The Daily Show" sends a “fake correspondent” to your state capitol. (Click here for more) December 10, 2009 - Move children out of migrant centres, say medical experts The Guardian Detaining children in immigration centres puts them at risk of mental health problems, self-harm and even suicide, a coalition of royal medical colleges warns the government today. (Click here for more) December 9, 2009 - CCA denies fault in Nashville officer's shooting Tennessean The Corrections Corporation of America has responded to allegations that Sgt. Mark Chesnut's shooting was because of its negligence, saying that it wasn't reasonable to foresee that their escaped prisoner would shoot him. (Click here for more) December 8, 2009 - Law could apply to private firms UK Press Association Private prison operators and contractors who build schools and hospitals may become subject to freedom of information laws. (Click here for more) December 8, 2009 - U.S. to drop contractor in Kabul embassy scandal Reuters The State Department will not renew the contract of a security company embroiled in a scandal involving the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, where guards were accused of drunken conduct and sexual hazing. (Click here for more) December 8, 2009 - Probe urged into prisoner's call to order shooting Yorkshire Post A JUDGE has urged a thorough investigation into how a dangerous criminal was able to use a mobile phone in prison to organise the punishment shooting of another man who might now lose a leg. (Click here for more) December 8, 2009 - Death by Privatization In These Times Ashley Ellis’s misdemeanor arrest turned into a death sentence. (Click here for more) December 8, 2009 - Judges hear results of Luzerne corruption Philadelphia Inquirer A special panel investigating judicial corruption in Luzerne County heard a woman testify last night that her 14-year-old daughter was sent to jail by former Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. despite her warnings that the girl was epileptic and subject to seizures under stress. (Click here for more) December 6, 2009 - Appleton mayor says prison closing will hurt economy INFORUM Corrections Corporation of America plans to close its Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton early next year. (Click here for more) December 4, 2009 - Corrections Corporation of America to cease operations at Prairie Correctional Facility Marketwire Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) ("CCA"), the nation's largest provider of corrections management services to government agencies, announced today its intention to cease operations at the CCA-owned and operated Prairie Correctional Facility located in Appleton, Minnesota. (Click here for more) December 3, 2009 - Georgia march protests death of detainee Workers World Some 100 people gathered at the town square in Lumpkin, Ga., on Nov. 20 to protest the conditions at the nearby Stewart Detention Center, a privately owned prison that holds 1,800 immigrants awaiting deportation. (Click here for more) December 2, 2009 - National law firm takes on Pax Christi The Times-Tribune A national law firm has agreed to represent the local chapter of a Catholic human rights advocacy group in its fight to obtain financial records from the medical care provider for Lackawanna County Prison. (Click here for more) December 2, 2009 - 2 D.C. guards charged in smuggling scheme Washington Post Two D.C. corrections officers and a Maryland woman were arrested Tuesday on federal bribery charges on suspicion of accepting cash to smuggle cellphones and iPods to inmates in the District's jail complex. (Click here for more) December 1, 2009 - Attorney says state report fails to explain how Barksdale got bruises Huntsville Times State prison officials today released a 795-page report showing Farron Barksdale, who killed two police officers, died from hypothermia after being heavily medicated with anti-psychotic drugs. (Click here for more) December 1, 2009 - Fourth Lawton Correctional Center attack may be connected to previous three The Oklahoman Investigators are trying to determine if a prison attack Saturday may be tied to a series of coordinated prison fights that took place a week earlier between Hispanic and American Indian prisoners. (Click here for more) December 1, 2009 - Scotland's newest jail already among worst for drug seizures The Scotsman SCOTLAND'S newest jail already has one of the worst records for drugs seizures, new figures have revealed. (Click here for more) |
