JANUARY, 2004
January 31, 2004 - Officer accused in meth case
(News OK)
A correctional officer has been accused of making a deal to deliver
methamphetamines to an inmate at the private Cushing prison where he
worked. (Click
here for more)
January 27, 2004 - Youth prison, now state-run, to reopen today
after 2 years (Las Vegas Sun)
A youth corrections facility where inmates staged a rooftop revolt two
years ago when the place was privately run was expected to reopen today
under state control, officials said. (Click
here for more)
January 25, 2004 - Correctional officers
vote 99% to reject contract offer (OPSEU)
Correctional officers at Canada’s first privatized adult correctional
facility have voted overwhelmingly to reject the employer’s offer for
a first contract. (Click
here for more)
January 23, 2004 - Debauchery in detention (Scope
mag.com)
Pizza parties. Movie nights. Staff who smoke weed with inmates and
ignore tips about riots. And blow jobs. Blow jobs! (Click
here for more)
January 22, 2004 - CCA guard arrested for
abuse (Eastern Kentucky Bureau)
A 3-year-old Owsley County girl was in
critical condition last night with a fractured skull, and her father and
a woman who lives with him were arrested on charges of first-degree
criminal abuse. (Click
here for more)
January 9, 2004 - Pregnant inmate sues CCA (AP)
A Nevada inmate who became pregnant at a women's
prison in North Las Vegas has sued a guard who allegedly impregnated
her, the state Corrections Department, Gov. Kenny Guinn and Correction
Corp. of America which runs the prison. (Click
here for more)
January 9, 2004 - New questionable prison
medical contracts blocked (AP)
A legislative committee blocked three contracts with companies for
medical care in Alabama prisons, saying the deals were too expensive and
were reached without open bidding. (Click
here for more)
January 8, 2004 - Inmates' family file over
pricey calls (The Washington Times)
Families of inmates at prisons run by a Tennessee company have asked the
federal government to investigate whether they are being overcharged for
long-distance calls. (Click
here for more)
January 6, 2004 - Dundalk prison proposal
dropped (Sun Staff)
Pointing to fierce public opposition, a private prison management firm
has dropped its proposal to build a maximum-security federal prison in
eastern Baltimore County. (Click
here for more)
January 5, 2004 - Inmate's suit against CCA
moves forward (The Washington Post)
A D.C. prisoner who sued the District claiming that officials ignored
life-threatening conditions in a now-closed prison will be allowed a new
chance to make his case, a federal appeals panel ruled yesterday.
(Click
here for more)
January 5, 2004 - Prisoner accused of taxing
IRS with 5 returns (The Arizona Republic)
Next time you file your income tax forms, you may want to remember the
case of U.S. vs. Daniel Johnson.
Johnson obtained $378,000 in federal income tax refunds while living in
a Tucson jail, according to a federal indictment released Thursday in
Phoenix. (Click
here for more)
January 5, 2004 - Two dead in rehab center murder/suicide
A man killed a female co-worker at a prison halfway house and
substance-abuse treatment center in North Philadelphia on Monday, then
fatally shot himself, police said. (Click
here for more)
January 5, 2004 - Youth prison to reopen
Jan. 26 (Sun Capital Bureau)
After being closed for nearly two years, the state-owned Summit View
male juvenile detention center in North Las Vegas will be reopened Jan.
26 and will take in 24 boys the first week. (Click
here for more)
January 5, 2004 - Former jail guard
sentenced to prison (My Sanantoni)
A former guard at the privately run Wackenhut jail downtown was
sentenced to more than eight years in prison Thursday for trying to
smuggle heroin into the lockup. (Click
here for more)
January 5, 2004 - Agencies stonewall state
watchdog (Palm Beach Post)
The state's watchdog group for vulnerable citizens is systematically
being denied information by a variety of government agencies.
(Click
here for more)
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