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June 30, 2010 - Aramark defends cafeteria operation Star Ledger Aramark defended its operation of the school district's cafeterias this week as parents claimed the company gave their children poor quality food and demanded its contract not be renewed. (Click here for more) June 30, 2010 - Corporate sponsors of Western Governors gathering: No influence? The New West The Western Governor’s Association meeting in Whitefish, Mont., ended Tuesday, with the near half-million dollar cost of the conference mostly paid for by sponsors that include corporations –British Petroleum among them --- as well as trade associations and other special interests. (Click here for more) June 30, 2010 - How the recession hurts private prisons Newsweek Baldwin, Mich., (population 1,107), will soon have more prison beds than full-time residents. (Click here for more) June 30, 2010 - Private jail tops table for assaults on staff The Scotsman STAFF at the private Addiewell Prison suffered more assaults by inmates than any other jail in Scotland during the last year, new figures revealed today. (Click here for more) June 29, 2010 - Local jobs lost as Brush prison closes Brush News-Tribune High Plains Correctional Facility will close down after the state takes the remaining inmates away from the Brush prison today. (Click here for more) June 29, 2010 - Last out-of-state inmates return to Washington Washington DOC The last group of out-of-state Washington inmates returned today from Arizona. (Click here for more) June 27, 2010 - No charges over death of Aboriginal elder The Western Australian The State's top prosecutor has told the family of an Aboriginal elder who died of heatstroke in the back of a prison van that criminal charges will not be laid over his shocking treatment. (Click here for more) June 26, 2010 - Corporate money funds majority of Western Governors Association meeting in Whitefish Missoulian Major corporations and trade associations will pick up the lion's share of the tab for putting on the Western Governors Association meeting in Whitefish, which starts Sunday. (Click here for more) June 26, 2010 - Bill calling for audit of prison contract vetoed AP Gov. Linda Lingle has vetoed legislation that called for an audit of a state contract with a private prison firm that houses Hawaii felons. (Click here for more) June 23, 2010 - Hoping for a contract, Hardin fixes pipes in jail Billings Gazette Hardin’s economic development authority is patching broken pipes in the city’s never-used Two Rivers Detention Center in hopes of finally landing a contract for the 464-bed jail, the agency’s executive director said Wednesday. (Click here for more) June 23, 2010 - Hardin mayor, jail director apologize to Gov. Schweitzer Independent Record When Gov. Brian Schweitzer met recently with leaders of Hardin and the city’s mothballed, 464-bed jail, he got an unexpected surprise: an apology. (Click here for more) June 22, 2010 - Developer sentenced to 10 years in prison for construction fraud scheme DOJ Press Release ROBERT B. SURLES, 64, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Clarence Cooper to federal prison on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud for his part in a scheme to defraud the operator of a California corrections facility of almost $13 million. (Click here for more) June 22, 2010 - Lawmakers want governor to sign prisons audit bill KITV State lawmakers said Tuesday they are seriously considering a veto override if Gov. Linda Lingle (R) vetoes a bill calling for a cost-benefit audit of a privately run Arizona prison. (Click here for more) June 22, 2010 - Kentucky pulls inmates out of privately run prison AP Kentucky has pulled its inmates out of a privately run prison in the eastern part of the state because of what state officials describe as budget concerns, leaving only out-of-state inmates at the facility. (Click here for more) June 21, 2010 - N.J. funding for halfway houses raises questions The Daily Journal A close friend, political contributor and adviser to Gov. Chris Christie is a top-ranking employee of Community Education Centers Inc., the largest company providing the state with treatment centers for former inmates. (Click here for more) June 21, 2010 - Prison in Cal City may lay off workers Bakersfield Californian California City Correctional Center has notified the state of California that it may lay off as many as 67 employees. (Click here for more) June 21, 2010 - Ties That Bind: Arizona Politicians and the Private Prison Industry In These Times Over the past several years private-prison companies Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and the Geo Group, through their work as members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and through their ties to the Arizona Legislature and the office of Gov. Jan Brewer, have had ample opportunity--and obvious intent--to ensure the passage of S.B. 1070. (Click here for more) June 19, 2010 - Inspection tour of county jail reveals neglect, flaws St Petersburg Times Situated beside the central booking area, the control room is the high-tech heart of security operations for the Hernando County Jail. (Click here for more) June 19, 2010 - Trouble in three states draws scrutiny for veteran private jailer Center for Investigative Reporting The nation’s largest private jail operator is facing a new public relations fight following multiple high-profile incidents this year in three states – Idaho, Texas and Arizona. (Click here for more) June 19, 2010 - Vermont inmates had complaints about Tenn. prison The Rutland Herald