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June 29, 2006 - Jail arbitration battle takes an ugly turn Beaver Times How frayed has the relationship between Beaver County and the union representing its jail guards become amid contract arbitration and a move to privatize the jail? (Click here for more) June 29, 2006 - Ex-guard facing 32 months in prison The Advocate A former guard at a private prison in Evangeline Parish was sentenced Wednesday to two years and eight months in prison on federal charges of beating an inmate and then asking other guards to lie about the incident. (Click here for more) June 28, 2006 - Rodent head discovered in juvenile hall meal KFSN An investigation is underway into a troubling discovery at Fresno County's juvenile hall, where a rodent head was found inside a dinner meal. (Click here for more) June 25, 2006 - Colorado fines prisons company Rocky Mountain News The state has levied fines of $126,000 for short-staffing at two private prisons run by Corrections Corp. of America, which just won a contract to incarcerate 720 more Colorado prisoners. (Click here for more) June 25, 2006 - Conditions at overflow site in Texas get Idaho ACLU attention Spokesman Review Continuing problems with a private Texas prison that's housing hundreds of Idaho's overflow inmates have even the head of the Idaho ACLU calling for Idaho to build more prisons. (Click here for more) June 25, 2006 - Jail is no fun, so why the games? St Petersburg Times After a long day of work, some inmates at the Hernando County Jail get to relax with a few hours of video games. (Click here for more) June 24, 2006 - Man arrested for trying to sell meth in prison Hutchinson News Drug detectives arrested a South Hutchinson man employed in the Hutchinson Correctional Facility dining hall for allegedly purchasing drugs he planned to sell to prison inmates. (Click here for more) June 23, 2006 - Maggots on menu nauseate Juvenile Justice Miami Herald Lunch at Thompson Academy, a youth camp for delinquents in Broward County, recently featured some unexpected cuisine: maggots. (Click here for more) June 23, 2006 - Begin cure for prison health care Detroit Free Press No one fully understands the state of medical care in Michigan prisons, but snapshots of that system from an investigation by Jeff Gerritt of the Free Press editorial board suggest it's dangerously dysfunctional. (Click here for more) June 22, 2006 - Meeks took $1,000 from prison company Queens Chronicle Congressman Gregory Meeks (D St. Albans) accepted a campaign contribution in late 2005 from the corporation that owns a controversial private federal prison in Springfield Gardens. (Click here for more) June 22, 2006 - Immigration detention centre fails safety test Herts Essex News THE immigration detention centre at Stansted Airport has failed to provide "basic standards of decency and safety", according to a new report. (Click here for more) June 21, 2006 - State settles with former inmate in medical case Billings Gazette The State of Wyoming has paid $50,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a former Wyoming prison inmate who blamed the state Department of Corrections and a private company that provided medical care to inmates for the loss of his lower right leg. (Click here for more) June 21, 2006 - Delco prison guards reject contract, authorize strike Delco Times Delaware County prison guards voted down a second contract proposal on Monday and authorized a strike by a nearly 2-1 margin. (Click here for more) June 21, 2006 - Two inmates charged with murder Star Press Two inmates at the New Castle Correctional Facility were charged Tuesday with killing a fellow prisoner who was found dead in his cell June 1. (Click here for more) June 21, 2006 - Inmate says he was punched in jaw, then pepper-sprayed Idaho Statesman An Idaho inmate said he was punched in the jaw by the deputy warden of a private prison in Texas before being pepper-sprayed. (Click here for more) June 20, 2006 - Fight ignites fears for safety The Ledger Fights that broke out Monday at the Polk Juvenile Detention Facility have Polk County School District officials questioning whether teachers at the facility's school are safe. (Click here for more) June 19, 2006 - Needless death sentence Detroit Free Press Michigan doesn't have the death penalty, but the state of health care in its prison system makes you wonder. (Click here for more) June 19, 2006 - Bay jails having a hard time retaining guards News Herald About half of the Bay County jail system’s correctional officers left in 2004 and 28 percent quit last year, making effective and safe operations tough to achieve, county officials say. (Click here for more) June 19, 2006 - Facility failing to treat inmates Miami Herald Holding the razor in his mouth, Ernest Contrillo ran the blade over his right wrist seven times as blood flowed from the crooked wounds. It wasn't the first time he mutilated himself inside the Florida Civil Commitment Center. (Click here for more) June 18, 2006 - Homeland chiefs go private New York Times Dozens of members of the Bush administration's domestic security team, assembled after the 2001 terrorist attacks, are now collecting bigger paychecks in different roles: working on behalf of companies that sell domestic security products, many directly to the federal agencies the officials once helped run. (Click here for more) June 18, 2006 - Families, attorneys question jail's medical services News-Journal The person tearing through Susan Walters' DeLeon Springs home one Friday evening -- grabbing her diplomas off the wall and smashing them to the ground -- was hardly the person she's been caring about over the past 15 years. (Click here for more) June 18, 2006 - Justify private jail, High Court of Justice tells gov't Globes The