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March 31, 2008 - Audit of private prisons possible Honolulu Advertiser State lawmakers today will consider ordering an audit of two Corrections Corporation of America facilities in the wake of national media accounts alleging that the huge private prison company misrepresented statistical data to make it appear that CCA facilities had fewer violent acts and other problems than was actually the case. (Click here for more) March 28, 2008 - Jail psychiatrist resigns Daytona Beach News-Journal The jail psychiatrist for Volusia County is resigning as the county evaluates whether to renew Prison Health Services contract amid concerns from community leaders over the treatment of inmates with mental illnesses. (Click here for more) March 26, 2008 - Women's groups oppose Puryear's nomination Tennessean Add women’s rights groups to the list opposing the federal judicial nomination of Gus Puryear IV, the embattled general counsel for the Corrections Corporation of America. (Click here for more) March 26, 2008 - Another Delco prison worker faces charges Philadelphia Daily News A K-9 officer at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility was charged yesterday with multiple counts of institutional sexual assault for allegedly taking an inmate to a nearby grist mill for sex in his pickup truck, Delaware County authorities said. (Click here for more) March 25, 2008 - Jailer arrested Del Rio News-Herald A jailer at the Val Verde Correctional Facility was arrested Friday for allegedly bringing marijuana into the jail for an inmate or inmates in the facility. (Click here for more) March 25, 2008 - Czech police arrest accomplice of "robbery of century" perp Ceskenoviny Czech police arrested last week an accomplice of Frantisek Prochazka, who is suspected of having stolen half a billion crowns in cash from a security agency last December, Prague City State Attorney's Office spokeswoman Stepanka Zenklova told today. (Click here for more) March 25, 2008 - Ripped ear prompts suit against Nashville-based prison company Tennessean An inmate who had his ear ripped off during an attack by another prisoner has filed a lawsuit against the Corrections Corporation of America, a Nashville-based prison operator. (Click here for more) March 24, 2008 - Federal inmates locked down in private Folkston prison News 4 Jax Federal prisoners at the D. Ray James Prison near Folkston, Ga., were locked down on Monday after prisoners resisted orders to return to their cells, Channel 4 learned. (Click here for more) March 24, 2008 - CCA inmate didn't leave cell to shower for 9 mos. Tennessean While other inmates at the Metro Detention Facility took an hour out of their cells most days, a mentally ill inmate named Frank Horton never left his cell for any recreation or a shower — for nine straight months. (Click here for more) March 21, 2008 - Not caught on camera: more bad news for Gus Puryear Nashville Scene Yesterday I talked with Rob McGuire, the local prosecutor who brought charges against four CCA guards in the death of inmate Estelle Richardson, who in 2004 was found in her solitary cell with a broken skull and four cracked ribs. (Click here for more) March 21, 2008 - Schwarzenegger balancing a budget -- his campaign budget, that is The California Majority Report Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger -- who railed against special interests during his recall campaign and has since shattered all fundraising efforts -- has quietly been padding his campaign accounts with hundreds of thousands of dollars during the past few weeks. (Click here for more) March 20, 2008 - Killer sentenced for jail murder BBC A man who murdered a fellow inmate in a "horrific" prison attack has been sentenced to at least 24 years in jail. David Martin was captured on CCTV in June 2007 as he kicked and stamped on Michael Cameron at Kilmarnock Prison. (Click here for more) March 18, 2008 - Superdelegate sleaze: A case study The Huffington Report At a moment when Democratic Party officials are urging voters to trust unelected superdelegates to act in the country's best interests, HuffPost's Off-The-Bus investigation into the background of DNC superdelegates reveals at least one appointed superdelegate who is as likely to use his political connections for personal profit as for the greater good. (Click here for more) March 17, 2008 - Child jail plagued by assaults ‘should close and start again’ The Times A privately run child jail should be closed temporarily after high levels of assaults on staff and “staggering” use of force to control children, a report published today recommends. (Click here for more) March 16, 2008 - Two escaped Kyle prisoners captured Austin American-Statesman Two men who escaped from a Kyle private prison were apprehended this afternoon, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (Click here for more) March 14, 2008 - More fuss for Gus Nashville Scene Once thought to be a sure thing, Gus Puryear's nomination to the federal bench is now in serious trouble. (Click here for more) March 14, 2008 - Ex-CCA official: Puryear misled clients Tennessean A former Corrections Corporation of America manager is accusing the company's general counsel and federal judicial nominee Gus Puryear IV of overseeing a practice that produced misleading reports about safety incidents at its prisons. (Click here for more) March 13, 2008 - Prison med tech faces drug charge Sun