Vermont prisoners being held at a private prison in Tennessee had ongoing complaints about the facility before a lockdown in May when the inmates had to be subdued with chemical grenades, officials said. (Click here for more) June 17, 2010 - Civigenics faces multiple suits Odessa American A Midland man who claims he was beaten into submission while jailed in the Odessa Detention Center has not given up a years-long effort to be compensated for what he said was the use of excessive force after he ran out of his cell. (Click here for more) June 17, 2010 - Editorial: Accused killer’s ‘release’ no minor snafu Delco Times Taaqi Brown’s taste of freedom lasted a little more than 12 hours. (Click here for more) June 17, 2010 - Hawaii inmates complain about safety in Arizona prison KGMB/KHNL Two Hawaii inmates were murdered in the last four months at a prison in Arizona and tonight we're hearing more complaints about safety. (Click here for more) June 17, 2010 - Corruption & death alleged at private jail Courthouse News A man claims a corrupt private prison company, The GEO Group, bribed the government to get contracts and then abused inmates, including his father, who died at the Bill Clayton Detention Center in Littlefield, Texas, from "grossly inhumane treatment, abuse, neglect, illegal and malicious conditions of confinement." (Click here for more) June 16, 2010 - Security company settles with gov't for billing false claims WISTV Wackenhut Services, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government for security services at the Savannah River Site. (Click here for more) June 16, 2010 - Accused killer walks in Delco slammer snafu Philadelphia Daily News It wasn't "Prison Break" but, rather, prison breakdown in Delaware County Monday night, when a murder suspect was accidentally set free from the George W. Hill Correctional Facility. (Click here for more) June 16, 2010 - Judge: Balkwill deletion of files can be used in court Herald Tribune A judge has ruled that former Sheriff Bill Balkwill and a lobbyist intentionally deleted computer files to hide sensitive documents from lawyers, and that the deletion of files can be presented in court. (Click here for more) June 16, 2010 - 2 inmates could face death penalty in killing Star-Advertiser Two Hawaii inmates charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a fellow Hawaii inmate at the Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona could face the death penalty if convicted. (Click here for more) June 15, 2010 - Melee at Abraxas Academy called first major incident since center reopened in 2006 Reading Eagle The weekend melee at Abraxas Academy in which five residents attacked eight counselors was the first major incident at the treatment center for juvenile offenders in New Morgan since it reopened in October 2006, police said Monday. (Click here for more) June 15, 2010 - State to investigate killing of island inmate in Arizona Star-Advertiser Amid growing scrutiny of the state's practice of shipping inmates to the mainland, a state Department of Public Safety team left for Arizona yesterday to investigate the killing of a 23-year-old Hawaii inmate at Saguaro Correctional Center. (Click here for more) June 14, 2010 - Yarl's Wood staff criticised for poor investigation into child sex case The Guardian Social workers failed to properly investigate a case of two five-year-old boys found engaging in sexual activity at Yarl's Wood detention centre and concerns an older child may have abused one of them, an official report found today. (Click here for more) June 14, 2010 - Your morning jolt: Lobbyists in hand-to-hand combat over a bill — for eats and drinks Atlanta Journal-Constitution As lawmakers returned from the coast last week, we picked up word of some serious, hand-to-hand competition between two lobbyists down at St. Simons Island. (Click here for more) June 14, 2010 - New McLenann County jail facility to get influx of inmates beginning today Waco Tribune After four months of sitting idle, the county’s new jail is finally beginning to take in inmates. (Click here for more) June 13, 2010 - British security guard to face court in Iraq The Telegraph The trial of Danny Fitzsimons, who is accused of murdering two colleagues in a drunken rampage, will open on August 4 unless further medical reports contradict the assessment. (Click here for more) June 11, 2010 - APNewsBreak: Former Idaho prison heads transferred AP A private prison company being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union amid allegations of extreme violence at an Idaho lockup has shuffled Idaho's ousted warden and assistant warden to top posts at federal prisons in Kansas and Nevada. (Click here for more) June 11, 2010 - Isle inmate's death sparks investigation Star Advertiser The second death this year of a Hawaii inmate in an Arizona prison is setting off alarm bells with the state Department of Public Safety and lawmakers who want to scrutinize the arrangement of outsourcing local felons to privately operated mainland lockups. (Click here for more) June 10, 2010 - Jail pay could jump $7,000 Hernando Today Sheriff Richard Nugent announced plans to reduce the number of Hernando County Jail employees from 170 to about 135 and pay all sworn corrections deputies the same base salary of $39,401. (Click here for more) June 10, 2010 - Cockroaches found in Kingston High School cafeteria, Health Department confirms Daily Freeman The Kingston High School cafeteria’s snack area was closed voluntarily by food service operator Aramark on Monday after a county health inspector found a cockroach infestation while