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January 31, 2007 - Crist orders investigation of prison contract settlement AP Gov. Charlie Crist ordered the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Wednesday to conduct a preliminary investigation into more than $4.5 million in alleged overpayments to two companies that operate private prisons for the state. (Click here for more) January 31, 2007 - CBI to probe ex-official's role in firm's winning prison bid Rocky Mountain News The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is taking over the probe of a retired state prison official who stands to be paid $1 million for helping a private prison company win a state bid. (Click here for more) January 30, 2007 - Federal judge orders care for 2 inmates Connecticut Post A federal judge, frustrated by the medical attention given to two inmates, ordered one released on $1 million bond so he could seek private care, while the other must be taken by prison officials to an orthopedic surgeon. (Click here for more) January 30, 2007 - Police jail rape victim for two days St Petersburg Times First, police say, a 21-year-old woman was raped at Gasparilla. Then, she was handcuffed and jailed - for two nights and two days. A jail worker with religious objections blocked her from ingesting a morning-after pill to prevent pregnancy, her attorney says, keeping her from taking the required second dose for more than 24 hours longer than recommended. (Click here for more) January 29, 2007 - Hinton prison's closing possible The Oklahoman A private prison that recently ended its contract with the state has notified nearly 200 employees that the prison may close. (Click here for more) January 28, 2007 - PBC inmate sues doctor, healthcare provider, says he was denied care Sun-Sentinel A former Palm Beach County Jail inmate sued the jail's former healthcare provider and one of its doctors on Thursday, accusing Prison Health Services of negligence for allegedly denying him care for a medical condition, resulting in permanent injury. (Click here for more) January 27, 2007 - Contract settlement raises questions Tallahassee Democrat The first definition of "oversight" involves supervision, as in the oversight of a contract by a state agency; the second involves a careless mistake or omission, as in, "Sorry for my oversight. (Click here for more) January 26, 2007 - Lawmaker wants prison contract investigated St Petersburg Times Alarmed by millions of dollars in overpayments the state made to a private prison contractor, a state senator called for a criminal investigation Thursday. (Click here for more) January 25, 2007 - Workers at Hinton prison notified of closure KTUL About 150 employees at the Great Plains Correctional Facility in Hinton have been told the prison will be closing in March. (Click here for more) January 25, 2007 - Recaptured convict kills self in Okla. AP One of two men who escaped from a prison and was suspected of going on a crime spree before being recaptured hanged himself in jail Thursday and apparently had a suicide pact with the other escaped inmate, sheriff's officials said. (Click here for more) January 25, 2007 - CCA Hawaii-Eloy contract questioned Honolulu Advertiser Eloy Mayor Byron Jackson's employment at CCA as a prison guard has sparked the interest of the Hawaiian Attorney General's Office. (Click here for more) January 25, 2007 - Court: Inmate wrongly convicted of riot charge AP The Colorado Court of Appeals agreed Thursday that an inmate who was in a private prison in Crowley County during an October 2004 uprising was wrongly convicted of rioting. (Click here for more) January 25, 2007 - Two private prisons under investigation for overpayment Tallahassee Democrat The head of a Senate budget committee today called for a criminal investigation of overpayments to two companies running private prisons for the state. (Click here for more) January 24, 2007 - ACLU joins suit over Otay Mesa facility conditions Union-Tribune Immigration detainees at an Otay Mesa facility live in overcrowded and unsafe conditions that threaten their overall health and are unconstitutional, the American Civil Liberties Union in San Diego alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. (Click here for more) January 24, 2007 - Escaped inmates captured in Tulsa Texarkana Gazette Authorities captured two escaped inmates, including a convicted killer, Wednesday morning after a nearly 40-hour search. (Click here for more) January 24, 2007 - Correctional officer arrested for alleged drug smuggling Texarkana Gazette A correctional officer at the Bowie County Correctional Center annex has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana, tobacco and cigars into the jail. (Click here for more) January 24, 2007 - DMS reaches private-prison deal Tallahassee Democrat The state