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June 26, 2008 - Inquest jury deems jail 'unsafe' BBC A prison where an inmate was stabbed to death was "unsafe and unstable" for both prisoners and staff, an inquest jury has ruled. (Click here for more) June 26, 2008 - Prison detail Nashville Scene Regarding the Scene’s cover story on CCA, “Locked and Loaded” (June 19), when it comes to prisons—particularly private prisons—the devil’s in the details. (Click here for more) June 25, 2008 - Prison contractor arrested for trafficking The News-Dispatch A contractual food service employee was arrested for trafficking early Sunday morning at the Indiana State Prison when he allegedly brought marijuana into work. (Click here for more) June 25, 2008 - ACLU sues Department of Homeland Security for information on deaths in immigration detention centers Press Release The American Civil Liberties Union today sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for refusing to turn over thousands of public documents in their possession detailing the deaths of immigration detainees held in U.S. custody. (Click here for more) June 25, 2008 - The Villa residents relocating to jail Greely Tribune Residents of Greeley's halfway house, The Villa, will move to the jail Monday with Intervention Inc. taking control of the community corrections services. (Click here for more) June 25, 2008 - Cardiologist refutes insider trading allegations Miami Herald Prominent Broward physician Zachariah P. Zachariah, facing allegations that he broke federal securities laws, denies he bought stock in two companies based on inside information that they were about to be acquired. (Click here for more) June 22, 2008 - Prison: Nurse caught smuggling cigarettes News-Dispatch Richard Blake, 48, Niles, Mich., was arrested Friday at at 6:45 p.m. at the Indiana State Prison on a charge of attempted trafficking for allegedly bringing eight packages of cigarettes into the facility. (Click here for more) June 22, 2008 - Better medical care for detainees The Record Immigration advocates on Thursday denounced the immigrant detention system as inhumane and expressed support for a proposed bill that aims to improve medical care for detainees. (Click here for more) June 19, 2008 - CCA: You're as cold as ICE Nashville Scene In this week's cover story, we profile CCA and its starring role in a series of scandals and embarrassments across the country. (Click here for more) June 19, 2008 - Officer arrest News-Herald A Corrections Corporation of America officer was arrested Thursday and charged with three counts of sexual battery, police said. (Click here for more) June 19, 2008 - Four detainees on the run from Campsfield immigration detention centre Telegraph Four detainees are on the run after escaping from a controversial immigration centre that has been the scene of much unrest. (Click here for more) June 19, 2008 - Locked and Loaded Nashville Scene Located in a bland, almost anonymous Green Hills office park of fake lakes and fountains is the headquarters of the nation’s largest private prison company, which, at the moment, may be the most disparaged corporation in the country. (Click here for more) June 18, 2008 - Nurse arrested for smuggling tobacco into Ark. prison AP Authorities say they’ve arrested the director of nursing at the Tucker Maximum Security Unit on suspicion of smuggling bags of tobacco into the prison. (Click here for more) June 18, 2008 - County asks for bids to replace Wackenhut on Metrorail security NBC6 Miami-Dade County said it is poised to make good on its promise to fire Wackenhut Security from its massive contract on Metrorail trains unless it repays taxpayers millions of dollars. (Click here for more) June 18, 2008 - Sheriff: Hardin jail is not option Billings Gazette The Gallatin County sheriff, who is renting space in other jails because his is overcrowded, said he would not put inmates in Hardin's Two Rivers Detention Center because it is "basically a warehouse." (Click here for more) June 17, 2008 - Man indicted in airport incident Maui News A federal grand jury in Honolulu has indicted Robert “Butchie” Tam Ho, a former Wackenhut supervisor, for tampering with a witness to an arrest and alleged assault by Tam Ho at Kahului Airport in 2005. (Click here for more) June 17, 2008 - McKeithen gets formal nod for jail takeover News-Herald It is going to cost more, but Bay County commissioners expect to get their money's worth out of Sheriff Frank McKeithen when he takes over operations of the county's jail facility in October. (Click here for more) June 17, 2008 - $35,000 cash reward offer helps sink judgeship chances for Bush nominee AlterNet Gustavus "Gus" Puryear, head legal honcho for the nation's largest private prison company, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), isn't the kind of guy who's accustomed to sitting in the hot seat, much less showing visible signs of discomfort. (Click here for more) June 16, 2008 - Stabbing prison deemed 'unsafe' BBC Inspectors had described a jail where a prisoner was stabbed to death by fellow inmates as "unsafe", an inquest heard. (Click here for more) June 16, 2008 - Guards accused of using inmate food as toilet ABC Action News An Inverness attorney plans to sue the company the runs Citrus county's jail, claiming employees are treating inmates like human toilets. (Click here for more) June 15, 2008 - Human rights outcry over airport detainees Sunday Mail Suspected illegal immigrants are being held in "holding rooms" at UK airports and ports without regular independent scrutiny of their welfare and human rights, three years after the prisons watchdog recommended in a report to the home secretary that detainees should be monitored. (Click here for more) June 15, 2008 - Youth center's director cites suit in feds' decision San Antonio Express-News Sergio Fernández would rather not sound conspiratorial, but he has a hard time explaining why, despite an existing agreement, the federal government no longer sends