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December 30, 2010 - NM prosecutors seek death penalty against escapees AP Federal prosecutors in New Mexico have begun steps to seek the death penalty against two Arizona prison escapees and a woman who allegedly helped them escape. (Click here for more) December 30, 2010 - NM inmate's family settles over cancer death Albuquerque Journal The family of an inmate who sued the state prison health services provider and three wardens claiming he failed to get treatment for colon cancer has settled the lawsuit filed on his behalf. (Click here for more) December 30, 2010 - Grand jury calls for reform, citing pervasive government corruption St Petersburg Times Saying corruption is "pervasive at all levels of government,'' a statewide grand jury released a report Wednesday calling for reforms to combat "mismanagement and theft'' by public officials. (Click here for more) December 29, 2010 - Auditor blasts use of private prisons AP State Auditor Marion Higa on Wednesday blasted the Hawaii Department of Public Safety's management of a contract to house prisoners in privately owned Arizona prisons. (Click here for more) December 28, 2010 - Stabbing forces jail lockdown The Age FULHAM Prison at West Sale was in lockdown last night after an inmate was stabbed in the neck. (Click here for more) December 26, 2010 - New 'revolving doors' row as G4S hires ex-mandarins The Guardian A security company has recruited two former senior civil servants, sparking an outcry about the "revolving door" between Whitehall and the company. (Click here for more) December 23, 2010 - Red Rock Correctional Center Riot Tri-Valley Central At approximately 1:21 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Eloy Fire responded to a call at the Red Rock Correctional Center for an assault victim, which quickly expanded to 10 California inmates after a lunchtime riot at the facility. (Click here for more) December 23, 2010 - Senate approves Hylton as marshal Washington Post The Senate has confirmed President Obama's pick for U.S. marshal despite opposition from criminal justice and watchdog groups upset about the nominee's ties to the private prison industry. (Click here for more) December 22, 2010 - Jack Harwell administrators search for ways to cover costs KXXV It's been open just under a year, and McLennan County's new jail hasn't come close to breaking even. (Click here for more) December 21, 2010 - Two inmates hurt in CCA disturbance Mineral Wells Index Two inmates reportedly received minor injuries during a disturbance Friday night at the Corrections Corporation of America Pre-Parole Transfer Facility but facility personnel were able to gain control of the inmates within a short time. (Click here for more) December 18, 2010 - MP fury at prisoners being released early Peterborough Today A CITY MP has called for a review of prison procedures following revelations that prisoners were wrongly released from HMP Peterborough. (Click here for more) December 17, 2010 - Morgan woman implicated in death of inmate in Hudson facility Fort Morgan Times District Attorney Robert Watson has filed a request in Morgan County District Court to revoke a personal recognizance bond for Jessica Rehn of Fort Morgan. (Click here for more) December 16, 2010 - Feds settle suit over medical care at immigration jail Union-Tribune A federal lawsuit filed against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency over medical care at an immigration jail in Otay Mesa was settled Thursday with an agreement that the government will provide a broader range of treatment and increase mental health care. (Click here for more) December 16, 2010 - Abercrombie pledges isle inmates' return Star Advertiser Gov. Neil Abercrombie promised swift action to bring back all Hawaii inmates serving sentences in mainland prisons in light of a new lawsuit alleging their mistreatment by guards at an Arizona facility. (Click here for more) December 15, 2010 - LePage interested in corporate prisons Portland Phoenix In the gubernatorial campaign the controversial Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation's largest for-profit prison operator, spent $25,000 on behalf of Republican candidate Paul LePage, now the governor-elect. (Click here for more) December 15, 2010 - Augusta resident arrested for showing sign to Governor Georgia Green Party Ayman Fadel an Augusta based business owner was arrested for misdemeanor criminal trespass and was held pending the setting of bond by the Jenkins County Sheriff's Department. (Click here for more) December 15, 2010 - Matt Kisber had no business in meeting CCA Tennessean One of Gov. Phil Bredesen's top Cabinet members, Matt Kisber, crossed an ethical line when he met with a key state contractor about his new private solar business — a business that would financially benefit if hired. (Click here for more) December 15, 2010 - Brutality at a private prison Courthouse News Guards at a privately run prison in Arizona stripped, beat and kicked inmates and threatened to kill them, banged their heads on tables while they were handcuffed, and "the warden himself" joined in threatening their families, 18 inmates say in state court. (Click here for more) December 15, 2010 - Two Delco jail workers suspended in release mistake Philadelphia Inquirer Two Delaware County jail employees have been suspended after a prisoner was prematurely released last week when they failed to finish reading the bail conditions for the inmate, officials said. (Click here for more) December 14, 2010 - Another prisoner mistakenly released early from Delco prison Delco Times For the seventh time this year, a prisoner at Delaware County prison was released prematurely. (Click here for more) December 14, 2010 - A lawsuit by a Lee County jail inmate claims neglect, delays News-Press Brett Fields walked into the Lee County Jail on July 6, 2007, a healthy 25-year-old. He left a month later, paralyzed. (Click here for more) December 13, 2010 - Scott raises $2 million for inaugural party St Petersburg Times Incoming Gov. Rick