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January 31, 2006 - Jail faces $20,000 fine Hernando Today County commissioners are holding off political penalties for jail officials after they violated a court order last week and sent an inmate needed for a local trial out of the county. (Click here for more) January 31, 2006 - Greens concerned about growing discontent in Baxter Scoop The Victorian Greens Spokesperson on Refugees, Peter Job, today expressed his concerns about growing discontent amongst asylum seekers about their treatment in Baxter detention centre due to the Intransigent policies of the Department of Immigration and its subcontractor Global Solutions Limited. (Click here for more) January 31, 2006 - Another official tied to jail services quits New York Times The deputy commissioner responsible for the city health department's Medicaid and jail health care programs resigned last Friday after only seven months on the job. (Click here for more) January 30, 2006 - Don't let private company run your jail Hernando Today What will it take for the county to realize their lawful responsibility and return the Hernando County Jail to public management? (Click here for more) January 30, 2006 - County jail accidentally releases 2 men St Petersburg Times Two small, separate tales that are parts of the bigger, developing story of what's going on at the Hernando County Jail. (Click here for more) January 30, 2006 - Chaos, coverups for state's sex offenders Miami Herald For seven years, Florida taxpayers pumped more than $100 million into the Florida Civil Commitment Center, a facility set up to treat the mental disorders of the state's most dangerous sexual predators. What taxpayers got: a place where child pornography arrived in the mail, stashed inside transistor radios. (Click here for more) January 29, 2006 - Internal audit shows jail lacking St Petersburg Times Corrections Corporation of America knew of problems at the Hernando County Jail as far back as August, when the privately run facility received a 72 percent overall score on an internal audit. (Click here for more) January 29, 2006 - Tagged criminals running amok in England UPI British criminals convicted of assault and burglary are breaking their home curfews unhindered, in some cases staying out for hundreds of hours. (Click here for more) January 29, 2006 - Private-prison firm wants to reopen troubled youth facility AP A private-prison firm hopes to regain its license to run a detention center for serious juvenile offenders in Berks County. (Click here for more) January 28, 2006 - Woman says jail officials denied her insulin shots Mobile Register A woman who was jailed in Mobile last year went into a diabetic shock and nearly died because officers and medical staff denied her proper medication and ignored her problems, a federal lawsuit claims. (Click here for more) January 28, 2006 - Former jail supervisor busted in Las Vagas Gallup Independent Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrested fugitive and former McKinley County Adult Detention Center supervisor Bryan Orr this week in connection with the sexual assault of two female inmates. (Click here for more) January 28, 2006 - 3rd suicide rattles jail St Petersburg Times Executives from Corrections Corp. of America were in town to calm concerns about two recent suicides at the Hernando County Jail. (Click here for more) January 27, 2006 - Jail health care fails again New York Times The Tennessee company that provides health care to city inmates failed to meet one-fourth of its contractual performance standards for a third consecutive quarter last year, city records show. (Click here for more) January 27, 2006 - The GEO Group, Inc. announces fourth quarter 2005 non-cash impairment charge Yahoo The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GGI - News; "GEO") announced today that it will incur a non-cash impairment charge of $21.0 million, or $1.27 earnings per share, during the fourth quarter of 2005 related to GEO's 480-bed Michigan Correctional Facility (the "Facility"). (Click here for more) January 26, 2006 - Jail officials: 'We'll do whatever...' Hernando Today Although Corrections Corporation of America still remains the county's choice to operate its jail, government officials are shopping for other suitors. (Click here for more) January 26, 2006 - Sanders says prison expansion on hold Queens Chronicle City Councilman James Sanders, Jr. (D-Laurleton) announced this week that the expansion plans for a private prison in Springfield Gardens have been halted, but a spokesman for the company that owns the prison said the expansion will go ahead as scheduled. (Click here for more) January 26, 2006 - Speedier DWI crash appeal is asked Star-Ledger A lawyer for an 8-year-old paralyzed car crash victim has filed a motion to expedite the appeal of a $135 million jury verdict, most of it against the beer service company at Giants Stadium. (Click here for more) January 26, 2006 - Bill would make prison health audit public Wilmington News Journal Lee McMillan, whose husband nearly died in prison after flesh-eating bacteria attacked his body, wants to know why the state won't release an audit of Delaware's prison health care system. (Click here for more) January 25, 2006 - Prosecutors perusing jail problems Hernando Today The State Attorney's Office has assigned a prosecutor to pore over stacks of documents detailing recent problems at the Hernando County Jail, including two inmate suicides. (Click here for more) January 25, 2006 - Grand jury probe option for county Hernando Today County commissioners who Tuesday called for an outside inspection of their jail and the private firm hired to operate it, are now raising the stakes and warn they could call for a grand jury investigation. (Click here for