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January 31, 2009 - Wyatt target of complaint by ex-inmate Pawtucket Times The consultant charged with overseeing the operations of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility may become a target of a legal complaint from a second detainee alleging mistreatment at the facility, just months after the death of a Chinese national there. (Click here for more) January 30, 2009 - New Castle prison guard arrested in inmate's escape The Star Press A New Castle correctional officer was arrested today for helping a prisoner escape overnight. (Click here for more) January 30, 2009 - Report criticizes prison health care vendor The News Journal Poor performance by the Department of Correction's medical vendor continues to “significantly” hamper the department's efforts to get out from under supervision by the U.S. Justice Department, according to the fourth report by the independent monitor overseeing the state prison system. (Click here for more) January 29, 2009 - Mental health worker at prison faces contraband charges News Herald A prison employee believed to be romantically involved with an inmate was arrested Thursday on charges of introducing contraband into a correctional facility, officials said. (Click here for more) January 29, 2009 - Two escapees in custody; manhunt continues for third The Town Talk Fatigue, cold and hunger led one of three Allen Parish prison escapees to turn himself in Wednesday, authorities said. (Click here for more) January 28, 2009 - Family sues over death of prisoner St Petersburg Times The morning Edward Duritsky died, his sister came to visit him at the Hernando County Jail. Duritsky, 53, barely made it to the telephone. (Click here for more) January 28, 2009 - Prisoner stand-off at Junee Daily Advertiser TWO Junee jail inmates yesterday spent hours on a roof of the prison in baking heat after what is believed to be an escape attempt was foiled by guards. (Click here for more) January 27, 2009 - 2 Pa. judges to plead guilty to public corruption AP Two Pennsylvania judges agreed Monday to plead guilty to fraud charges accusing them of taking $2.6 million in kickbacks in return for placing juvenile offenders into certain detention facilities. (Click here for more) January 27, 2009 - Guard charged in Allen escape The Advertiser A prison guard has been booked with helping three dangerous inmates escape from the privately run state prison in Kinder, the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. (Click here for more) January 27, 2009 - Allen Parish jail escapees considered dangerous The Town Talk Three inmates -- two of whom were serving time for manslaughter -- escaped from a correctional center in Kinder sometime before 6 a.m. Monday, prison officials reported. (Click here for more) January 25, 2009 - Prison doctor fired for drugs claims is offered his job back Sunday Mail A PRISON doctor fired over claims he caused an inmate to fail a drugs test has been offered his job back. (Click here for more) January 24, 2009 - LCS facility loses 35 officers Caller-Times LCS Corrections Services laid off half of its Robstown detention center employees Friday because federal authorities have yet to transfer in prisoners, but the company plans to offer jobs to some elsewhere. (Click here for more) January 23, 2009 - LCS facility loses 35 officers KIII TV A new private prison near Robstown hasn't even opened up yet, but already some staff members have been laid off. (Click here for more) January 22, 2009 - The war profiteers Morning Star DAVID Miliband said that the war on terror was an error, but some people don't regret it. (Click here for more) January 22, 2009 - Mom sues over son's death at Colorado wilderness camp Rocky Mountain News The mother of a Salt Lake City boy has filed a lawsuit against a Colorado wilderness camp where her son died of a staph infection. (Click here for more) January 21, 2009 - Mentally ill drifter indicted on two murder charges Miami Herald Miami-Dade jail. State prison. Mental hospital. Assisted-living facilities. The streets. And now -- back to jail, charged with two murders. (Click here for more) January 21, 2009 - Personal computer of ex-sheriff to have e-mails examined Herald Tribune Former Sheriff Bill Balkwill has agreed to allow inspection of his personal computer by attorneys suing him over his decision to switch jail health care providers. (Click here for more) January 19, 2009 - Prison locked down following 100-inmate riot Daily Press A private prison is on a “modified program” after it was placed on lockdown over the weekend following a riot that involved about 100 inmates, officials said on Tuesday. (Click here for more) January 19, 2009 - Richardson foundation donors remain undisclosed Santa Fe New Mexican A director of a foundation established by Gov. Bill Richardson — which collected more than $1.7 million from undisclosed contributors — once worked as a lobbyist for a corporation that manages private prisons for the state. (Click here for more) January 16, 2009 - Lawsuit claims sexual harassment at Hernando Jail Hernando Today A sexual harassment suit has been filed against the Hernando County jail by a former corrections officer who claims she received a "constant barrage" of lewd comments from her superiors. (Click here for more) January 16, 2009 - Police recapture freed prisoner BBC A man facing assault and burglary charges who went on the run after a prison van was stopped by an armed man has been recaptured. (Click here for more) January 16, 2009 - For-profit prisons have only one purpose Tallahassee Democrat I read with interest Laura Bedard's letter ("Privatized prisons have their purpose," Jan 14). (Click here for more) January 15, 2009 - ICE to terminate agreement to house detainees at Wyatt Detention Facility ICE PR Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has notified the Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation of the agency's intention to terminate the agreement to house detainees at the Donald Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island. (Click here for more) January 15, 2009 - Ninth Circuit denies immunity for federal officials in case of immigrant detainee neglected in custody InjuryBoard.com The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Oct. 2 that federal officials can be sued for violating the constitutional rights of an immigration detainee who had his penis amputated and later died from penile cancer that was left untreated and undiagnosed while in detention. (Click here for more) January 14, 2009 - 2 inmates airvac'd to hospital after fight Eloy Enterprise Two Alaskan inmates at the Red Rock Correctional Facility owned by private prison