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February 28, 2007 - State prison medical treatment called 'hoax' The Grand Rapids Press Fredrick Heinz needed medical care to save his life. Doing time in Marquette Branch Prison, he begged prison doctors to treat his hepatitis C, but was turned down, told it would cost too much, a friend, Jackie Deming, told a state legislative committee Tuesday. (Click here for more) February 28, 2007 - Escaping from jail as easy as opening door and telling lies St Petersburg Times How did Kenneth Farris escape from the Hernando jail? And why did it take four hours before the Hernando County Sheriff's Office knew an escaped inmate was on the loose? (Click here for more) February 28, 2007 - Police say inmate tricked woman into helping him escape prison The Star Press Jared Bailey can do more than just create fake court papers from inside his jail or prison cell. (Click here for more) February 27, 2007 - Camp workers lost some vacation time Parsons Sun Some employees of the Labette Correctional Conservation Camp women's facility lost vacation time when the facility was transferred to county management on Feb. 1, but county commissioners say it isn't their fault. (Click here for more) February 27, 2007 - State fires prison food manager The Oregonian Oregon corrections officials on Monday fired Fred Monem, the state prison food manager who federal investigators claim took nearly $700,000 in bribes from food vendors. (Click here for more) February 27, 2007 - Inmate escapes, doesn't get far St Petersburg Times An inmate who escaped from the Hernando jail Monday afternoon was caught just after 7 p.m. Monday night in a nearby motel, but jail officials were still trying to explain the third escape in just over a year. (Click here for more) February 26, 2007 - Inmate escapes from Fort Worth facility for parole violators AP Authorities were searching today for a convicted robber who escaped from a facility for parole violators. (Click here for more) February 26, 2007 - Family files claim over death in jail Inside Bay Area The family of a Newark man who died last year at Santa Rita county jail has filed a $10 million claim, alleging medical care he received in the Dublin facility led to his death in September. (Click here for more) February 23, 2007 - Guard's bond set in drug sneak plot Express News Bond was set at $50,000 Friday for a guard charged in a plot to smuggle crack into a privately run San Antonio jail housing federal prisoners. (Click here for more) February 23, 2007 - Official: Lobbyist got commission in prison purchase Inland Valley Daily Bulletin A lobbyist involved in San Bernardino County's controversial purchase of a private jail received a "substantial commission" on the deal, a former official of the corrections company has told District Attorney's investigators. (Click here for more) February 23, 2007 - Prison's hiring findings settled The Arizona Republic The parent company of the Central Arizona Detention Center in Florence has agreed to pay more than $400,000 to settle findings of hiring discrimination. (Click here for more) February 22, 2007 - Jailer arrested after drugs found in lunch WMC TV 5 A jailer at the Leflore County jail has been arrested and charged with introducing contraband after money and marijuana was found in his mashed potatoes. (Click here for more) February 21, 2007 - Fulton to rebid controversial jail food contract Atlanta Journal-Constitution Amid allegations of bid rigging and corruption, Fulton County commissioners agreed Wednesday to rebid a lucrative food service contract at the county jail. (Click here for more) February 21, 2007 - Corrections Corp. off on ruling AP Private prison operator Corrections Corp. of America shares dropped Wednesday morning after a judge ruled California could not transfer thousands of prisoners out of state. (Click here for more) February 20, 2007 - Opportunist thief stole unattended van Great Yarmouth Mercury An opportunist thief stole a Securicor van containing more than £35,000 after a guard left the keys in the ignition and the engine running, a court heard yesterday. (Click here for more) February 20, 2007 - Judge blocks out-of-state transfers of inmates Sacramento Bee A Sacramento judge Tuesday blocked California corrections officials from transferring inmates to out of state, ruling that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's declaration of a prison overcrowding emergency was "unlawful" and that the movement of the prisoners violates the state's civil service principles. (Click here for more) February 15, 2007 - Cops: Nurse took inmates' pills Orlando Sentinel A Bartow jail nurse was arrested Wednesday after she admitted taking home prescription medication intended for inmates. (Click here for more) February 13, 2007 - Convicted murder, son walk away from Casper work-release program KGWN TV Authorities are on the lookout for a convicted murderer who walked away from a Casper halfway house last week. (Click here for more) February 13, 2007 - Ritter says state can save money in long run by investing in cutting inmate numbers now Rocky Mountain News Gov. Bill Ritter wants to invest $8 million in reducing the number of inmates returning to prison in the belief he can save $14 million in the long run. (Click here for more) February 11, 2007 - Youth jail faces death probe The Observer Damaging questions about the treatment of teenagers in jail will be revealed this week during the inquest into how a 15-year-old boy died in custody after being restrained by three adult members of staff. (Click here for more) February 