has reached a $402,000 agreement with one of the two companies that run private prisons in Florida. (Click here for more) January 24, 2007 - Prison business to repay $402,501 St Petersburg Times A private prison contractor that was one of two companies the state overpaid by nearly $13-million has agreed to pay back a small amount. (Click here for more) January 23, 2007 - Feds: Prison cost-cutter took bribes The Oregonian Federal agents found more than $450,000 in cash in the home and safety deposit box of an Oregon prison official accused of taking bribes from companies that sell food for inmates' meals and snacks. (Click here for more) January 23, 2007 - Shareholders Reject Cornell Merger Market Watch Cornell Companies, Inc. announced that, at a special meeting of its shareholders held earlier today, a proposal to merge with the Veritas Capital Fund III, L.P., was rejected. (Click here for more) January 23, 2007 - Two inmates flee private prison Tulsa World Two men, including one who was a teenager when he killed a Tulsa cab driver, escaped from a southwestern Oklahoma private prison Monday and allegedly abducted one woman and broke into the home of another, authorities said. (Click here for more) January 22, 2007 - Chandler's parents speak out at Lynch sentencing The Grand Rapids Press Robert Michael Lynch, the first suspect charged in the Janet Chandler murder, was sentenced to 25 to 40 years in prison Monday as Chandler's crying parents looked on. (Click here for more) January 21, 2007 - State's prison deal 'unusual' Honolulu Advertiser An Arizona mayor who signed off on part of a multi-million dollar government contract to house Hawai'i inmates in prisons on the Mainland also is an employee of Corrections Corp. of America, the company that holds Hawai'i inmates at the privately owned Arizona prisons. (Click here for more) January 19, 2007 - State on verge of getting out of long-criticized prison deal Times Picayune The state is preparing to purchase a Tallulah correctional center that for years has been a target of criticism for financial deals and management problems that occurred under a group of private owners with ties to former Gov. Edwin Edwards. (Click here for more) January 19, 2007 - Details of Chandler murder emerge in testimony The Grand Rapids Press At the heart of a 27-year murder mystery, the memory of Hope College student Janet Chandler is overrun by lurid, disturbing testimony of relationships with suspects in her rape and killing. (Click here for more) January 19, 2007 - Alpine Associates opposes buy of Cornell Cos AP Alpine Associates, a Cornell Cos. (CRN) shareholder, plans to vote against Cornell's plan to be acquired by Veritas Capital Fund for $18.25 a share. (Click here for more) January 18, 2007 - Lawmakers to study future of Alexander lockup KATV Lawmakers said Thursday they plan to study the future of the Alexander youth lockup--and whether they should continue using private companies to run the facility. (Click here for more) January 18, 2007 - Autopsy testimony opens hearing in Chandler case The Grand Rapids Press Hope College student Janet Chandler died in 1979 of ligature strangulation consistent with a belt being tightened around her neck, a medical examiner testified today in Holland District Court. (Click here for more) January 17, 2007 - Jail standoff defendant cleared for trial News Herald The final defendant in a 2004 jail standoff was cleared Tuesday for trial. Kevin Winslett appeared before Circuit Judge Michael Overstreet for a hearing to determine if Winslett is mentally competent for trial. (Click here for more) January 17, 2007 - Audit finds errors at immigration center Union-Tribune An immigration detention facility on Otay Mesa was the site of three of the four “most egregious” allegations of physical and sexual abuse found in a Department of Homeland Security audit of five such centers nationwide. (Click here for more) January 16, 2007 - Immigrant centre conditions slammed IC Coventry Conditions in holding centres for immigration offenders awaiting deportation still need to be improved, the jails watchdog has said. (Click here for more) January 15, 2007 - Predicted tax revenue falls short Centre Daily Times The Moshannon Valley Correctional Facility, a $74 million private prison expected to provide an economic boom to Clearfield County, will not generate the amount of tax revenues it promised local officials years ago. (Click here for more) January 14, 2007 - Prosecutors: Proxies used for advocacy Juneau Empire Federal prosecutors who accused Rep. Tom Anderson of bribery and other crimes say he also used another, unidentified legislator to carry out illegal acts. (Click here for more) January 13, 2007 - Spectrum case settled for $7.5 million The Telegram & Gazette Spectrum Health Systems Inc., its former management company and a former