NOVEMBER 2004

November 30, 2004 - Bad business at prison; Riot should give state pause on Elliott privatization Lexington Herald Leader Shortly after a riot erupted at a Lee County private prison in September, the state's top corrections official praised Corrections Corporation of America for its quick response to restoring order at the facility. (Click here for more)

November 29, 2004 - 'Escape' inmate back in custody BBC A prisoner accused of escaping from a security guard outside a court last week is back in custody. (Click here for more)

November 29, 2004 - CNCC guard arrested Midland Free Press A correctional officer at Central North Correctional Centre was arrested Sunday and charged with drug-trafficking and breach of peace for allegedly selling cocaine and marijuana inside the so-called superjail. (Click here for more)

November 29, 2004 - Update: 8 inmates held over race-riot murder Desert Sun What was the result of the preliminary hearing for the eight men accused of killing two fellow inmates during a race riot at the Eagle Mountain Correctional Facility in October 2003? (Click here for more)

November 29, 2004 - Inmate seeks damages for smoking cellmate La Crosse Tribune It sounds like the case of a dead novelist versus a veteran country singer. (Click here for more)

November 29, 2004 - Details released on Kirk prison suicide Roane County News More details have emerged on the death of James L. Kirk Jr., who committed suicide Nov. 12 at the Whiteville Correctional Facility in Whiteville, Tenn. (Click here for more)

November 28, 2004 - Jail probe after two staff axed Sunday Mail A PROBE is underway at Scotland's only private prison after two staff were suspended. (Click here for more)

November 27, 2004 - Prisoner breaks free from cuffs BBC Police are continuing their hunt for a prisoner who broke free from the hands of security guards at court in Fife. (Click here for more)

November 27, 2004 - Certain new medical services put on hold Anchorage Daily News A state commissioner on Friday announced a moratorium on new medical services that require a state certificate of need. (Click here for more)

November 26, 2004 - Family of dead inmate sues state, prison health-care provider AP The family of a state prison inmate who complained of blinding headaches in the days before her death has filed a wrongful death suit against the state and the prison's health-care provider. (Click here for more)

November 26, 2004 - Adelanto prison phone issue investigated by inspector general Victor Valley Daily Press Negotiators will return to the bargaining table next month in an attempt to settle a contract dispute over $1.6 million generated by prisoners use of pay phones at the Victor Valley Community Corrections Facility. (Click here for more)

November 26, 2004 - Drug dealer sues over prison injury The West Australian A drug dealer is suing the company that runs WA's only private prison over an injury he sustained while working in the prison workshop. (Click here for more)

November 25, 2004 - Torrance may ship prisoners Mountain View Telegraph The Torrance County Commission is considering offers to house county prisoners in facilities outside the county, County Manager Bob Ayre said. (Click here for more)

November 24, 2004 - 'Secret' prison deal criticised BBC The Scottish Prison Service is facing strong criticism for signing a confidentiality agreement with the private security firm, Reliance. (Click here for more)

November 24, 2004 - Prison health firm sues county Scranton Times Tribune PrimeCare Medical Inc., the Harrisburg company that lost out last month on a lucrative contract for medical care at the Lackawanna County Prison, hit the county with a $926,000 lawsuit Tuesday. (Click here for more)

November 24, 2004 - Prison firm may be fined $10,000 Courier-Journal The company that owns the Beattyville prison where inmates rioted Sept. 14 should be fined $10,000 for failing to have enough properly trained officers to respond to the uprising, state officials said in a letter released yesterday. (Click here for more)

November 24, 2004 - Security guard injured in court BBC A man is due to appear in court after a security guard was allegedly stabbed inside the Court of Appeal building in Edinburgh on Tuesday afternoon. (Click here for more)

November 23, 2004 - Jail guard arrested for smuggling pot Indianapolis Star A correctional officer at Marion County Jail II was arrested early today and accused of trying to bring marijuana and tobacco in to the Downtown facility, officials said. (Click here for more)

November 23, 2004 - Father sues sheriff after son died following jail Naples News Lawyers for the state's jail medical care providers are asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit brought by an Estero firefighter's father after the man died one day after being jailed. (Click here for more)