10, 2007 - Rolly: As always, Legislature knows best Salt Lake City Tribune Paul Rolly: One bill introduced at the Utah Legislature raises constitutional separation-of-powers questions with the appearance that lawmakers want to take over the bidding process for choosing state contractors. (Click here for more) February 10, 2007 - Legislation to bring inmates home advances Honolulu Advertiser House and Senate lawmakers who say it's time to rethink the state's practice of sending Hawai'i inmates to the Mainland are advancing a bill aimed at bringing 175 Hawai'i women prison inmates back from a privately run Kentucky prison. (Click here for more) February 8, 2007 - Groups laud lawmaker's resolution on immigrant detention center American-Statesman Groups advocating the closure of an immigrant detention center in Taylor applauded Wednesday a state resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security to consider alternatives to detaining families and children. (Click here for more) February 8, 2007 - Inmates challenge transfer LA Times Attorneys for two California prisoners on Wednesday asked a federal court to block Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger from forcibly transferring convicts to private lockups in other states. (Click here for more) February 8, 2007 - CCA guard charged with murder-for-hire Laredo Morning Times A former employee of the Corrections Corporation of America federal prison in Laredo has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking fake drugs in the prison and trying to hire a hit man to kill her boss. (Click here for more) February 8, 2007 - Inmates say prison segregates by race Altoona Mirror An inmate at the recently opened private prison in Clearfield County wants more diversity in its population. (Click here for more) February 7, 2007 The Santa Fe Reporter At the behest of the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC), two correctional health experts have launched an extensive audit of the medical care in New Mexico’s state prisons. (Click here for more) February 7, 2007 - Inmate hurt in Clearfield County prison fight WJAC TV Security has been heightened and the Moshannon Valley Corrections Center remains on lockdown, after a Tuesday lunch-hour inmate fight. (Click here for more) February 7, 2007 - Serco takes over asylum The Sun Group 4 Securicor has lost the contract to run Bedfordshire’s Yarl’s Wood detention centre for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants. (Click here for more) February 7, 2007 - Prisoner alleges extortion Times-Dispatch David Eugene Davis claims he was roused from his cell in the middle of the night by officers at the Lawrenceville Correctional Center last April. (Click here for more) February 6, 2007 - Commission and CCA at odds NEWS 13 At Tuesday's Bay County Commission meeting, commissioners voiced their concerns with CCA. Commissioners say CCA did not consult them before hiring a new warden. (Click here for more) February 6, 2007 - Jail settles with union, will hire more nurses The Daily-Californian The medical center at a county jail that some say has poor medical care will hire additional personnel this year following the jail’s settlement of negotiations with the health care providers’ union. (Click here for more) February 5, 2007 - Swank pleads guilty to second-degree murder The Grand Rapids Press Janet Chandler's former boss and roommate -- a woman who admitted to instigating the fatal attack on Chandler out of jealousy -- pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder. (Click here for more) February 5, 2007 - Making his case for better jail care The Star Ledger Walking across the courtroom, Jerald Albrecht fell and hit the floor. It was emblematic, perhaps, of his status among the righteous that no one rose to help him. (Click here for more) February 4, 2007 - Inmate accuses guard of beating at city jail The Press-Enterprise A San Bernardino man says a guard in the city jail subjected him to an unprovoked beating while a police officer watched. (Click here for more) February 4, 2007 - Prison food bribe suspect worked with little oversight The Oregonian Fred Monem, the prison food executive suspected of taking bribes, had virtually unchecked power over how the state spends millions each year to feed state inmates, according to documents obtained by The Oregonian and interviews with state officials. (Click here for more) February 3, 2007 - Aramark CEO gets big payday in buyout AP The first time Joseph Neubauer took Aramark Corp. private in 1984, the deal was worth $889 million. (Click here for more) February 2, 2007 - Supreme Court denies appeal of tax exemption for private prisons AP Private prisons operating under lease-purchase agreements with the state will remain exempt from paying millions of dollars in local property taxes after the Florida Supreme Court reversed course Thursday and let stand an appellate decision. (Click here for more) February 1, 2007 - Security guard pleads guilty to rape, kidnapping charges 10 NEWS A security guard who used his badge to lure young girls into his car and then forced them to have sex pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of rape under the color of authority and one count of kidnapping. (Click here for more) February 1, 2007 - Ex-district judge of Elizabeth Twp. to plead
guilty to obstruction charge Tribune-Review A former district
judge said Wednesday he reluctantly agreed to plead guilty to
obstructing a federal corruption investigation of the Allegheny County
Sheriff's Office.
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