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November 29, 2007 - ID inmate's mother sues prison company after suicide AP The mother of an Idaho inmate who killed himself in a Texas prison earlier this year has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the private-prison company that runs the lockup where he died. (Click here for more) November 28, 2007 - Metrorail analysis: Crime up, guard hours down NBC TV6 Crime is on the rise aboard Miami-Dade's Metrorail and Metromover at a time when the county is reducing the number of hours that security guards work to keep riders safe. (Click here for more) November 28, 2007 - Nursing mother reunited with son Charlotte Observer A Brazilian woman, jailed for four days on shoplifting and immigration charges, has been reunited with her 8-week-old son, and now Mecklenburg jail officials are asking their health care provider to review its policy on inmates who are lactating. (Click here for more) November 27, 2007 - At Bobrick sentencing, McGuire accused of threatening lobbyist Anchorage Daily News State Sen. Lesil McGuire was accused Tuesday of making veiled threats to dissuade a lobbyist from testifying in the corruption case against her husband, former state Rep. Tom Anderson. (Click here for more) November 27, 2007 - Former inmate files federal lawsuit, claiming he was denied HIV medication South Florida Sun-Sentinel During the three months he spent in a Broward County jail, Kevin Sauve made request after request for HIV medication. (Click here for more) November 27, 2007 - Private prison manager ready Idaho State Journal A company that's due to take over a troubled privately run Texas prison in 2008 made a sales pitch Monday to Idaho Department of Correction officials, saying it hopes the management shake-up and $1.2 million in proposed renovations will overshadow past problems and persuade Idaho to ship more inmates to the lockup. (Click here for more) November 26, 2007 - McGill food service provider dips into for-profit prisons The McGill Daily At Macdonald campus’s Centennial Centre cafeteria, students can purchase a classic two-egg breakfast all day for just $4.20, taxes included. (Click here for more) November 26, 2007 - Fresh riots predicted at detention centre Oxford Mail Detainees at an immigration detention centre near Oxford have warned the atmosphere is on a knife-edge as campaigners marked its 14th anniversary. (Click here for more) November 24, 2007 - Torture 'commonplace' at prison, claim officers The Herald Sun TORTURING prisoners at the Melbourne Custody Centre was commonplace, former staff claim. (Click here for more) November 24, 2007 - State Government 'reducing scrutiny of jails' The Age THE State Government has made it more difficult for independent observers to monitor what goes on in jails, lawyers claim. (Click here for more) November 23, 2007 - Former warden files lawsuit Laredo Morning Times The former warden at an immigration processing facility in Laredo is suing the company that administers the facility, alleging he was wrongfully terminated. (Click here for more) November 23, 2007 - Kambo family gives thanks for holiday together American-Statesman Sam Kambo can now hold his 4-year-old son, Seth, something he couldn't do for a year while he was in a San Antonio prison waiting for the legal system to sort out whether he should be deported. (Click here for more) November 22, 2007 - Non-profit group ready to take over inmates' medical care Ocala Star-Banner Marion County Sheriff’s Office is finalizing its contract with a locally formed non-profit group that will provide medical care to Marion County Jail inmates. (Click here for more) November 22, 2007 - Custody officers attack prisoner The Age Victoria's government watchdog has recommended sweeping changes to conditions at the Melbourne Custody Centre following publication of a report that found excessive force was used against a prisoner earlier this year. (Click here for more) November 22, 2007 - Former lobbyist likely to spend time behind bars Anchorage Daily News Once-prominent lobbyist Bill Bobrick almost surely is going to prison. But not for long. (Click here for more) November 21, 2007 - Inmates’ release costs CCA $140,000 News Herald Bay County commissioners sent a clear message Tuesday to Corrections Corporation of America: Shape up or ship out, and pay $140,000. (Click here for more) November 20, 2007 - Bay County fines CCA $140,000 WJHG Bay County wants to fine the Corrections Corporation of America $140,000 for mistakenly releasing 10 inmates from the Bay County Jail earlier this month. (Click here for more) November 20, 2007 - Security man stole £25,000 left lying in front of him This Is Hampshire A SECURITY firm employee who was heavily in debt stole £25,000 following an extraordinary blunder by two colleagues, a court heard. (Click here for more) November 20, 2007 - Detention worker alleges guard assault Palm Beach Post A private security guard working at St. Lucie County's juvenile detention center is accused of sexually assaulting a female detention center employee while they were on early morning duty, police said Monday. (Click here for more) November 19, 2007 - Jesus Aviles-Dominguez convicted of second-degree murder, five other charges in beating death of inmate New Mexican Dickie Ortega lost his life at the hands of one man named Jesus and another named Good. (Click here for more) November 19, 2007 - Drugs