detained immigrants to his San Antonio youth center. (Click here for more) June 14, 2008 - 'Robocop' prison squad called in as riots flare at immigrant centre Daily Mail A special prison service riot unit known as the Tornado Team was sent into a controversial detention centre yesterday to quell a violent stand-off between staff and illegal immigrants awaiting deportation. (Click here for more) June 14, 2008 - Police called to disturbance at detention centre The Times Inmate disturbances and fires broke out this afternoon at a troubled immigrant detention centre that has previously suffered riots, blazes and escapes. (Click here for more) June 13, 2008 - Former security chief pleads not guilty to witness tampering KITV The former head of security for Wackenhut at Kahului Airport pleaded not guilty to federal charges on Friday. (Click here for more) June 13, 2008 - Puryear's judicial appointment in peril Tennessean A year ago today, Gustavus "Gus" Puryear IV was nominated for a federal judgeship in Nashville and appeared headed to an easy confirmation. (Click here for more) June 11, 2008 - Teacher arrested for punching student in face WWSB A teacher at a Manatee County detention facility is charged with child abuse after reportedly injuring a student. (Click here for more) June 11, 2008 - Government squandered £29million on a giant asylum centre which was never built Mail on Sunday The Home Office squandered £29million of taxpayers' money on a flagship giant asylum centre which was never built - including hiring in a 'financial advisor' who charged almost £16,000 a month. (Click here for more) June 8, 2008 - Sheriff details jail costs News-Herald Originally, Sheriff Frank McKeithen was reluctant to run Bay County's jail system. (Click here for more) June 8, 2008 - Airport security guard indicted Star Bulletin A former Wackenhut of Hawaii security officer is facing federal charges in connection with an altercation between Wackenhut employees and Pacific Wings airline employees at Kahului Airport in 2005. (Click here for more) June 8, 2008 - Con takes jail to court after losing thumb in workshop Sunday Mail BOSSES at Scotland's only private jail are being taken to court after a con lost his thumb in the jail's workshop. (Click here for more) June 8, 2008 - Prisoner wins payout over wardens' sausage prank The Age A PRISONER subjected to an obscene practical joke by prison officers has won damages in a case known in prison circles as "Sausagegate". (Click here for more) June 7, 2008 - Claim: Law never intended out-of-state inmates Billings Gazette Lawmakers and officials intentionally outlawed out-of-state prisoners when they wrote the state's private-prison law 11 years ago, but they never imagined that a city would build a lockdown intended to house hundreds of such criminals, sources said Friday. (Click here for more) June 6, 2008 - 'Panto' police in prison van trip BBC A police force has been accused of "pantomime" by an MP after a security van travelled 57 miles to transport a prisoner just 200 yards. (Click here for more) June 5, 2008 - Officials mum on jail fight Mountain View Telegraph After a fight broke out between inmates at the Torrance County Detention Facility jail officials are not offering much information. (Click here for more) June 5, 2008 - Settlement reached in jail crowding suit San Diego Union-Tribune A class-action lawsuit alleging chronic overcrowding at an immigration jail in Otay Mesa was settled yesterday. (Click here for more) June 5, 2008 - Security firm to repay part of Metro claim Tennessean A Metro Nashville security contractor has agreed to repay the city for services a subcontractor failed to provide but says it's still "working diligently" on a much larger reimbursement request tied to a December break-in. (Click here for more) June 4, 2008 - Teenagers arrested in bus beating WTMJ 620 Four teenagers have been arrested in the beating of a 15 year-old classmate on a Milwaukee County Transit bus. (Click here for more) June 4, 2008 - DFS: Casper juveniles understaffed during sexual assault AP An investigation by the Wyoming Department of Family Services has concluded that juveniles weren't adequately supervised when a boy allegedly was sexually assaulted at a Casper juvenile jail a few months ago. (Click here for more) June 4, 2008 - Border contractors jailed in illegal-immigrant case San Diego Union-Tribune Two Border Patrol contract workers were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to shuttle illegal immigrants from San Diego to Los Angeles for $2,500 apiece instead of returning them to Mexico. (Click here for more) June 3, 2008 - Appeals court rules inmates may sue CCA in prison riot Pueblo Chieftain Some inmates at the Crowley County Correctional Facility won a new trial last week. (Click here for more) June 3, 2008 - Sheriff proposes $18 million jail plan News-Herald Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen informed county officials Tuesday he could take over jail operations for just less than $18 million a year. (Click here for more) June 3, 2008 - Sheriff tapped to run jail WMBB Running the Bay County jail is not the most glamorous of jobs, but Sheriff Frank McKeithen has offered to take on the task to the delight of the Bay County Commission. (Click here for more) June 3, 2008 - 'I was almost tagged like a criminal' Scunthorpe Telegraph A PENSIONER faced being tagged as criminal and raided by police when a security firm turned up at the wrong address. (Click here for more) June 1, 2008 - Jail tells remand prisoner he's free Courier Mail A CAREER criminal on remand for assault was accidentally released from a privately run Brisbane jail last week. (Click here for more) June 1, 2008 - More immigrant
detentions, more deaths Chicago Tribune Yanira Castaneda
weeps at the empty space in her living room where she spent a year
caring for her brother, who died last February at 36, a loss for which
she blames the U.S. government.
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