Journal A medical technician doing contract work at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham was arrested Sunday night after allegedly being found in possession of cocaine. (Click here for more) March 13, 2008 - Autopsy shows jail inmate killed himself CBS 7 The death of an Odessa jail inmate has been ruled self-inflicted in a preliminary autopsy in Tarrant County. (Click here for more) March 13, 2008 - Confirmation battle brewing over nominee's country club membership Mother Jones Most ambitious lawyers know that if they want to become a federal judge, they have to fulfill several key requirements. (Click here for more) March 13, 2008 - Inmate with liver failure dies; family alleges prison neglect News Journal An inmate mistakenly exposed to blood-borne diseases died Wednesday, months after his initial complaints of abdominal pain were ignored, his family says. (Click here for more) March 13, 2008 - Scrutiny for a Bush judicial nominee TIME As the top lawyer for America's biggest private prison company, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), Gus Puryear IV, is known to sport well-pressed preppy pink shirts, and his brownish mop of hair stands out among most of President Bush's graying nominees to the federal bench. (Click here for more) March 13, 2008 - Payout for 'hell ride' to Baxter The Age A NIGERIAN man who twice resorted to drinking his urine during a nightmarish seven-hour transfer to Baxter detention centre without food or water will be given $20,000 compensation. (Click here for more) March 11, 2008 - Legislators agree to increase payments to prison company The Daily Sentinel State lawmakers have approved of a compromise to increase the per diem rate Colorado pays its largest private prison company, Corrections Corporation of America, after a battle between the state and the company this year. (Click here for more) March 11, 2008 - Cops bust 27 in Web sex sting The Detroit News Internet chat room promises of sex with a child brought 27 men hurrying to an unassuming suburban home this weekend. (Click here for more) March 9, 2008 - A state inmate, dying of liver failure, says prison medics ignored his pleas for treatment News Journal Gander Hill inmate Duane J. Williams is clinging to life in a Pennsylvania hospital, his eyes bright yellow from near-total liver failure. (Click here for more) March 9, 2008 - Schwarzenegger seeks $67 million boost for private-prison operator Sacramento Bee As far as the inmates are concerned, it's fine if California pays tens of millions of dollars more to their private-prison captors. (Click here for more) March 8, 2008 - Methods to restrain children 'are illegal' The Northern Echo BRUTAL restraint techniques used before the suicide of a 14-year-old boy at a North-East secure unit are illegal and must be banned, MPs and peers will demand today. (Click here for more) March 7, 2008 - Jail hits back at claims it is 'not fit for purpose' Northampton Chronicle Managers of a privately-run prison in Northamptonshire have refuted a judge's claim it is "not fit for purpose". (Click here for more) March 7, 2008 - Cornell Provides Update On Regional Correctional Center Contract Market Watch Cornell Companies, Inc. announced today that the Company has been informed that the federal agency which currently holds the contract in effect for use of the Regional Correctional Center (RCC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico intends to unilaterally reduce use of the facility. (Click here for more) March 6, 2008 - Guard to blame for inmate's escape from Citrus jail Bay News 9 A former guard is to blame after inmate James Coursey was allowed to walk out of the Citrus County Detention Facility, according to corrections officials. (Click here for more) March 5, 2008 - Senators raise doubt over testimony of Nashville judicial nominee CCA counsel quizzed in judicial confirmation Tennessean The accuracy of testimony by Gustavus "Gus'' Puryear IV at his confirmation hearing to be a federal judge is being questioned by four Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Click here for more) March 5, 2008 - Violent attacks up by a third at private jail IC Wales Violent attacks at a privately-run prison leapt by more than a third, according to official statistics. (Click here for more) March 4, 2008 - Woman gets probation for possession of contraband in Cushing prison KUSH A visitor at the Cimarron Correctional Facility in Cushing has been placed on five years' probation for possessing marijuana and money at the private prison. (Click here for more) March 4, 2008 - Accommodations at Leviev's private jail could exceed estimate by 50% Haaretz The cost of incarceration at the private jail nearing completion in Be'er Sheva will be at least 30% more than in a government facility. (Click here for more) March 3, 2008 - The Lost Children The New Yorker Instead of allowing illegal immigrants to remain free while awaiting disposition of their cases, immigration agency is now detaining immigrant families in facilities like the T. Don Hutto Residential Center, a converted prison run by a private company. (Click here for more) March 2, 2008 - Hardin jail up
for state contract Helena Independent Record A new, empty
jail built to bring jobs and prisoners to Hardin might not be able to
open and pay its bills on time, even if it wins the only state
corrections contract now under consideration.
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