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May 31, 2007 - Warden at Wyatt prison removed from position Providence Journal-Bulletin Cornell Corrections, the private company that runs the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, has removed warden Wayne Salisbury from his job. (Click here for more) May 30, 2007 - Missouri escapee nabbed in DM Des Moines Register An escaped Missouri convict was captured in Des Moines today, said Neil Shultz of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. (Click here for more) May 30, 2007 - Prison escapee recaptured just outside Harris County Jail AP A 25-year-old prison escapee was captured Wednesday on a jogging trail behind the Harris County Jail — headquarters for one of the largest contingents of law enforcement officers in the state of Texas. (Click here for more) May 29, 2007 - Feds eye Stevens' home remodeling project Anchorage Daily News The FBI and a federal grand jury have been investigating an extensive remodeling project at U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens' home in Girdwood that involved the top executive of Veco Corp. in the hiring of at least one of the key contractors. (Click here for more) May 29, 2007 - Car thief flees state prison in Houston AP A convicted car thief from Galveston County escaped Monday evening from a state prison in downtown Houston, officials said. (Click here for more) May 28, 2007 - ID-switch escapee faces court The Age A car-theft suspect who went on the run after a prison mix-up led to her being released in place of another woman has appeared in court. (Click here for more) May 26, 2007 - SNP plans to nationalise only private jail The Scotsman THE new Nationalist government is studying radical plans to nationalise Scotland's only privately-run prison, The Scotsman can reveal. (Click here for more) May 25, 2007 - Ex-prison counselor accused of inmate scam The Vindicator A one-time counselor at the private prison on Hubbard Road slipped cocaine, cigarettes, cell phones and MP3 players to an inmate, the government said. (Click here for more) May 25, 2007 - Staff lacked experience, report says Indianapolis Star No additional Arizona inmates will be transferred to Indiana until conditions that contributed to an April 24 riot at the New Castle Correctional Facility are resolved, officials in both states said Thursday. (Click here for more) May 24, 2007 - Costly cancellation Beaver Times The Beaver County Commissioners' approval Thursday of a $72,000 payment to settle claims from the Massachusetts company that almost took over the county jail last year brings the total spent on trying to outsource the jail to nearly $1 million. (Click here for more) May 24, 2007 - Audit: N.M. private-prison costs soar print The New Mexican New Mexico pays significantly more than nearby states to house inmates in private prisons, according to a report presented Wednesday to state lawmakers. (Click here for more) May 24, 2007 - Abducted man sues private prison, St. E's The Vindicator An Austintown man who said he was carjacked by an escaped federal prisoner in a St. Elizabeth Health Center parking lot and held at gunpoint for three hours as the man drove him to the Columbus area, sued the hospital and the prison. (Click here for more) May 23, 2007 - Prison riot report turned over to prosecutor AP Investigators on Wednesday turned over to a prosecutor their report on a prison riot a month ago, saying inmates could be charged with rioting, battery and other crimes. (Click here for more) May 23, 2007 - Audit: State corrections costing taxpayers too much KOAT TV Target 7 has uncovered a state report that said New Mexico's Corrections Department costs taxpayers millions more than it should. (Click here for more) May 23, 2007 - Undocumented Immigrants, Unlicensed Prison San Antonio Current Call it Kidmo — a supposedly family-friendly version of the Guantanamo Bay detention center deep in the heart of Texas. (Click here for more) May 23, 2007 - Concern for problems at privately run Lawrenceville prompts talk of inquiry Times-Dispatch The Virginia State Crime Commission wants a satisfactory explanation for contraband seizures reported at the state's only private prison, or it may conduct its own investigation. (Click here for more) May 22, 2007 - Immigrant center employee fired for detainee contact KXAN TV KXAN learned an employee at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center was fired Monday for inappropriate contact with a detainee. (Click here for more) May 22, 2007 - Escapee's ID switch Herald Sun A PRISONER has walked out of the Melbourne Custody Centre after assuming another remanded woman's identity. (Click here for more) May 21, 2007 - 'Cold case' defendants attempt pretrial legal maneuvering Muskegon Chronicle As the trial date for four suspects in the Janet Chandler "cold