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March 9, 2010 - Detention facility for illegals pondered San
Pedro Valley News-Sun While members of the Benson City Council have
been given private sessions to hear the sales pitch that might bring a
detention center to town, residents Monday night had to hear the news
second hand.
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March 9, 2010 - Sheriff, CCA lobby Hernando commissioners to run county jail St Petersburg Times Promising commissioners the same level of efficiency that he has achieved in his own agency, Sheriff Richard Nugent made his pitch to take over the jail to Hernando County commissioners on Tuesday. (Click here for more)
March 8, 2010 - Private prison contract renewals may cost Texas additional millions Grits For Breakfast At a House Appropriations Committee meeting today, House Corrections Chairman Jim McReynolds asked TDCJ chief Brad Livingston if private prison-contracts up for renewal might increase their rates and increase costs for the state. (Click here for more)
March 7, 2010 - Police: Lawyers shut down death probe Rutland Herald A medical corporation stonewalled the police detective investigating the death of an inmate last year at the Swanton prison. (Click here for more)
March 7, 2010 - Walsenburg struggling with prison closure Pueblo Chieftain With the closure of the town's second-largest employer approaching, town officials are preparing to deal with the loss of almost 200 jobs in an already struggling economy. (Click here for more)
March 6, 2010 - Erie youth worker pleads no contest to indecent assault Erie Times-News A former Cornell Abraxas mental-health aide pleaded no contest Friday in Erie County Court to charges that he had indecent contact with a 14-year-old resident at the center. (Click here for more)
March 6, 2010 - Aramark sues private prison firm over payments Philadelphia Enquirer Saying it is owed $7.3 million, Aramark Corp., the Philadelphia food-services provider, has sued a New Jersey operator of correctional facilities. (Click here for more)
March 5, 2010 - The Rainmakers: Banking on private prisons in the fleecing of small-town America In These Times The sleepy town of Hardin, Mont., began its foray into the private prison industry in 2004, an adventure that would eventually saddle it with millions in debt and an empty, 464-bed prison collecting dust at the edge of town. (Click here for more)
March 5, 2010 - Will incarceration bubble burst if Corrections Corporation of America leaves Hernando jail? St Petersburg Times We all know that when the real estate bubble burst a few years ago, it cost us all. (Click here for more)
March 4, 2010 - Diamondback to close in 60 days Enid News and Eagle Diamondback Correction Facility in Watonga is closing within the next 60 days, due to Arizona ending its private prison contract. (Click here for more)
March 4, 2010 - Corrections Corp. of America required to produce records after Tennessee Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in public records suit Prison Legal News On March 1, the Tennessee Supreme Court, in a two-sentence order, declined to hear an appeal in a public records case involving Nashville-based Corrections Corp. of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit private prison firm. (Click here for more)
March 4, 2010 - Sheriff will detail his plan to take over the Hernando County jail Tuesday St Petersburg Times Sheriff Richard Nugent's announcement this week that he can run the Hernando County Jail more efficiently than the company that has been in charge for the past 22 years took many by surprise. (Click here for more)
March 3, 2010 - Lawsuits renew questions on immigrant detention New York Times When the Obama administration vowed to overhaul immigration detention last year, its promise of more humane treatment and accountability was spurred in part by the harrowing treatment of two detainees who died in the Bush years. (Click here for more)
March 3, 2010 - Sheriff takeover of jail a hit elsewhere Hernando Today About two years ago, Bay County commissioners realized they had reached a crossroads with the operator of their jail. (Click here for more)
March 3, 2010 - Plan to house illegal immigrant convicts in Baldwin prison is dead The Grand Rapids Press A proposal to house illegal immigrants convicted of crimes in a former state "punk prison" is dead, according to the Florida firm that owns the North Lake Correctional Facility. (Click here for more)
March 2, 2010 - America Service posts Q4 loss on litigation settlement Tennessean America Service Group reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $236,000 compared with net income of $1.2 million a year earlier. (Click here for more)
March 2, 2010 - Hernando County sheriff considers taking over jail operations Hernando Today After researching the matter, Sheriff Richard Nugent believes he can take over operations of the Hernando County Jail and save the county money. (Click here for more)
March 2, 2010 - UPDATE 2-Geo Group shares fall on federal prison cancellation Reuters Prison operator Geo Group Inc (GEO.N) said it is "disappointed" by the Federal Bureau of Prisons' decision to cancel a solicitation for a facility to house illegal aliens convicted of crimes, sending its shares down as much as 8 percent. (Click here for more)
March 1, 2010 - Legal challenge
over Yarl's Wood women• Centre breaching human rights, say lawyers
The Guardian Lawyers are due to launch a legal challenge today on
behalf of four women held at Yarl's Wood detention centre, claiming
their incarceration amounts to "cruel, inhumane and degrading" treatment
that breaches their human rights.
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