High Court of Justice today issued a show cause order instructing the state to justify the legality of a private jail within 30 days. (Click here for more) June 18, 2006 - Prisoner battered to death Sunday Mail A MURDER investigation was launched yesterday after a prisoner was beaten to death in Kilmarnock jail. (Click here for more) June 17, 2006 - 120 immigration detainees on hunger strike at Campsfield IRC Indy Media On Monday 12th of this week a Somalian man went onto a roof at Campsfield; he had been detained for four months (probably illegally, since the government cannot deport people to Somalia) and took a rope and a plastic bag with him. (Click here for more) June 17, 2006 - A call, a hoax, a nationwide search for the man on the phone AP Detective Buddy Stump couldn't believe the story being told. A teenage worker at the local McDonald's had been strip-searched and sexually assaulted by co-workers. (Click here for more) June 16, 2006 - Officials questioned over CCA-paid trip News Herald Former Bay County Manager Jon Mantay joined a former county attorney and the current assistant county manager Thursday in defending themselves against an ethics complaint before an administrative law judge in Panama City. (Click here for more) June 14, 2006 - Jail fingerprinting agreement in limbo St Petersburg Times Four months after the County Commission approved it, Hernando deputies are still no closer to taking over fingerprinting operations at the Hernando County Jail. (Click here for more) June 14, 2006 - ACLU: Newton inadequate for Idaho inmates Idaho Statesman A private prison in Texas is safe, Idaho's Department of Correction said Tuesday after a string of incidents involving Idaho prisoners. (Click here for more) June 13, 2006 - Local felon escapes from Texas prison Idaho Press-Tribune A man convicted of aggravated assault and attempted kidnapping out of Canyon County escaped from a prison in Southeast Texas on Monday evening. (Click here for more) June 11, 2006 - Abraxas escape The Derrick A boy escaped from the Cornell Abraxas facility Sunday morning but was captured several hours later, said state police in Tionesta. (Click here for more) June 11, 2006 - Inmate's suicide latest woe fo rprisons News Journal A 56-year-old Hockessin man hanged himself last month hours after he was taken off a suicide watch by the Department of Correction -- and despite warnings from family and mental health advocates of a recent suicide attempt. (Click here for more) June 9, 2006 - Pay problems at one Southern Illinois jail KFVS 12 Corrections officers at Tri-County Justice and Detention Center in southern Illinois demand a raise after four years without one. (Click here for more) June 9, 2006 - Treatment of Idaho inmates at Texas prison results in firing, demotion Idaho Statesman One correctional officer was fired, one demoted and one disciplined after six Idaho inmates were forcefully cuffed and maced at a private Texas prison in April, the Idaho Correction Department said Thursday. (Click here for more) June 9, 2006 - Lawmaker raises flags on private prison bids Rocky Mountain News A state representative is calling for an audit on the bidding for the state's new private prisons for men, saying both finalists have serious problems, and one has been aided by a former state prison official. (Click here for more) June 8, 2006 - Prisoner death court appearance BBC News Four prison officers have appeared in court over charges relating to the death of a prisoner in March last year. (Click here for more) June 8, 2006 - Texas prison takes action Spokesman-Review A private prison in Texas has fired a supervisor, demoted an officer from lieutenant to sergeant, suspended a prison guard and started new staff training after an April incident in which six Idaho inmates there were roughed up and sprayed with pepper spray. (Click here for more) June 8, 2006 - Canteen business raided in prisons inquiry Florida Times-Union State and federal agents raided a Gainesville business Wednesday that sells snacks and drinks to people who visit Florida prisons on the weekends. (Click here for more) June 6, 2006 - Plea guilty in prison stabbing Cushing Daily Citizen A convicted murderer pleaded guilty Tuesday to stabbing an inmate at the Cimarron Correctional Facility, about three weeks after a racially-motivated riot at the Cushing private prison that left one inmate dead and 15 injured. (Click here for more) June 4, 2006 - Executives' perks soar Palm Beach Post You'd think a high-powered executive who collects a seven-figure salary could afford a car, airfare for personal trips and income taxes. (Click here for more) June 2, 2006 - Former prisons chief to begin 6-month sentence Atlanta Journal-Constitution Former prisons chief and parole board member Bobby Whitworth has been ordered by a Fulton County judge to begin a six-month sentence June 12 on a felony conviction for taking illegal payoffs. (Click here for more) June 2, 2006 - Governor asked to intervene in Sheridan prison contract stalemate AP Union leaders on Friday urged Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fire a contractor at Illinois' only prison for drug-addicted inmates, saying the move would avert a strike set for next week that would disrupt treatment programs. (Click here for more) June 2, 2006 - Idaho inmates abused at private Texas prison Idaho Statesman Correctional officers at a private Texas prison have been disciplined for abusing Idaho prisoners this spring, the state Correction Department said Thursday. (Click here for more) June 2, 2006 - DOC to secure
predator center Sun-Herald When its contract expires June 30,
the contractor operating a state treatment center for sexually violent
predators near Arcadia will be shown the door.
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