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July 30, 2008 - Former head of Ill. prisons sentenced to 2 years AP Fighting back tears and apologizing to his teenage daughters, the former head of the Illinois prison system was sentenced to two years in federal prison Wednesday for taking payoffs from lobbyists. (Click here for more) July 30, 2008 - Ex-prison guard pleads guilty to sex with inmate Delco Times A former guard at Delaware County prison pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge that he had sex with a 25-year-old female inmate while he was employed at the facility. (Click here for more) July 30, 2008 - Report: Prison health care still lags News Journal Continued poor performance by the Department of Correction's medical vendor is harming the department's efforts to get out from under supervision by the U.S. Justice Department, according to the third report by the independent monitor overseeing the state prison system. (Click here for more) July 30, 2008 - Sources: McLennan County officials investigating complaints about guards, involving sex and drugs at downtown jail Waco Tribune-Herald The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating complaints from two former female downtown jail inmates that guards at the privately operated McLennan County Detention Center are selling drugs and having sex with female inmates. (Click here for more) July 30, 2008 - Prison operator CCA must open records, judge rules Tennessean Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America must follow public records law and open its files for viewing, a Chancery Court judge ruled Tuesday, a decision that could lead to more transparency in a historically hidden industry. (Click here for more) July 29, 2008 - More cell phones making it into prisons KSWO Cell phones are increasing in number, and in addition to teens being ardent users, prisoners are trying to get their hands on them. (Click here for more) July 29, 2008 - Judge: Private prison company must produce records AP A Nashville judge ruled Tuesday that private prison company Corrections Corp. of America is subject to Tennessee's open records law. (Click here for more) July 25, 2008 - ICE blocks 9-1-1 calls from T. Don Hutto Taylor Daily Press Outgoing 9-1-1 calls placed by immigrants detained at T. Don Hutto Residential Facility in Taylor will soon be blocked after Immigration Customs Enforcement changes the phone system in the former prison. (Click here for more) July 24, 2008 - Widow drops suit over Taser Atlanta Journal-Constitution The widow of a Lawrenceville man who died after struggling with Gwinnett deputies and being stunned with a Taser has dropped a lawsuit against the county. (Click here for more) July 21, 2008 - CCA to close Memphis facility, lay off 92 Nashville Business Journal Corrections Corp. of America will lay off 92 Memphis employees starting Monday, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. (Click here for more) July 21, 2008 - Legislation, lawsuits seek to shine light on private prisons First Amendment Center A bill before Congress would extend the Freedom of Information Act to require private prisons contracted by the federal government to release records under the same standards as federal prisons. (Click here for more) July 21, 2008 - Police probe drug claim at Villawood The Age THE Immigration Department has referred allegations of drug use at Villawood detention centre to NSW Police. (Click here for more) July 19, 2008 - Autopsy shows cystic fibrosis killed jailed comedian Philadelphia Inquirer The comedian Kenneth Keith Kallenbach died of complications from cystic fibrosis, according to an autopsy report released yesterday by the Delaware County medical examiner. (Click here for more) July 19, 2008 - Sayre Prison security tight after fight The Oklahoman The North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre was on lockdown after a fight Friday morning. (Click here for more) July 18, 2008 - Inmate’s pleas for aid overlooked four days before death Sunday Herald A PRISONER died from suspected meningitis after pleas for medical help from his cell were overlooked by warders at Kilmarnock Prison, a Fatal Accident Inquiry is likely to hear. (Click here for more) July 18, 2008 - Villawood detainee injured in protest Brisbane Times A Villawood detainee injured in a rooftop "protest" at the Sydney detention centre has been taken to hospital. (Click here for more) July 17, 2008 - Migrant centre drug call rejected The Age A CALL for a police investigation into claims of drug use at Sydney's Villawood detention centre has been dismissed. (Click here for more) July 16, 2008 - Report charges abuse of immigrant detainees at Tacoma center Seattle Times Six immigrants being flown by federal authorities to Alabama last summer were denied the use of bathrooms for seven hours and forced to sit in their own excrement, according to a new report by the Seattle University School of Law. (Click here for more) July 16, 2008 - Jail death 'possibly avoidable' BBC The stab death of a prisoner at a jail seen as unsafe was "possibly avoidable", ministers have admitted. (Click here for more) July 15, 2008 - Sheriff preparing to run jail WJHG The board voted to enact the Bay County Jail transition agreement between the Bay County Sheriff's Office, the County Commission, and Corrections Corporation of America. (Click here for more) July 15, 2008 - Indictments handed down in camp death Montrose Daily Press More than one year after Caleb Jensen died while under the care of Alternative Youth Adventures, the organization, its parent company and three people have been indicted. (Click here for more) July 