company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) in Eloy, were air-vac'd to the Casa Grande Regional Center last Thursday evening with serious injuries after the two were involved in an inmate-on-inmate assault. (Click here for more) January 14, 2009 - Liberty County Commissioners Court pays for jail repairs Cleveland Advocate It was business as usual for the Liberty County Commissioners Court. (Click here for more) January 14, 2009 - Inmate found dead in Brooks County jail Caller Times An inmate awaiting sentencing on charges of rigging bids on federal contracts was found dead Monday at the Brooks County Detention Center in Falfurrias, and Texas Rangers are investigating how the death occurred. (Click here for more) January 14, 2009 - Private prison personnel could walk off job News 4 WOAI News 4 WOAI has learned guards could go on strike at a detention center in our area. (Click here for more) January 14, 2009 - BNP members working in immigration service Politics.Co.UK An official investigation into those working in the immigration services has begun after it was revealed two members of staff are British National party (BNP) members. (Click here for more) January 13, 2009 - University of Arizona report documents poor conditions for women in immigration detention facilities in the state Press Release A report released today by the Southwest Institute for Research on Women and the Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program describes harsh conditions of confinement for the roughly three hundred women housed in immigration detention facilities in Arizona. (Click here for more) January 13, 2009 - Developer pulls request to build private jail NBC Action News A developer withdrew an application to build a private jail in Independence. (Click here for more) January 12, 2009 - Maricopa County jails lose health accreditation Arizona Republic Maricopa County has lost accreditation of its jails after a months-long attempt by county administrators to remain accredited. County officials were notified Monday that the National Commission on Correctional Health Care is pulling its accreditation. (Click here for more) January 12, 2009 - Bill Cotterell: Perhaps privatized prisons just doesn't work Tallahassee Democrat There comes a point, when a car or a business venture or a relationship has repeatedly turned out to be more trouble than fun, when we need to step back and say, "Maybe this just is not going to work." (Click here for more) January 12, 2009 - Escape after raid on prison van BBC A suspected burglar escaped when an armed man held up a prison van carrying him to court. (Click here for more) January 11, 2009 - Ex-home secretary Reid has private security job The Observer John Reid, the former home secretary, has cashed in on his ministerial experience by taking a £45,000-a-year job with private security company G4S, the Observer has learnt. (Click here for more) January 10, 2009 - Independence Residents Fret Jail Move KMBC Some Independence residents are voicing concerns about a private jail that may be built near their homes. (Click here for more) January 10, 2009 - Alaska inmates locked down after brawl Anchorage Daily News A prison shanking followed by an attack with a weighted sock at an Arizona prison Thursday evening spurred a brawl among Alaska prisoners that ended with two convicted murderers hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the Alaska Department of Corrections and local police. (Click here for more) January 9, 2009 - Report: Jails could have prevented inmate death Village Voice In 2007, the Voice detailed the death of Oswald Livermore in the city jail known as "the tombs." (Click here for more) January 9, 2009 - Alaska inmates fight in Arizona prison Anchorage Daily News A brawl broke out among Alaska prisoners in an Arizona prison Thursday evening, leaving two of the antagonists, both convicted murderers, hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the Alaska Department of Corrections. (Click here for more) January 9, 2009 - Detention center cleanup on Tideflats due again The News Tribune Construction to expand the federal immigration lockup on the Tacoma Tideflats might have violated restrictions put into place after an environmental cleanup at the site, state officials said Thursday. (Click here for more) January 8, 2009 - CCA not likely to have inmates before June Natchez Democrat On Dec. 1 Corrections Corporation of America completed construction at its new prison on U.S. 84, but the facility is without prisoners. (Click here for more) January 7, 2009 - Riot quashed at Eloy Detention Eloy Enterprise At approximately 11:30 a.m. local time, a disturbance occurred in the South Special Housing unit at the Eloy Detention Center. (Click here for more) January 6, 2009 - Driver cited in prison van accident near Little Red Nogales International The driver of a prisoner transport van that rolled over on State Route 82 that injured him and seven passengers was cited for “failure to control a vehicle to avoid a collision,” according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). (Click here for more) January 6, 2009 - Lawsuit over W.Pa. inmate's death settled AP A prison health care provider and the family of a western Pennsylvania man who died in a prison have settled a lawsuit. (Click here for more) January 6, 2009 - $65,000 fine proposed against Exelon over 'inattentive' guards at nuclear plant Chicago Tribune Federal energy regulators have proposed a $65,000 penalty for Exelon Corp. after guards at the utility holding company's nuclear plant in Pennsylvania were seen napping on the job. (Click here for more) January 6, 2009 - Nuke security officer sentenced for driving drunk Portsmouth Herald A nuclear power plant security officer was found guilty Tuesday of driving drunk and was fined, had his license revoked and was court-ordered to attend a residential treatment program. (Click here for more) January 6, 2009 - Illinois prison nurses union mulling strike The Pantagraph Unionized health care workers at 27 Illinois prisons are mulling whether to go on strike over wages. (Click here for more) January 5, 2009 - Therapist to appear in court on sexual assault allegations Sheboygan Press A man accused of sexually assaulting several clients while working as therapist in Sheboygan will make an initial court appearance this afternoon, online court records show. (Click here for more) January 5, 2009 - Outrage as yobs treated to Hawaiian-themed party
Kent News Inmates at the Medway Secure Training Centre –
which houses some of Britain’s most hardened criminals – enjoyed a
weekend of tropical fun, playing bongo drums and limbo dancing, and even
being given access to an alcohol-free beach bar.
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