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May 6, 2008 - Private prison litigator Gus Puryear's rise to the top
AlterNet Until very recently, Puryear has enjoyed an easy climb
up the political and corporate ladder.
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May 5, 2008 - Meet Gus Puryear: Bush's latest villainous nominee for a lifetime judgeship AlterNet It's hard to say what Estelle Ann Richardson would have thought if she had would have the chance to meet the man who authorized a hefty settlement check for her children. (Click here for more)
May 5, 2008 - Family struggled in vain to help suffering detainee New York Times The four sons of Maya Nand, 56, are still haunted by the last collect call he made to them from an immigration detention center in Eloy, Ariz. (Click here for more)
May 5, 2008 - Few details on immigrants who died in U.S. custody New York Times Word spread quickly inside the windowless walls of the Elizabeth Detention Center, an immigration jail in New Jersey: A detainee had fallen, injured his head and become incoherent. (Click here for more)
May 4, 2008 - Liberty County jailer expected to be charged with sex crimes Houston Community Newspapers A female employee of CiviGenics who works as a guard in the Liberty County Jail resigned Tuesday, April 29, after being questioned by Liberty County Sheriff’s Office investigators about having sex with an inmate, according to Liberty County Sheriff Greg Arthur. (Click here for more)
May 4, 2008 - Immigration agency, contractors are accused of mistreating detainees San Diego Union Tribune Issac Kigondu Kiniti, a Kenyan detained since 2004, was photographed last year as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging overcrowding at the CCA facility. (Click here for more)
May 2, 2008 - Security guards jailed for taking £10,000 from burst bag Edinburgh Evening News TWO security guards who stole £10,000 of bank notes while on a collection run have been jailed for six months. (Click here for more)
May 1, 2008 - Jail escapee faces new charges San Antonio Express-News A 35-year-old man who escaped from a downtown private jail March 30 and was captured a few days later in Boerne faces new charges related to his caper. (Click here for more)
May 1, 2008 - County must pay jail employees back pension costs Morning Journal News A decision by Columbiana County commissioners to settle a dispute over retirement benefits for five former county jail employees could prove costly. (Click here for more)
April 30, 2008 - Cell-phone card misuse sends man on probation to jail Philadelphia Daily News A former postal employee serving a year's probation for stealing bars of gold from an express-mail package was jailed yesterday for three months for violating his probation. (Click here for more)
April 29, 2008 - Forest Bank jail at centre of double-decker murder inquiry Manchester.com The inquiry into why a man wrongly released from Forest Bank jail in Salford was able to murder a man on a double-decker bus has criticised the criminal justice system. (Click here for more)
April 29, 2008 - Police investigate second case of accidental shots fired by nuke plant security officer Seacoast Online Police are investigating an accidental shooting in the apartment of a nuclear power plant security officer, the second accidental discharge by an off-duty nuclear plant security officer this year. (Click here for more)
April 29, 2008 - Delco jail death raises questions Philadelphia Inquirer An autopsy will be performed tomorrow on Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, a 39-year-old comedian who died Thursday after contracting pneumonia at the Delaware County jail, where he was awaiting trial. (Click here for more)
April 28, 2008 - Rape accused dies after 'hanging' BBC A man accused of raping an 18-year-old woman has died after apparently hanging himself in his cell. (Click here for more)
April 27, 2008 - Anglesey rape case accused Matthew Lecras dies Daily Post A 21-YEAR-OLD man accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on Anglesey has died. (Click here for more)
April 27, 2008 - Jail warders get to the bottom of phone smuggling racket Sunday Mail A PRISONER was caught hiding a contraband mobile phone up his backside - when warders dialled the number. (Click here for more)
April 26, 2008 - Firm could not deliver enough guards for Metro St Louis Post-Dispatch Leaders of the Metro public transportation agency said Friday that a Florida-based security firm was not able to deliver enough trained security guards to meet deadlines in a MetroLink security contract. (Click here for more)
April 26, 2008 - Anglesey rape case accused critical in hospital Daily Post A 21-YEAR-OLD man accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on Anglesey was in a critical condition last night in hospital. (Click here for more)
April 26, 2008 - Jail doctor's employer will lead inmate death inquiry Post-Crescent The director of the medical group that employs the Outagamie County Jail's doctor will lead an investigation into an inmate's death, the county's attorney says. (Click here for more)
April 25, 2008 - Gus and CCA are so not OK Nashville Scene State Rep. Mike Turner has fired off a missive to Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner George Little about the spate of questionable practices and incidents that have landed Corrections Corporation of America in the news. (Click here for more)
25, 2008 - ‘Vomiting disease’ blamed for prison outbreak East Valley Tribune Specimens tested at the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory Thursday have confirmed norovirus, known as the “winter vomiting disease,” as the cause of an outbreak at a private Eloy Detention Center owned by Corrections Corporation of America. (Click here for more)
April 25, 2008 - Howard Stern regular dies of pneumonia AP Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, an actor, comedian and long-running member of Howard Stern's "Wack Pack," has died in custody. (Click here for more)
April 23, 2008 - Local businessman’s appeal denied by state justices Bakersfield Californian A Bakersfield businessman lost one part of a two-year legal battle with California prison officials recently when a state appellate court affirmed a lower court’s rulings and ordered him to pay the state’s legal costs. (Click here for more)
April 22, 2008 - Woman is killed under prison van BBC A woman has died after being trapped under a prison van in south London, the Metropolitan police have said. (Click here for more)