15, 2008 - BRIEF: Jail medical-care transition deal OK'd The Arizona Daily Star Conmed Healthcare Management Inc. on Monday signed a $220,000 transitional contract with Pima County to provide medical services for inmates at the county jail. (Click here for more) July 15, 2008 - Claims drugs are rife at Villawood The Age DRUG-TAKING is rife at Villawood detention centre and staff are involved in selling drugs to detainees, a former employee says. (Click here for more) July 15, 2008 - Study: Immigrants mistreated at detention center AP From excessive strip searches and overcrowding to a lack of due process, an immigrant advocacy group alleges detainees are being mistreated at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, which houses illegal aliens in the process of deportation. (Click here for more) July 12, 2008 - Murder charge for prison van man BBC A prison van driver accused of murdering a woman by hitting her with his vehicle has appeared in court. (Click here for more) July 12, 2008 - Corrections Inc.: Questions remain about the state's dependency on for-profit prisons Santa Fe New Mexican When the doors swing open on the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility next month, inmates will file in, new employees will start collecting paychecks and a tiny corner of the state will become its own small economic engine. (Click here for more) July 12, 2008 - Prison firms donate thousands to Richardson Santa Fe New Mexican Back in 2002, when Democrat Bill Richardson was running for his first term as governor, the company then known as Wackenhut, which ran two private prisons in New Mexico, donated $1,000 to his Republican opponent, John Sanchez — and nothing to Richardson. (Click here for more) July 11, 2008 - Most dangerous prison named The Sun THE most dangerous prison in Britain was last night revealed as Peterborough jail. (Click here for more) July 10, 2008 - Prisoners light fire at private jail The Age Prisoners sparked a fire during a "disturbance'' at a private jail in south-east Victoria last night. (Click here for more) July 9, 2008 - Fairfax bus fare boxes emptied of cash Washington Post Fares for the Fairfax Connector bus come in $1 at a time, and that's how they left, police said. (Click here for more) July 9, 2008 - Woman sues, saying she was denied medicine in Volusia jail News-Journal A woman who spent time locked up last year has filed a lawsuit against both Volusia County and the company that provides medical care at the Volusia County Branch Jail. (Click here for more) July 8, 2008 - Liberty County jailer arrests latest in long line of problems facing company Houston Community Newspapers Angelia Perales, 43, Techa Fowler, 24, and Tynisha Pierre, 30, were all C.E.C./Civigenics correctional officers who were employed at the Liberty County Jail. (Click here for more) July 8, 2008 - Corrections program sets up shop in new jail pods Greeley Tribune In the wake of a report revealing numerous problems with the Weld County community corrections program, Intervention Inc. has taken over operations of the program now named Intervention Community Correction Services. (Click here for more) July 7, 2008 - This prison is unsafe The Guardian At the end of last month, a Northampton inquest jury delivered their verdict on the death of a prisoner, Wayne Reid, at Rye Hill prison, a privately run jail, near Rugby. (Click here for more) July 7, 2008 - 4 charged in youth center riot Erie Times-News Four 18-year-olds were jailed over the weekend, charged with causing a riot at a juvenile detention facility in Forest County. (Click here for more) July 4, 2008 - Two correctional officers hospitalized after fracas The Sun Two private correctional officers were hospitalized Friday after a fracas at the correctional facility here triggered by unruly inmates, officials said. (Click here for more) July 3, 2008 - Local jail ranked highest in sexual victimization Mountain View Telegraph The Torrance County Detention Facility led all the nation's local jails in sexual victimization, according to a report done by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. (Click here for more) July 3, 2008 - Federal report recommends improvements in reporting deaths of immigrant detainees New York Times The federal immigration agency should report all deaths in detention promptly, not only to the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security, but also to state authorities where required by law, the inspector general has recommended after a “special review” of the deaths of two immigrant detainees. (Click here for more) July 2, 2008 - Medical provider for jail to be fired Arizona Daily Star Citing poor quality of care and lack of contract compliance, Pima County will drop Correctional Medical Services as its medical-care provider at the Pima County jail. (Click here for more) July 2, 2008 - The whole system just went against him Philadelphia Daily News A WEEK BEFORE Kenneth Keith Kallenbach died, the Delaware County comedian's health had deteriorated so badly that prison officials tried to send him home on "compassionate release." (Click here for more) July 1, 2008 - Advocate tries to find answers in prisoner's death News Channel 5 A victim's advocate claims someone got away with murder at a Nashville detention facility. (Click here for more) July 1, 2008 - Refugee
‘assaulted’ by security guards during forced removal The
Independent The government is investigating claims that a
26-year-old asylum-seeker from Cameroon was so badly assaulted during
her forced removal on a British Airways flight that she has to use a
wheelchair.
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