November 23, 2004 - Report, interviews give details of prison riot Courier-Journal The first visible sign of a recent riot at the Lee Adjustment Center was when inmates targeted the wooden guard tower, using large concrete ashtrays to break its legs. (Click here for more)

November 23, 2004 - Group: Jail strip search violated standards AP The American Correctional Association says the Santa Fe County jail violated its standards by strip searching a waitress booked on a charge of serving alcohol to minors. (Click here for more)

November 22, 2004 - 3 inmates plead not guilty to escaping AP Three maximum-security inmates pleaded not guilty Monday to escaping from a prison transport van in a restaurant parking lot in September. (Click here for more)

November 22, 2004 - Charlotte County Jail nurse denies smuggling drugs for fiancee AP A Charlotte County Jail inmate and his nurse girlfriend on Monday denied charges she smuggled drugs into the facility for him. (Click here for more)

November 22, 2004 - Jail standoff report locks down troubles News Herald The medical pod and segregation wing of the Bay County Jail were plagued by broken and jammed door locks in the weeks leading up to September’s inmate takeover, according to maintenance requests and work orders obtained by The News Herald. (Click here for more)

November 20, 2004 - Five finalists named for jail administrator News Bulletin Valencia County is moving forward with taking over the management of the adult detention center on Jan. 1 with interviews for jail administrator on Friday, and offering positions to Cornell's staff. (Click here for more)

November 20, 2004 - Nurse accused of smuggling drugs to inmate Herald Tribune A private health care nurse at the county jail smuggled prescription drugs to an inmate she planned to marry, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. (Click here for more)

November 20, 2004 - Bay meets with CCA News Herald Bay County and the company hired to run its jail met Friday to make amends for two months of quiet bickering, with each side making concessions to the other in the fight for information about September’s hostage taking and standoff at the Bay County Jail. (Click here for more)

November 20, 2004 - 23 face charges in riot at prison Courier-Journal Twenty-three inmates, including seven from Kentucky, were indicted by a grand jury yesterday on charges of taking part in a riot that extensively damaged a privately operated prison in Lee County. (Click here for more)

November 20, 2004 - Inmate mistakenly released Albuquerque Journal A 36-year-old Santa Fe woman was mistakenly released from jail Thursday by giving a detention officer a bond receipt from a prior arrest, according to a report from the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department. (Click here for more)

November 19, 2004 - Another CNCC work refusal Midland Free Press The Free Press has learned that a recent work refusal issued by a correctional worker cites more computer problems at the superjail, but a Ministry of Labour inspector deemed it did not pose immediate danger to the guards. (Click here for more)

November 19, 2004 - This does not end here Bedford Today An MP has warned the Government still has a fight on its hands following the publication of the Yarl's Wood report. (Click here for more)

November 19, 2004 - Want some good news? No county tax increase Delco Times Delaware County’s 2005 budget proposal shows a spending increase of $12.4 million but holds the property tax millage at the 2004 rate. (Click here for more)

November 19, 2004 - Jail is criticised after suicide IC Ayshire A SHERIFF has condemned Scotland's only private jail for breaches of rules and staff shortages after the suicide of a vulnerable prisoner. (Click here for more)

November 19, 2004 - Eblen Estate murderer kills self Roane County News James L. Kirk Jr., who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of Jack Neal Worley of Kingston, committed suicide Saturday, according to the Tennessee Department of Corrections. (Click here for more)

November 19, 2004 - Security company faces suit Albuquerque Journal A Santa Fe woman is suing a local security company because it hired a guard with a criminal record who wound up attacking her while he was on duty at Los Palomas Apartments in January, according to the lawsuit. (Click here for more)

November 18, 2004 - Court says inmate can pursue suit Daily Record Former Chester resident Craig Szemple, who is serving three life terms for murdering three people, will be allowed to continue his lawsuit against a state prison medical group he claims neglected to give him physical therapy he needed immediately after elbow and wrist surgery, a state appeals court has ruled. (Click here for more)