more) January 25, 2006 - Minnesota prison gives state until March to move inmates AP A private Minnesota prison is giving North Dakota more time to find space for inmates who have been housed there. (Click here for more) January 25, 2006 - Imprisoned women numbers change little Birmingham News When the Alabama Department of Corrections decided to put prisoners in a private out-of-state prison, women went first. (Click here for more) January 24, 2006 - Sheriff asks for 6 new deputies Hernando Today Sheriff Richard Nugent appealed to county commissioners Tuesday to create six more deputy positions so he can take over the fingerprinting and photographing process at the jail. (Click here for more) January 24, 2006 - Board irate over jail debacles Hernando Today Corrections Corporation of America will be locked out of operating the county's jail unless it fixes a series of management problems, the most recent falsifying records involving an inmate suicide. (Click here for more) January 24, 2006 - ACLU sues for Wyo inmates Casper Star-Tribune The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against a New Mexico detention officer, alleging he sexually assaulted two female inmates from Wyoming at a Gallup, N.M., jail and photographed them in the nude. (Click here for more) January 23, 2006 - Bill to extend state contracts questioned by Baxley AP Proponents of legislation to extend state contracts up to five years say it could save the state money, but critics, including Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley, say it would allow an outgoing governor to lock in the next administration. (Click here for more) January 23, 2006 - Pair face federal tax fraud charges Texarkana Gazette A former Bi-State Justice Building jailer and a tax preparer have been indicted on 25 federal counts that they used inmates’ Social Security numbers to get more than $50,000 in tax refunds for themselves. (Click here for more) January 22, 2006 - Longtime Richardson friend and associate sports impressive client list Albuquerque Journal Bill Richardson once described his former congressional aide Butch Maki as "the go-to guy." (Click here for more) January 22, 2006 - Files show past arrests, reprimands Gwinnett Daily Post A review of the personnel files of more than 60 employees of Prison Health Services, the contracted medical provider for the Gwinnett County Detention Center, reveals several employees have something in common with the inmates they treat — six have been arrested in the past. (Click here for more) January 21, 2006 - Lobbyist client lists grow with their cachet AP One way to judge which lobbyists wield the most influence is to look at their client lists. (Click here for more) January 21, 2006 - Freedom has its downside Sidney Morning Herald HERE'S a conundrum for you. (Click here for more) January 20, 2006 - Medical provider may lose contract Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gwinnett Sheriff Butch Conway is trying to decide whether to fire the county jail's medical provider. (Click here for more) January 20, 2006 - Sheriff taking another look at jail menu Herald News Under pressure from inmates complaining about the quality of jail cuisine, Passaic County Sheriff Jerry Speziale may terminate a $1.7 million food service contract with facility's current provider, Philadelphia-based Aramark. (Click here for more) January 20, 2006 - Gwinnett County blames Taser International in inmate's death AP Gwinnett County attorneys are blaming Taser International and Prison Health Services in the death of a jail inmate, who died after being repeatedly shocked with a stun gun. (Click here for more) January 20, 2006 - 2 suspended, 1 fired in jail hanging Texas City Sun Two county jailers have been suspended, while a third jail employee was fired after an investigation into an inmate’s suicide in November. (Click here for more) January 20, 2006 - Beating highlights jail crowding issue News Herald In a strip cell at the Bay County Jail Annex, on suicide watch next to an inmate with a penchant for beating up cellmates, Sweatt wanted out in the worst way. (Click here for more) January 20, 2006 - Lawmakers cautious about Corrections' inmate transport idea AP and Great Falls Tribune Putting the Department of Corrections in charge of transporting almost all prisoners in the state drew mixed reaction from lawmakers Thursday. (Click here for more) January 19, 2006 - Ex-prisoner officer pleads guilty in inmate-sex case Daily Town Talk Former Winn Correctional Center officer Capt. John Charles Roberts pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of oral sex with an inmate and one count of lying to an FBI agent. (Click here for more) January 19, 2006 - Guards made offer county did refuse Beaver Times Before the Beaver County Prison Board approved privatizing the Beaver County Jail, guards offered a plan that would have saved the county $1.6 million this year, the same as a private company has promised, a union official said Wednesday. (Click here for more) January 19, 2006 - Residents rail against jail execs get an earful at protest, meeting Queens Chronicle Dozens of determined Springfield Gardens residents demanded answers from the owners of a private prison at two events this week. (Click here for more) January 19, 2006 - Defunct prison to reopen as immigration detainee center NEWS8 A private prison in Taylor has a new, long-term plan to stay up and running. (Click here for more) January 19, 2006 - Private prison loses federal contract KVOA Corrections Corporation of American says it's been told by the feds that its contract to operate a private prison near Eloy won't be renewed. (Click here for more) January 19, 2006 - DSG discusses ARAMARK vote The Chronicle Duke Student Government kicked off its first meeting of the spring semester with an eye toward the future Wednesday night. (Click here for more) January 19, 2006 - Charges won't be re-filed against 2 prison escapees Helena Independent Record Escape charges won’t be resubmitted against two men who broke out of a prison transport van in Helena in 2004 because that might constitute “double jeopardy.” (Click here for more)