smuggled by prison officer BBC News A former prison officer has pleaded guilty to helping inmates smuggle drugs into a private prison in Warwickshire. (Click here for more) November 18, 2007 - Some lawmakers profit off state bids Arkansas News Several companies with ties to state legislators have contracts with the state. (Click here for more) November 18, 2007 - MP's alarm over sackings at jail Wales on Sunday A WELSH MP has demanded answers after shock new figures showed Bridgend’s Parc Prison has sacked an astonishing 42 officers in the past 10 years. (Click here for more) November 17, 2007 - Corrections officer accused of inmate sex Appeal-Democrat A male correctional officer of the Leo Chesney Community Correctional Facility for women in Live Oak was arrested on suspicion of having sex with an inmate, a Sutter County prosecutor said Friday. (Click here for more) November 16, 2007 - Former jailer arrested Del Rio News-Herald A former jailer at the Val Verde Correctional Facility was arrested Thursday after he was indicted for violating the civil rights of an inmate in October 2006. (Click here for more) November 16, 2007 - Bond set for detention officers accused in immigrant smuggling ring Valley Morning Star A federal judge has set cash bonds of $150,000 on two detention center officers accused in what authorities say was an illegal immigrant smuggling ring operating out of the Willacy County Detention Center. (Click here for more) November 16, 2007 - Jail backers dispute legal opinion Helena Independent Record Backers of a brand new but empty $20 million detention center in Hardin tried Thursday to convince two lawyers on Attorney General Mike McGrath’s staff to change a draft opinion so the jail can house out-of-state inmates. (Click here for more) November 16, 2007 - Child held without mom at Texas detention center Houston Chronicle An 8-year-old girl was separated from her pregnant mother and left behind for four days at a detention center set up to hold immigrant families together while they await outcomes to their cases. (Click here for more) November 14, 2007 - Report blasts CCA for inmates’ release News-Herald Someone with Corrections Corporation of America should have noticed nine inmates were being freed early from the Bay County Jail on Nov. 1, according to a county report released Tuesday. (Click here for more) November 14, 2007 - Man seeks justice after 5 years wrongful detention The Age THE Federal Government faces another humiliating compensation payout that could run into millions of dollars as a result of court action taken by a Vietnamese-born man. (Click here for more) November 13, 2007 - Immigration detention center reverses turban ban India Post An Immigration Detention Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey reversed a ban against turbans. (Click here for more) November 13, 2007 - More officers charged in smuggling scheme Valley Morning Star Two more Willacy County immigration detention center officers, both from Harlingen, are facing charges in connection with transporting undocumented immigrants, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. (Click here for more) November 13, 2007 - Jury finds defunct NJ detention center liable for mistreatment AP A federal jury on Tuesday awarded a political asylum $100,001 after finding that her rights were violated while in custody at a detention center operated for U.S. immigration authorities by a private contractor, the immigrant's lawyer said. (Click here for more) November 13, 2007 - Sarasota jail nurse charged with stealing an inmate's oxycodone Sarasota Herald-Tribune A jail nurse faces a felony drug charge after replacing an inmate's oxycodone pills with Tylenol and taking the prescription medicine home with her, the Sheriff's Office said. (Click here for more) November 13, 2007 - Former legislator set to enter Oregon federal prison AP A former Alaska lawmaker convicted of seven counts of conspiracy and bribery will begin his five-year federal prison sentence next month. (Click here for more) November 12, 2007 - Prison operator paid lobbyist $140,000 AP Private prison operator Corrections Corp. of America paid Sisco Consulting Inc. $140,000 in the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form. (Click here for more) November 11, 2007 - U.S. Senate, Middle Tennesseans should take close look at judicial nominee Tennessean They are some of the most powerful people in the state, but you rarely hear about them. (Click here for more) November 10, 2007 - Administrative tribunal rejects security company appeal All Africa Mozambique's Administrative Tribunal has rejected an appeal by the Mozambican branch of the security company Wackenhut, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the London-based Group Four Securicor (G4S), against an order by the Labour Ministry to pay over 11 years of overtime owing to its security guards. (Click here for more) November 10, 2007 - Study shows sheriff more thrifty with Tulsa Jail AP A new study shows that the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office is operating the county's jail for millions of dollars less than its private-sector predecessor would have. (Click here for more) November 10, 2007 - Legislator to push for prison, despite voters' opposition Pueblo Chieftain State Rep. Rafael Gallegos plans to continue his push for a correctional facility in the Antonito area, despite a recent Conejos County election