case" murder creeps closer, one is asking for a separate trial to keep the others from blaming him. (Click here for more) May 21, 2007 - Buyout to form big company to train and treat prisoners New York Times A company based in New Jersey that provides training and treatment programs to prison inmates is announcing today that it has bought a similar Massachusetts company, creating one of the largest correctional services companies in the country. (Click here for more) May 20, 2007 - Jailers jailed Del Rio News-Herald Two former jailers recently became guests of the facility where they once worked, after one of them was arrested for burglarizing the home of a friend and the other allegedly tried to smuggle a bottle of cheap wine and love letters to an inmate. (Click here for more) May 20, 2007 - Inmate charged with robbing banks Vindicator A prison inmate accused of escaping during a hospital visit in Youngstown was charged with robbing two banks and taking hostages before surrendering. (Click here for more) May 20, 2007 - Report claims overcrowding and staff abuse are driving asylum seekers to desperate behaviour Observer Hunger strikes, rioting and self-harm are now endemic in Britain's biggest detention centres as detainees become increasingly desperate about living in what they claim are deteriorating conditions. (Click here for more) May 17, 2007 - Geo gives $250,000 to city, county: Zoley doubles original amounts going to general funds Laredo Morning News The Geo Group came to Laredo on Wednesday bearing cash for both the City of Laredo and Webb County. (Click here for more) May 15, 2007 - $30 million lawsuit says CCA inmate used as "Gladiator" Chattanoogan A $30 million federal lawsuit says a prisoner at the county workhouse was directed by CCA officials to rough up other inmates. (Click here for more) May 15, 2007 - Inmates face trial in jail house fire Midland Reporter-Telegram A US District Court jury got a short course in jail house jargon in Monday testimony about a Feb. 11, 2006, fire at Ector County Correctional Center in Odessa. (Click here for more) May 15, 2007 - Prison firm won't have to disclose political largess Tennessean Corrections Corporation of America won't have to reveal how much money it gives politicians and political causes after an overwhelming majority of shareholders voted down a proposal Thursday calling for twice-yearly disclosures. (Click here for more) May 14, 2007 - Joplin jail inmate dead Joplin Globe A Joplin city jail inmate is dead after he was found hanging from the ceiling of the jail about 7:34 a.m. today. (Click here for more) May 14, 2007 - Prison escapees captured after 6 hours WFAA TV Two inmates who escaped from a minimum security facility in Mineral Wells early Monday morning were captured about six hours later. (Click here for more) May 12, 2007 - Prison guard arrested for drug smuggling WOAI TV San Antonio Police arrested a prison guard Saturday after an undercover investigation. (Click here for more) May 12, 2007 - County requests records from prison health care contractor News & Record The attorney for Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes has asked a Tennessee-based health care contractor for internal procedural guidelines following an inmate death in the Greensboro jail. (Click here for more) May 11, 2007 - Camp shut after staph infection kills boy Denver Post State health authorities have shut down a wilderness youth camp in Montrose County after a 15-year-old Utah boy died there last week of an untreated staph infection. (Click here for more) May 11, 2007 - T. Don Hutto: Homeland security bars U.N. Inspector Austin Chronicle Access denied – again. (Click here for more) May 11, 2007 - Transferred inmate dies Sacramento Bee A California inmate serving time in a private prison in Tennessee as part of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's out-of-state transfer plan died this week while watching a fight involving other California prisoners, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported Thursday. (Click here for more) May 10, 2007 - Procedures unclear in inmate death News & Record Guilford County sheriff's officials have maintained for the past week that jail medical staff followed proper procedures treating an inmate who died last month of a strangulated hernia. (Click here for more) May 9, 2007 - Prison riot investigation wrapping up AP Two weeks after about 500 rioting prisoners burned mattresses and broke windows at a privately run state prison, state officials are expected to complete their investigation by Friday into what sparked the melee. (Click here for more) May 9, 2007 - Inmate's mother given probation in Cushing prison drug smuggling Cushing Daily Citizen The mother of an inmate in Cushing's private prison has been placed on probation for three years for smuggling the drug Valium into the