November 18, 2004 - DeKalb emergency children's shelter under probe Atlanta Journal-Constitution Nearly two years ago, state child welfare officials closed the troubled DeKalb County emergency children's shelter and promised a new facility that would keep kids safe. (Click here for more)

November 18, 2004 - Jail is 'hellhole' Herald Sun A MELBOURNE police jail has been described as a hellhole and "the Bronx of prisons". (Click here for more)

November 18, 2004 - Woman plans to sue over strip search Albuquerque Journal The Santa Fe County jail's practice of strip searching all inmates is unconstitutional, according to a tort claim notice sent to the jail by an attorney for a local cocktail waitress who says she was ordered to strip nude after her September arrest for serving alcohol to a minor. (Click here for more)

November 17, 2004 - Change in GEO directors Yahoo In a letter dated November 12, 2004, Benjamin R. Civiletti resigned from the board of directors of The GEO Group, Inc. (Click here for more)

November 17, 2004 - Judge finds evidence that asylum seekers were abused AP Evidence shows political asylum seekers were abused and harassed while detained at a privately operated facility that lacked clean food, clothes and bedding, a federal judge found as he refused to dismiss a lawsuit by nine immigrants. (Click here for more)

November 16, 2004 - Two meetings canceled amid talks Tulsa World Tulsa County's budget and jail boards scheduled and then canceled back-to-back Tuesday meetings to act on a critical state audit and deal with a $3.7 million hole in the county's jail budget. (Click here for more)

November 16, 2004 - Policy blamed for asylum rioting BBC An "ambitious and unachievable" policy of removing failed asylum-seekers led to a major riot and fire at a detention centre, says a report. (Click here for more)

November 14, 2004 - Adelanto allows more inmates at private prison Daily Press A privately run, medium-security prison will get up to 200 additional inmates after the City Council voted to overturn a decision by the Planning Commission. (Click here for more)

November 14, 2004 - CCA mum on takeover News Herald Everybody wants to know what happened — and CCA refuses to say. (Click here for more)

November 13, 2004 - Justice report raises new AIMS doubts AP Doubts have been cast on the financial stability of security contractor AIMS Corporation, with a new Department of Justice report warning of possible risks to the Government over the corporation's $21 million a year contract to manage Acacia Prison. (Click here for more)

November 11, 2004 - Security guard 'robbery insider was suffering stress' Scotsman A security guard jailed for 14 years for his role in what was then the biggest theft of cash in transit since the Great Train Robbery of 1963 began an appeal against his conviction today. (Click here for more)

November 11, 2004 - Prison chase team helps capture Miss. escapee The Advocate A Louisiana State Penitentiary bloodhound chase team captured one of three escapees Tuesday night from a prison in neighboring Wilkinson County, Miss., Warden Burl Cain said. (Click here for more)

November 11, 2004 - Teen sues Taco Bell in strip search Arizona Republic A teenage girl who was strip-searched by the manager of a Taco Bell earlier this year has filed suit against the restaurant chain. (Click here for more)

November 10, 2004 - Brother held as suspect in man's slaying KTUU A shooting in an Airport Heights apartment building Tuesday night left one man dead, and his brother in custody. (Click here for more)

November 10, 2004 - Owens pitches budget fixes Pueblo Chieftain In outlining his spending plan for the next fiscal year, the governor told a newly minted legislative Joint Budget Committee, chaired by Sen. Abel Tapia, D-Pueblo, that while the state's economy is slowly improving, it needs some help to get back on track. (Click here for more)

November 9, 2004 - Authorities trace cause of county jail break Morning Journal A malfunctioning door alarm and a loose section of fence were responsible for the recent escape of an inmate from the Columbiana County Jail. (Click here for more)

November 9, 2004 - Thomson quits job at Superjail Midland Free Press The first and only administrator to oversee Central North Correctional Centre has resigned. (Click here for more)

November 9, 2004 - Asylum centre fails children The Guardian Children detained in the Oakington asylum reception centre in Cambridgeshire are not being cared for properly, with some found to be suffering distress, according to the chief inspector of prisons. (Click here for more)