that showed residents are against the idea. (Click here for more) November 10, 2007 - New Hardin jail may face huge hurdle Billings Gazette If a draft opinion from the state Attorney General's office stands, it may mean disaster for the Two Rivers Regional Detention Facility in Hardin. (Click here for more) November 9, 2007 - Border agents stop smuggling attempt San Antonio News-Express Two employees of the private company that manages the U.S. immigration detention center in Raymondville have been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle 28 undocumented immigrants through an inland Border Patrol checkpoint, federal officials said Friday. (Click here for more) November 9, 2007 - Holden seeks FOI coverage on private prisons Harrisburg Patriot News Private prisons and other facilities hold about 25,000 federal prisoners. (Click here for more) November 8, 2007 - Premier, county end contract after probe involving Bexar jail Caller-Times A new commissary company started this week in Kleberg County Jail after Premier Management Enterprises and the county mutually ended Premier's contract. (Click here for more) November 8, 2007 - £28m cost of asylum centre that never was The Guardian A Home Office decision to abandon plans for an asylum accommodation centre near Oxford because of local opposition cost it £28m, including "termination payments" of £7.9m to the private contractor, Whitehall's spending watchdog reveals today. (Click here for more) November 7, 2007 - Alaska agency, DOJ coordinate on Veco case UPI The Alaska Public Offices Commission is coordinating with the U.S. Justice Department to probe what Veco Corp. illegally did to benefit Alaska politicians. (Click here for more) November 7, 2007 - Sheriff wants prisoners out of private jail Bellingham Herald Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo has ordered 47 inmates removed from a privately run minimum security jail after allegations of sexual contact between a jailer and inmate. (Click here for more) November 7, 2007 - Conejos voters reject prison idea Alamosa News Conejos County voted against the formation of a weed control district, against pursuing a private prison in Antonito and against the formation of a county recreation district. (Click here for more) November 5, 2007 - Illegal workers at T Don Hutto Residential Center KLBJ News Radio A letter from Immigration and Custom's Enforcement charges illegal workers were employed at an immigrant detention center in Taylor. (Click here for more) November 5, 2007 - Jail releases inmates by mistake WMBB TV13 An investigation is underway at the Bay County Jail Annex after an incident that Chairman Commissioner Mike Nelson calls inexcusable. (Click here for more) November 5, 2007 - State seeks to operate its prisons Altoona Mirror As Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections plans to build three more prisons, a state House bill would ensure that the state — not private companies — will operate them. (Click here for more) November 2, 2007 - Edgefield murder victims' family speaks WRDW News 12 The family of Alecia and Jade Arangelin say the man who killed them, Robert Herring, was a monster. (Click here for more) November 2, 2007 - Lobbyists open wallets for Richardson AP Democratic presidential candidate and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has tapped into a pipeline of campaign cash from those who lobby government in his home state. (Click here for more) November 2, 2007 - Convictions in Chandler cold case bring relief Grand Rapid Press As they sifted though the many details of Janet Chandler's murder, jurors who convicted four of her attackers Thursday said they found themselves stepping back and forth in time. (Click here for more) November 2, 2007 - Private collection agency is not exempt from federal suit, court says Public Citizen In a ruling that could have widespread implications for the accountability of private government contractors, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Thursday that a private, for-profit debt collector that operates as a contractor for local prosecutors cannot claim sovereign immunity from lawsuits. (Click here for more) November 2, 2007- Graceville prison guard arrested Dothan Eagle A Graceville Correctional Institute employee was arrested Thursday morning after illegal narcotics were reportedly discovered in his vehicle on the prison grounds, the result of a narcotics investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and GEO Group prison officials. (Click here for more) November 2, 2007 - WilCo's latest snafu Austin Chronicle The dirty little secret is out: The T. Don Hutto Family Residential Center, a detention facility for immigrant families in Taylor, has employed undocumented workers, as well as contractors with criminal records. (Click here for more) November 1, 2007 - Wackenhut files lawsuit against Service Employees International Union PR News The Wackenhut Corporation ("Wackenhut" or "the Company") today filed a civil action against the Service Employees International Union ("SEIU" or "the Union"). (Click here for more) November 1, 2007 - Reporter's
persistence garners Emmy Award Laredo Morning Times When
Wendolyne Morales received a letter from the Corrections Corporation of
America on Saunders Street, and then spoke with the detainee's wife in
Wisconsin, she knew she was onto something.
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