Cimarron Correctional Facility during a visit on Labor Day. (Click here for more) May 9, 2007 - DOC stops plans for Ault prison Greeley Tribune Plans for a private prison in Ault came to a halt recently when Colorado Department of Corrections rescinded its offer to GEO Group. (Click here for more) May 7, 2007 - Veco executives plead guilty to bribing officials Anchorage Daily News Bill Allen, a welder who took the Veco Corp. from a small Kenai oil-field company to a billion-dollar international contractor and a major political force, pleaded guilty Monday to bribing at least four Alaska legislators, including former Senate President Ben Stevens. (Click here for more) May 7, 2007 - An appeals court opinion could lead to a challenge for the Bay County Commission WMBB TV An appeals court opinion could lead to a challenge for the Bay County Commission. (Click here for more) May 7, 2007 - Strike looms over contract talks Pawtucket Times After four days of silence, talks between the Rhode Island Private Correctional Officers Union and the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility resumed Monday, although a strike is "still a very strong option," according to union President Heath Letourneau. (Click here for more) May 7, 2007 - NY Mets fan whose back was broken at ballpark files lawsuitAP The New York Mets fan whose back was broken by an apparently drunken 300-pound man who fell on her at Shea Stadium during the team's home opener has filed a lawsuit because of her injuries. (Click here for more) May 7, 2007 - Two S.F. County jail lawsuits settled AP Two lawsuits stemming from the beating death of an inmate and a female prisoner's alleged rape at the Santa Fe County jail have been settled. (Click here for more) May 6, 2007 - Kohring's state House committee post pulled Anchorage Daily News The chairman of a key state House committee was deposed and Alaska's most important oil tax law fell under new scrutiny Saturday as lawmakers reacted to the arrest of one current and two former legislators on federal corruption charges. (Click here for more) May 5, 2007 - Arizona officials concerned before & after prison riot WISH TV New e-mails show how concerned prison officials in Arizona were before and after last week's prison riot in New Castle. (Click here for more) May 5, 2007 - Medical company to review jail death News Record The Tennessee-based company that handles medical treatment in the Guilford County jail declined to comment Friday on why a local inmate died under its care. (Click here for more) May 5, 2007 - Federal authorities charge three legislators Alaska Daily News Three more state legislators were arrested on federal corruption charges Friday, accused of selling their votes and influence to the oil field services company Veco Corp. and its chief executive, Bill Allen, during last year’s debate on oil taxes. (Click here for more) May 4, 2007 - Ex-lawmakers charged with bribery, extortion Anchorage Daily News Former Alaska state legislators Pete Kott and Bruce Weyhrauch have been indicted by a federal grand jury on several counts of extortion, bribery, wire fraud and mail fraud. (Click here for more) May 3, 2007 - Prison will need help with funding Natchez Democrat The new prison needs $4 million in water and sewer infrastructure, but if all goes as planned, the county and city won’t have to shell out a penny of their own. (Click here for more) May 3, 2007 - Teen dies on hike Rocky Mountain News A 15-year-old Utah boy died during a backcountry outing with a youth program on the Uncompahgre Plateau of natural causes, authorities said today. (Click here for more) May 3, 2007 - Wyatt guards authorize strike Pawtucket Times The 107 correctional officers employed by the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility voted to authorize a strike Tuesday, according to a written statement from the Rhode Island Private Correctional Officers Union. (Click here for more) May 3, 2007 - Past is no barrier to state contracts St Petersburg Times Three months after Gov. Charlie Crist ordered an investigation of some $4.5-million in overpayments to two companies that operate private prisons for the state, those same companies will be the only ones permitted to bid on expanding and building another facility. (Click here for more) May 1, 2007 - Complaints prompt exit of Texas warden Spokesman Review The warden of a private Texas prison housing Idaho inmates has been "relieved of his duties" after complaints from Idaho. (Click here for more) May 1, 2007 - Appeal likely to
take time Centre Daily Times A school district and township,
set to take in more than $200,000 in annual property tax revenue from
Pennsylvania's first private prison, are now appealing a county
assessment of the $74 million facility in an effort to get additional
funds.
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