November 9, 2004 - Cornell Companies announce CEO search PRNews Cornell Companies, a leading provider of privatized adult and juvenile correctional, treatment and educational services, announced today that the Company has commenced a search for a new chief executive officer. (Click here for more)

November 9, 2004 - State report on jail takeover expected today News Herald A state investigation into September’s inmate takeover and police shootings at the Bay County Jail is complete and likely will be turned in to the State Attorney’s Office today. (Click here for more)

November 8, 2004 - Hoppel, jail officials discuss security improvements The Review Some changes are to be made at the Columbiana County Jail as a result of a recent escape. (Click here for more)

November 8, 2004 - State needs youth detention center Argus Leader Cornell Cos. finally has pulled the plug on its experiment with the former State Training School in Plankinton.
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November 8, 2004 - State police release name of escapee Shelby Sentinel-News State police released the name of the man who was captured Thursday evening near Simpsonville after he escaped from a unit transporting him to jail in Lexington. (Click here for more)

November 7, 2004 - Overworked Reliance employees push for union Sunday Mail EXHAUSTED workers at the crisis-hit Reliance security firm are flooding a union with requests for membership. (Click here for more)

November 5, 2004 - Inmate wages below prevailing wage is not deprivation Corrections Professional Ruling: An inmate's claim that he should have been paid the same wages as workers in the private sector was rejected by an appeals court. (Click here for more)

November 5, 2004 - Dirty Warriors Mother Jones WHEN THE BUSH administration turned over much of its Iraqi security operations to the private sector last year, one of the companies that stood to profit was the London-based Hart Group. (Click here for more)

November 5, 2004 - Guard enters plea in smuggling case Express-News A guard at a privately run jail that holds federal prisoners was released on bond Thursday after pleading not guilty to planning to smuggle heroin into the lockup. (Click here for more)

November 5, 2004 - 14-year-old's dehydration linked to medication Arizona Republic A distraught mother told a Maricopa County Superior Court jury Thursday how her son's emotional problems drove her to seek help from a tough-love boot camp where he later died. (Click here for more)

November 5, 2004 - PPP schemes have little to offer taxpayers New Zealand Herald The Land Transport Management Act has paved the way for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in road transport and the Public Finance (State Sector Management) Bill will accelerate this privatisation into the health and education sectors. (Click here for more)

November 4, 2004 - Immigration prisoners allege guard abuse Seattle Post-Intelligencer Two people are suing a private corrections company, saying one was viciously beaten and the other sexually harassed while they were being held in Tacoma on federal immigration charges. (Click here for more)

November 3, 2004 - Jail kidnapping suspect pleads no contest to original charges News Herald
One of four men charged in a September jailhouse kidnapping pleaded Tuesday to the charges that had him in the Bay County Jail initially. (Click here for more)

November 2, 2004 - Donna Arduin joins the board of trustees of Correctional Properties Trust Yahoo Mr. Robert R. Veach, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Correctional Properties Trust (NYSE: CPV - News), a real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that Donna Arduin was appointed to the Company's Board of Trustees, filling a vacancy. (Click here for more)

November 2, 2004 - Vt. inmate injured in Ky. fracas Times Argus
A Vermont inmate being housed in Kentucky received minor injuries when a fight broke out early Friday morning among 10 prisoners, including four from Vermont. (Click here for more)

November 2, 2004 - Metro jail overcrowding persists despite new beds Tennessean Davidson County's most serious inmate overcrowding situation won't be fixed by this past weekend's move of more than 200 inmates to a new county jail, Sheriff Daron Hall said. (Click here for more)

November 1, 2004 - Federal prison guard accused of drug smuggling Express-News A guard at a privately run jail for federal inmates made his first court appearance today on charges that he tried to smuggle heroin and cocaine into the lockup. (Click here for more)

November 1, 2004 - Cornell staff assaulted Public Opinion A 17-year-old boy allegedly assaulted three Cornell Abraxas staff members at 9 p.m. Thursday at the treatment center in Quincy Township. (Click here for more)

November 1, 2004 - Investigation into prison protest BBC An investigation is being carried out at a Warwickshire prison after two inmates finished a rooftop protest. (Click here for more)

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