January 19, 2006 - Investigation questions care at jail Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jail inmate Harriet Washington was the victim of a confused and clumsy medical response when she died in front of her cellmates, concluded a Gwinnett Sheriff's Department investigation released Wednesday. (Click here for more) January 18, 2006 - County jail operator needs more scrutiny Hernando Today The Hernando County Sheriff's Office has completed its investigation of a prisoner's death at the county jail and agreed with the medical examiner that Daniel Ray Warren hanged himself. (Click here for more) January 18, 2006 - Jail board approves privatizing Beaver Times Nearly two years after the Beaver County Commissioners first talked about privatizing the Beaver County Jail, the county prison board on Tuesday authorized them to contract with a Massachusetts company to run the Hopewell Township facility. (Click here for more) January 18, 2006 - Jail escape sparks management changes ABC Junee Jail has restructured its senior management in response to an inmate's escape last year. (Click here for more) January 18, 2006 - Little-known jail plans expansion New York Daily News There's bad news about a Springfield Gardens jail for federal detainees, says a local elected official - and then there's worse news. (Click here for more) January 18, 2006 - Scotland's tired private prison guards The Scotsman Managers of Scotland’s prison system heard in January that prison guards at the private security company Reliance are being forced to work "dangerously long shifts." (Click here for more)
January 16, 2006 - America Service retains listing on NASDAQ Tennessean Prison health care services provider America Service Group Inc. will continue to be listed on NASDAQ. (Click here for more) January 15, 2006 - Foreign detective firms flood India The Asian Age Many foreign-based private detective agencies have offices in the national capital and operate unmonitored in India. (Click here for more) January 15, 2006 - Queens residents fight against federal prison in Rosedale NY1 Some Queens residents gathered at a town hall meeting Wednesday night to fight to shut down a federal prison that they say popped up in their neighborhood without notice. (Click here for more) January 15, 2006 - Hawaii to study death of prisoner Courier-Journal The state of Hawaii is sending a medical team to Kentucky to investigate the Dec. 31 death of a Hawaiian woman who became ill at a private prison in Floyd County, where she was being held. (Click here for more) January 15, 2006 -
Schwarzenegger's prison plan rankles guards Sacramento Bee
January 14, 2006 - Emerald Correctional says county violated state laws in project negotiations News Herald Emerald Correctional Management LLC has accused the Bay County Commission of breaking state laws in its decision to pursue negotiations with another firm for jail construction projects. (Click here for more) January 13, 2006 - No private contractor for jail Daily Camera The Boulder County Jail continues to grapple with a nursing shortage, but it won't hire an outside agency to provide medical care for inmates, the Sheriff's Office announced Thursday. (Click here for more) January 13, 2006 - Two previous escapees granted new trial Helena Independent Record As law enforcement officers searched for an escaped murder suspect in Helena Wednesday, a district court judge ruled that two men who bailed out of a transport van at Burger King on 11th two years ago should have a new trial in that case. (Click here for more) January 12, 2006 - Cheap deal, bad deal Palm Beach Post The Florida Department of Corrections is touting this week's deal with a private prison health-care company that sounds too good to be true. (Click here for more) January 12, 2006 - Top doctor to leave unit that monitors inmate medical care New York Times The psychiatrist in charge of monitoring medical care in city jails is resigning next week, after only six months on the job. (Click here for more) January 12, 2006 - Fugitives lack trust in officials Hernando Today The Allains, the North Suncoast's most known fugitives, say a major reason they're still on the lam, and seem determined to stay that way, is that they wouldn't feel safe turning themselves in to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, and that they also wouldn't feel safe in the Hernando County Jail. (Click here for more) January 12, 2006 - Prison plans expansion - Meeks, Sanders in Opposition Queens Journal A federal detention facility in Springfield Gardens plans to increase its capacity by nearly 200 inmates within the next six months. (Click here for more) January 12, 2006 - No trail, no lesson News Herald Since grand juries in Bay County are not encouraged by the courthouse leadership to exercise routine oversight of county offices and facilities, lawsuits are an alternative but expensive way for citizens to involve other citizens as jurors in attempting to understand how well or how badly things work. (Click here for more) January 12, 2006 - CCA receives Federal Bureau of Prison notice Yahoo.com Corrections Corporation of America, the nation's largest provider of corrections management services to government agencies, announced today that it received notification from the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") of its intent not to exercise its renewal option at the Company's 1,500-bed Eloy Detention Center, located in Eloy, Arizona. (Click here for more)