investigating an anonymous complaint, according to county health officials and an inspection report. (Click here for more) June 10, 2010 - Private prison hit by strike Sowetan MORE THAN 3000 prisoners at the privately owned Kutama-Sinthumule Maximum Prison in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, were left hungry yesterday after a wildcat strike by warders. (Click here for more) June 9, 2010 - Investigators look into inmate death KITV State public safety investigators are heading to Arizona to look into the death of a Hawaii inmate at a private prison. (Click here for more) June 9, 2010 - US Department of Labor settles hiring discrimination case with The Wackenhut Corp. in Aurora, Colo. Department of Labor Press Release The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has announced that The Wackenhut Corp., doing business as G4S Wackenhut, has entered into a consent decree to settle findings of hiring discrimination at its Aurora, Colo., facility. (Click here for more) June 9, 2010 - Revisiting Globe’s prison proposal: Companies behind project have a questionable past Arizona Silver Belt At two consecutive city council meetings in April, the Globe council members heard from a group of men representing three corporations: Emerald Correctional Management, Corplan and Cuny Corporation. (Click here for more) June 8, 2010 - ICE to make detention centers more humane Houston Chronicle Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are preparing to roll out a series of changes at several privately owned immigration detention centers, including relaxing some security measures for low-risk detainees and offering art classes, bingo and continental breakfast on the weekends. (Click here for more) June 8, 2010 - Security jobs come under scrutiny in insourcing debate Federal Times One of the most heated debates over which government tasks can be outsourced and which should be done only by federal employees is centering on security jobs. (Click here for more) June 8, 2010 - Bernalillo County jail destroyed contract bid documents The New Mexico Independent Bernalillo County officials have destroyed bid-scoring sheets used in awarding a $23 million jail health services contract, the Albuquerque Journal reported Monday. (Click here for more) June 8, 2010 - Security firm hired for G20 has no license to operate in Ontario The Globe and Mail The company awarded a government contract to provide private security for the G8 and G20 summits is not licensed in Ontario. (Click here for more) June 8, 2010 - Inmate can sue agents of private prison operator The Courthouse News Employees of a private company hired to run a federal prison can be sued for allegedly violating an inmate's constitutional rights, the 9th Circuit ruled on an issue that has yet to be "squarely addressed" by the Supreme Court. (Click here for more) June 7, 2010 - CCA settles censorship lawsuit with publication AP Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America says it has settled a censorship lawsuit with a publication that reports on criminal justice-related issues. (Click here for more) June 6, 2010 - McLennan County, jail firm discuss repairs to downtown Waco facility Waco Tribune-Herald The county soon may have to pony up $1.1 million for some long-needed improvements to the downtown jail. (Click here for more) June 3, 2010 - A year ago today 4 fugitives took on local law enforcement The Dickinson Press Four Alabama fugitives who were involved in a standoff near Gladstone that ended a year ago today cost Stark County nearly $80,000, officials say. (Click here for more) June 3, 2010 - APNewsBreak: ACLU, Idaho settle prison lawsuit AP The American Civil Liberties Union has reached a settlement with the Idaho Department of Correction in a lawsuit over violence at a privately run prison near Boise. (Click here for more) June 3, 2010 - Two Villawood centre managers sacked 9 News Two managers have been sacked and two others have been transferred following the escape of six people from Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. (Click here for more) June 2, 2010 - LCS detention center inmate dies at age 27 KRIS TV A Taft man who was detained at the LCS Detention Center in Robstown died this past Saturday. (Click here for more) June 2, 2010 - Illegal immigrants boost local economy Georgia Public Broadcasting For one West Georgia County this year’s census could bring a windfall of federal money. (Click here for more) June 2, 2010 - Officials downplay 'riot' at Kingman prison on Monday Kingman Daily Miner The Cerbat unit of the Arizona State Prison-Kingman was on lockdown Tuesday following an incident on Memorial Day. (Click here for more) June 2, 2010 - Assaults at ICC Accelerate Boise Weekly Continued beat downs of inmates at the privately run Idaho Correctional Center have drawn a response from the Idaho Department of Correction, which is now demanding beefed up security to protect inmates from violence. (Click here for more) June 1, 2010 - Idaho fines private prison for contract violations AP The state is ordering private prison company Correction Corporation of America to pay thousands of dollars and fix problems with drug and alcohol treatment and medical care at the Idaho Correctional Center. (Click here for more) June 1, 2010 - Tennessee: Prison plan raising questions Times Free-Press A Senate Republican budget plan that calls for the state to spend $18 million to keep state prisoners at a West Tennessee prison owned by Corrections Corp. of America is drawing questions from House Speaker Kent Williams and Senate Democrats. (Click here for more) |