April 19, 2008 - Juvenile facility was deemed unfit for adults years ago AP A Casper juvenile facility has been locking up youth in jail space that was deemed unsuitable for adults years ago and in ways that increase the risk of youths committing suicide or physically or sexually assaulting one another, according to a report obtained Friday by The Associated Press. (Click here for more)
April 19, 2008 - Youth offender program vendor to shut SLO office Tribune News A San Luis Obispo business that abruptly announced it was closing at the end of the month temporarily left local criminal justice officials scrambling to keep juveniles electronically monitored and community work service and youth offender programs running. (Click here for more)
April 18, 2008 - Former inmate sues over 'withheld' medication at jail Daytona Beach News-Journal A 32-year-old local man who takes medication for schizophrenia is the latest person to file a lawsuit against the company that provides medical care at the Volusia County Branch Jail. (Click here for more)
April 17, 2008 - Gadsden Correctional employee investigated WCTV 6 The Florida Department of Corrections confirms it has just opened an investigation at the Gadsden Correctional facility. (Click here for more)
April 17, 2008 - Corrections board asks for new operators for The Villa Greeley Tribune In an attempt to improve upon the services provided by The Villa halfway house in Greeley, Weld County corrections officials Wednesday sent out a request for new operators to bid on running the program. (Click here for more)
April 15, 2008 - Health care company resists bid to cancel deal on inmates Star-Ledger Correctional Medical Services is fighting the state's decision to cancel its $85 million annual contract to provide medical, dental and pharmaceutical services to state prisoners. (Click here for more)
April 13, 2008 - Jail pharmacy's 'serious failings' Wales on Sunday AN OFFICIAL report has uncovered “serious failings” at a prison pharmacy where a health chief was suspended last year after prescription drugs went missing. (Click here for more)
April 11, 2008 - Agency may fine FPL again Palm Beach Post For the second time in four months, Florida Power & Light Co. is facing six-figure fines for violations at its Turkey Point nuclear plant in Miami-Dade County - and the federal government is looking into more "security issues" at the utility's St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant. (Click here for more)
April 11, 2008 - GEO reviewing inmate's escape Laredo Morning Times An investigation into last week's escape of an inmate from a private detention facility in downtown San Antonio is continuing, GEO officials said Thursday. (Click here for more)
April 10, 2008 - New Castle prison begins moving Arizona inmates out The Star Press Arizona inmates held in the New Castle Correctional Facility will be moved out of Indiana beginning this month. (Click here for more)
April 9, 2008 - Detention Center Investigating Allegations against Guard Detainee's property, money reportedly stolen KRGV 5 The owners of the Willacy County detention center say they're investigating allegations an employee stole from a detainee. (Click here for more)
April 8, 2008 - More allegations of medical problems at jail Tampa Bays 10 We're talking my life here!" That's what Pinellas jail inmate Roy Daffron is saying about the medical treatment he says he is receiving. (Click here for more)
April 7, 2008 - CSA looks at importance of contract’s expiration date Daily Record Baltimore County and Prison Health Services Inc. once again asked the Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Monday to determine what difference a day makes when it comes to a contract’s expiration. (Click here for more)
April 7, 2008 - 30 months after it began, Metrorail 'ghost posts' audit still pending Miami Herald In August 2006, Miami-Dade County's top auditor found evidence that Wackenhut Corp. had billed the county nearly $1.6 million over a three-year period for 69,000 hours worth of work that its employees -- private security guards who patrol Metrorail platforms and trains -- were never paid for. (Click here for more)
April 5, 2008 - Cruelty is alleged in suit over syringe News Journal Fifteen current and former inmates at Young Correctional Institution filed a federal lawsuit Friday alleging their medical care while behind bars was not only negligent but amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. (Click here for more)
April 4, 2008 - Report faults prison health services Capital News Service The Department of Corrections (DOC) has left many prisoners without proper medical care, according to a new report from the Office of the Auditor General. (Click here for more)
April 3, 2008 - Detention facility for immigrant kids sued for abuse KRIS TV Eight immigrant teenagers held at a facility for unaccompanied minors filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming they were abused and denied access to attorneys. (Click here for more)
April 2, 2008 - S.A. jail escapee captured in Boerne WOAI The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force was notified of the escape and launched a massive manhunt for Esequiel Pena. (Click here for more)
April 2, 2008 - 5 inmates sue over conditions at jail Indianapolis Star Five inmates at the privately run Marion County Jail II filed a class-action lawsuit today based on claims of improper medical treatment and access to medication, unsafe and inhumane conditions, and a broken grievance process. (Click here for more)
April 1, 2008 - Woman says she warned guards of inmate's escape KENS 5 News Could an inmate’s escape from a federal jail downtown two days ago have been prevented? (Click here for more)
April 1, 2008 - State to switch to UMDNJ for inmate health care services Star-Ledger The state has canceled its $85 million annual contract with a St. Louis-based company that has provided medical, dental and pharmaceutical services to state prisoners since New Jersey privatized its inmate health care system in 1996, officials said yesterday. (Click here for more)
April 1, 2008 - Man escapes from jail in San Antonio, nobody notices AP Officials want to know how a convicted felon escaped from a privately owned jail across the street from San Antonio police headquarters. (Click here for more)
April 1, 2008 - ICE: Duke City
jail won't be used The New Mexican More than eight months
after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials removed 600
detainees from an Albuquerque jail, they say they won't house immigrants
there again.
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