January 11, 2006 - 4-1 vote keeps report on prison purchase secret The Press Enterprise San Bernardino County supervisors defeated an effort Tuesday to publicly release an investigative report into the county's $31 million purchase of a private prison in Adelanto. (Click here for more) January 11, 2006 - County investigates jail outbreak The Salinas Californian Illness has spread at the Monterey County Jail, leaving about 75 inmates with diarrhea and stomach cramping in what the county Health Department says might be a food-borne outbreak. (Click here for more) January 11, 2006 - Prison fight stirs up crowding debate Great Falls Tribune The weekend fight at the Crossroads Correctional in Shelby that injured two correctional guards comes after repeated complaints that the state's only for-profit private prison is too crowded. (Click here for more) January 10, 2006 - Surprise! A prison is on the block New York Daily News Some Springfield Gardens residents who were surprised to learn that the nondescript building at 150th Ave. and 182nd St. is a federal prison are now worried that there are plans to expand it. (Click here for more) January 10, 2006 - Judge considering arguments for retrial Helena Independent Record District Court Judge Thomas Honzel didn't make a decision at a hearing Monday regarding a new trial for two convicts who bailed out of a prison transport van outside a Helena Burger King in 2004, but he certainly appeared to be looking closely at the defense's arguments. (Click here for more) January 10, 2006 - Three employees hurt in weekend fight Great Falls Tribune A weekend fight between rival prison gangs at the private Crossroads Correctional Center in Shelby sent one prison guard to the hospital in Great Falls with a broken jaw. (Click here for more) January 10, 2006 Commercial Appeal A coalition opposed to private management of Shelby County's jail and prison populations presented the Commission on Monday with a list of possible money-saving alternatives. (Click here for more)
January 8, 2006 - Former private prison ready for county use The Press-Enterprise A 706-bed detention center will go a long way toward easing the space crunch in San Bernardino County's jails, county officials said. (Click here for more) January 8, 2006 - Private prison on lockdown Billings Gazette The private prison here was put under lockdown after a fight Saturday morning involving six to eight inmates, prison officials said. (Click here for more) January 7, 2006 - Ethical breaches The Press-Enterprise Three little words. That's all it would have taken for former Assemblyman Brett Granlund to remain above reproach in San Bernardino County's purchase of the Adelanto private prison. (Click here for more) January 7, 2006 - 2nd suicide in 2 months raises questions about jail Hernando Times For more than three years, the Hernando County Jail went without an inmate committing suicide. (Click here for more) January 6, 2006 - Jail deal raises contract issues The Press-Enterprise San Bernardino County must do better at overseeing the companies it contracts with after its lobbyist failed to properly disclose his ties to a private prison, the county's top executive said Thursday. (Click here for more) January 5, 2006 - Congressman Roger's neighborhood The Prospect Representative Hal Rogers, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the Appropriations Subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee -- that is, the politician who controls the purse strings -- has filled his fund-raising coffers with contributions from companies that do business with the Department of Homeland Security. (Click here for more) January 4, 2006 - New inmate health care contractor's record spotty St Petersburg Times The state Department of Corrections has hired Prison Health Services, one of the nation's largest for-profit inmate health care companies, to care for more than 14,000 inmates in a sprawling southeast Florida region from Homestead to Vero Beach. (Click here for more) January 4, 2006 - Inmate's death in Ky. to be probed Honolulu Advertiser State prison officials plan to send medical staff to Kentucky soon to investigate the death of a Hawai'i inmate confined at the Otter Creek Correctional Center. (Click here for more) January 3, 2006 - Fast response credited with saving inmate News Herald Orlando Marcus Holly waited until the lights were off and his 49-year-old cellmate was asleep before Holly began kicking him, a Bay County Sheriff's Office investigator said Monday. (Click here for more) January 3, 2006 - Isle prisoner's death in Kentucky spurs probe Honolulu Star Bulletin State public safety officials say they are planning to investigate Saturday's death of a Hawaii inmate at a prison in Kentucky. (Click here for more) January 2, 2006 - Is quality of prison health care in jeopardy? The Morning Call Because of a lack of medical treatment, Trent Apple claims his multiple sclerosis deteriorated so much he had trouble walking. (Click here for more) January 2, 2006 - Cellmate charged in jail beating News Herald Police charged a 25-yearold inmate with severely beating a cellmate 10 days after two guards witnessed the attack in a dormitory at the Bay County Jail annex, according to arrest documents. (Click here for more) January 1, 2006 - Beaver County may privatize jail operation AP Beaver County says it is prepared to hire a private management firm to run the county jail, which officials say would save the county $5 million over three years. (Click here for more) January 1, 2006 - Former nurse
charged with stealing drugs Daily Journal A former nurse for
Correctional Medical Services has been charged for allegedly stealing
prescriptions from the Potosi Correctional Center. (Click
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