executive have agreed to repay about $7.5 million to the state to settle charges that Spectrum misused state money. (Click here for more) January 13, 2007 - Inmate had been ill for a month, but cause of death is a mystery The News Journal Demetrius Caldwell, a 24-year-old drug dealer, had been undergoing unspecified treatment for a month in the state's newest prison infirmary before he was found dead this week, laying on a mattress on the floor of his infirmary cell. (Click here for more) January 11, 2007 - Firm ending inmate lawsuit involvement Citrus County Chronicle A civil rights law firm will take over a federal lawsuit accusing guards at the Citrus County Detention Facility of contaminating former inmates’ food with human waste. (Click here for more) January 11, 2007 - CCA money problem creates new concerns Eloy Enterprise With the city getting more deeply embroiled in an issue that could cost it millions, where the mayor is employed could become an important factor. (Click here for more) January 11, 2007 - Prison health provider gets new deal with state Burlington Free Press Inmates at Vermont's nine prisons will continue to receive health care from a Tennessee medical services provider -- but at a cost to the state that's projected to be $3.6 million more per year than the firm was paid in the past. (Click here for more) January 11, 2007 - Private prison staff on brink of strike The Courier Express In a last-ditch effort to forestall a strike, representatives of Abraxas I and members of PSSU Local 668 have agreed to meet Friday, according to a press release issued by Abraxas Wednesday. (Click here for more) January 11, 2007 - State signs contract with company to run youth lockup Arkansas News Bureau The state Department of Health and Human Services has agreed to enter into a short-term contract with a company to operate the troubled Alexander Juvenile Correctional Facility in Saline County, agency officials said Wednesday. (Click here for more) January 10, 2007 - County pays jail group Beaver Times Beaver County has met its contractual obligation and paid $125,000 to the company that would have taken over the county jail if a court ruling had not nixed the deal, county solicitor Myron Sainovich said Wednesday. (Click here for more) January 10, 2007 - Prison health care switch pending Santa Fe Reporter For Elizabeth Ocean, the poor medical and psychological care at Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF) in Las Cruces had become too much to bear. (Click here for more) January 10, 2007 - School board eyes tax increase Centre Daily Times Uncertain of what its financial situation is, the Philipsburg-Osceola Area school board is trying to decide which way to throw the dice as it develops next year's budget. (Click here for more) January 9, 2007 - Delay sought in legislator's bribery trial Anchorage Daily News Indicted state legislator Tom Anderson wants to delay the start of his trial so his lawyer can better prepare. January 7, 2007 - Security Workers Introduced to Rule of Law Chicagoist On Wednesday it was discovered that an Orland Park firefighter was arrested for felony theft for falsely claiming he was fighting for the military in Iraq. (Click here for more) January 5, 2007 - Orr not guilty Gallup Independent It took the jury less than two hours with lunch included to find Brian Orr not guilty of using his power at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center to sexually abuse three female prisoners in 2003. (Click here for more) January 5, 2007 - County supervisor probes jails' staffing Inside Bay Area Alameda County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker is probing accusations that severe understaffing of medical personnel at two Alameda County jails is endangering their safety and inmates' health. (Click here for more) January 5, 2007 - State Supreme Court hears Bay case News-Herald The state Supreme Court is weighing whether the property a prison sits on in Bay County is exempt from taxation. (Click here for more) January 4, 2007 - The Citrus prison escape that wasn't St Petersburg Times A helicopter hovered above. Canine officers tracked through the woods. Checkpoints were in place. (Click here for more) January 3, 2007 - Orr's jail sex trial begins Gallup Independent Testimony began Tuesday in the Brian Orr case. Orr faces three counts of criminal penetration stemming from accusations made by three Wyoming women, who were incarcerated in the McKinley County Adult Detention Center in 2003 and 2004. (Click here for more) January 2, 2007 - Pike County
to host info session on prison proposal Clarion Ledger Pike
County officials will host what is being called an "informational
session" today in Magnolia on a proposed prison to be run by Corrections
Corporation of America.
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