Scott reported collecting about three-quarters of a million bucks in the past week to bring his total haul to $1.92 million, according to a Times/Herald running total of contributions. (Click here for more) December 13, 2010 - Prisoners threaten to riot unless they get cups of tea Daily Record STAFF at Scotland's cushiest jail had to buy in teabags from another prison after the cons threatened to riot when they ran out during the big freeze. (Click here for more) December 12, 2010 - Kisber-Farr solar startup met with CCA Tennessean The state's top economic development official, Matthew Kisber, and Tennessee's former revenue commissioner met in late October with a company that relies on the state for $89.3 million in business to discuss their solar startup venture, which is financially backed by Gov. Phil Bredesen. (Click here for more) December 11, 2010 - CEC's Dickens County Jail contract expires, inmates sent to Lubbock Texas Prison Bidness On Friday, Community Education Centers (CEC) decided to let their contract with the Dickens County Jail expire. (Click here for more) December 11, 2010 - Former prison employee receives probation for bring cellphones into facility KUSH A former case manager at the Cimarron Correctional Facility was placed on two years' probation Friday for bringing cell phones, which are considered contraband, into the private prison in Cushing. (Click here for more) December 10, 2010 - Inmate attacked receives monetary damages The Review A former Columbiana County Jail inmate won $262,850 in damages from a fellow inmate he said assaulted him for refusing to bring in contraband after returning from work release. (Click here for more) December 9, 2010 - Calls for inquiry over Villawood The Age A BRITISH man has become the third detainee to die in four months at Sydney's Villawood detention centre, prompting calls for a national inquiry into the facility. (Click here for more) December 8, 2010 - E. Coli reported at privately-run Idaho prison AP Health officials found evidence of E. coli bacteria at a privately run Idaho prison south of Boise. (Click here for more) December 8, 2010 - ACLU of Texas sues on behalf of immigrant inmate who died in solitary confinement in Pecos prison ACLU The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas and El Paso co-counsel Mike Torres and Leon Schydlower today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the federal government and administrators of a West Texas for-profit prison on behalf of the survivors of Jesus Manuel Galindo. (Click here for more) December 7, 2010 - Work release firm slammed in state report Daily Comet The private corrections company that operates a work release program for the Louisiana Department of Corrections on Savanne Road has been cited in a state Inspector General’s report that alleges forging of documents at its East Baton Rouge Parish location. (Click here for more) December 7, 2010 - Attorney general to review contract tied to Oklahoma senator-lobbyist affair Oklahoman The state attorney general's office agreed Monday to review how a multimillion-dollar state contract was awarded to a group working with a lobbyist romantically linked to a state senator. (Click here for more) December 6, 2010 - Scottish prisoners to get £10 Christmas bonus Daily Record Crooks banged up at a private jail are looking forward to a £10 festive cash reward - for doing nothing. (Click here for more) December 4, 2010 - Signing of contract ties to Oklahoma senator-lobbyist affair delayed Oklahoman A multimillion state contract signing was halted Friday amid allegations that the bidding process was rigged to favor a client of a lobbyist having an extramarital affair with a state senator. (Click here for more) December 3, 2010 - Cd'A man allegedly attacked inmate in prison video Coeur d' Alene Press James Haver, of Coeur d'Alene, was named as the man who brutally attacked a fellow inmate at the privately run Idaho Correctional Center in Boise - a facility dubbed "gladiator school" because of regular violence there. (Click here for more) December 3, 2010 - Nurse claims Kilmarnock Prison bosses ‘outed’ him Kilmarnock Standard A NURSE claimed he was ‘outed’ as gay by prison bosses during an investigation into homophobic bullying at HMP Kilmarnock. (Click here for more) December 3, 2010 - Charge dropped against man who jumped off cell block Vindicator A charge of domestic violence has been dismissed against a man who was injured when he jumped from a second story Columbiana County jail-cell block Nov. 16. (Click here for more) December 2, 2010 - Another former CCA prisoner alleges abuse Fox 12 Surveillance video of the beating of an Idaho Correctional Center inmate, while guards look on has gotten national attention. (Click here for more) December 2, 2010 - Department investigates asylum-seeker brawl at Christmas Island Detention Centre Daily Telegraph THE Department of Immigration is investigating a brawl which broke out between 100 asylum seekers, some teenagers, at Christmas Island Detention Centre. (Click here for more) December 1, 2010 - Critics of Marshals pick vow fight in Senate Washington Times Critics of President Obama's nominee for director of the U.S. Marshals Service vowed to take their fight to the full Senate after a key committee Wednesday backed Justice Department veteran Stacia M. Hylton for the job despite concerns from watchdog groups about her ties to the private prison industry. (Click here for more) December 1, 2010 - Two men sentenced in shooting of Metro Police Sgt. Mark Chesnut Tennessean Two cousins involved in the near-fatal shooting of a Metro Police officer after a Mississippi prison escape were sentenced Wednesday morning to decades in prison. (Click here for more) December 1, 2010 - Romance,
contract link Oklahoma senator with lobbyist Oklahoman A
state senator and lobbyist who are having a romantic affair worked
together to steer a lucrative state contract toward a private company
that had hired the lobbyist, an investigation by The Oklahoman has
revealed.
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