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November 29, 2009 - Child migrant detention attacked BBC Many children whose parents are awaiting deportation from the UK are being held in immigration detention centres for too long, MPs have said. (Click here for more) November 27, 2009 - CCSC asks change of venue Pahrump Valley Times Concerned Citizens for a Safe Community, or CCSC, has filed a motion for a change of venue in U.S. District Court in their case against the Office of the Federal Detention Trustee over the siting of the proposed federal detention center in Pahrump. (Click here for more) November 27, 2009 - Stealthy prison privatisation angers unions inside labour Business Journal More upheavals are in store for the South African prisons service, and the labour movement will be at the centre of them. (Click here for more) November 26, 2009 - Warrant looms in rape charge against ex-guard at a private prison in Holdenville The Oklahoman A former female correctional officer has been charged with three felony counts of second-degree rape after being accused of having sex with an inmate at a private prison in Holdenville. (Click here for more) November 25, 2009 - Clayton inmates protest cold meals Atlanta Journal-Constitution Extra officers had to quell a small protest of Clayton County inmates upset about cold meals at the jail. (Click here for more) November 24, 2009 - Former guard in Texas admits accepting bribes AP A former guard at the Reeves County Detention Center faces up to 15 years in prison in a bribery and smuggled iPods investigation. (Click here for more) November 24, 2009 - The brutal truth of child detention2,000 asylum seekers' kids a year are locked up, and the only beneficiaries seem to be firms running centres like Yarl's Wood The Guardian The brutal truth of child detention2,000 asylum seekers' kids a year are locked up, and the only beneficiaries seem to be firms running centres like Yarl's Wood. (Click here for more) November 24, 2009 - Private prison deal awarded after political contribution Los Angeles Daily Journal The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inked a deal in October to ship 2,336 additional inmates to out-of-state facilities run by a private prison company, bringing the total number of California prisoners held by the firm since 2006 to roughly 10,500. (Click here for more) November 24, 2009 - Island detainee riot sparked by pool game The Age RIOTING refugees could be kicked out of Australia for their part in a wild brawl that broke out in Christmas Island's detention centre on Saturday night. (Click here for more) November 23, 2009 - Pennsylvania judges given partial immunity in civil suit Claims Journal Two former county judges accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send juveniles to private detention facilities are partially immune from civil lawsuits, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Friday. (Click here for more) November 23, 2009 - Dolphins criticism deadly for South Bay inmate, deputies say Palm Beach Post When state prisoner Willie L. Smith "dissed" the Miami Dolphins, authorities say, it might have cost him his life. (Click here for more) November 22, 2009 - Bosasa 'sought to stifle report' Sunday Times Bosasa Group, the company which allegedly paid kick-backs to correctional services officials, sought to prevent parliament and the Special Investigating Unit from releasing a report containing information about the scandal. (Click here for more) November 20, 2009 - Private prison franchisee demands huge compensation Haaretz "I cannot say that it was unexpected, but when it really happens, it seems unexpected," said the owner of Minrav Engineering and Construction, Abraham Kuznitsky, minutes after being informed yesterday of the High Court of Justice's decision against his operating a privately-run prison near Be'er Sheva. (Click here for more) November 20, 2009 - Prison guard gets 18 years for rapes KRQE A judge sentenced a former correction officer who raped four female inmates to 18 years in prison after emotional pleas from his victims. (Click here for more) November 19, 2009 - Inmates at Tensas prison refusing to return to cells News-Star Inmates at a Tensas Parish prison are refusing to return to their cells Thursday afternoon as a form of protest, according to Tensas Parish Sheriff Ricky Jones. (Click here for more) November 19, 2009 - Hernando County taxpayers escape hit from federal inmate transfer St Petersburg Times Hernando County taxpayers have dodged a big financial hit, thanks to a reworked contract with the private company that runs the county jail. (Click here for more) November 19, 2009 - High Court rejects prison privatization amendment YNET The Supreme Court annulled an amendment to the Prison Ordinance which allows for the establishment of a private prison that will be run by a private corporation. (Click here for more) November 19, 2009 - Perzel resigns from board of prison firm same day as indictment Pittsburg Tribune-Review State Rep. John M. Perzel exercised an option to buy 5,000 shares of stock in a prison company — days before a grand jury recommended felony charges against him and fellow Republicans — and then resigned from the company's board the day he was charged. (Click here for more) November 18, 2009 - Employee of private inmate transporter accused of sex with inmate AP A Kentucky man working for a private company that transports prisoners has been indicted on a charge of traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sex with an inmate. (Click here for more) November 18, 2009 - Baker prison set to close doors Desert Dispatch The Baker Community Correctional Facility is being closed due to a statewide decrease in low-security inmates. (Click here for more) November 18, 2009 - Therapist gets no jail for patient abuse Sheboygan Press A therapist accused of sexually assaulting two clients was sentenced Tuesday to two years probation and no jail time after a prosecutor amended eight felonies to two misdemeanors, citing "proof problems." (Click here for more) November 17, 2009 - Detaining Care, Part Two: Health Scare Texas Tribune The detained immigrant told officials at the South Texas Detention Complex he’d been sexually assaulted and tortured in his home country and asked for medical care. (Click here for more) November 17, 2009 - Misleading Feasibility Study KULR 8 An apparent disconnect between state and local government could be a leading factor in the ongoing struggle to fill the Hardin Detention Center, along with a misleading feasibility study. (Click here for more) November 16, 2009 - Out of control The Sun FRIGHTENED warders are begging a crisis-hit jail's toughest CONS for protection - because they are bullied. (Click here for more) November 14, 2009 - Inmate commits suicide at Bent prison Pueblo Chieftain A state inmate being held at Bent Correctional Facility reportedly committed suicide Nov. 1. (Click here for more) November 14, 2009 - Business focus group criticizes jail contract Hernando Today A business focus group says Hernando County "poorly negotiated" its recent contract with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and "lacked ongoing oversight." (Click here for more) November 12, 2009 - Perzel: Rise and fall of House GOP power broker Philadelphia Inquirer At 59, John Michael Perzel has lived a life of contradictions. (Click here for more) November 12, 2009 - Downtown Beaumont jail shuts doors, temporarily KBMT 12 The private company that operated a downtown Beaumont jail facility has ended it's contract with Jefferson County. (Click here for more) November 12, 2009 - Mississippi Attorney General: Census should change prison count The Prisoner of the Census County Supervisors in Wilkinson County, Mississippi faced a quandary after the last census. (Click here for more) November 11, 2009 - Widow wants feds in detainee death suit AP The widow of a Chinese immigrant wants the federal government to remain a defendant in her lawsuit over the death her husband, who was detained at a Rhode Island jail. (Click here for more) November 11, 2009 - Lackawanna County gives current prison vendor a pass in bid process The Times-Tribune The Lackawanna County Prison Board unanimously approved a new contract for its prison health care vendor based on a proposal that did not include details other bidders were required to submit. (Click here for more) November 11, 2009 - Luzerne officials deny knowing of abuse Philadelphia Inquirer To the frequent frustration and occasional exasperation of a special panel investigating judicial corruption in Luzerne County, yesterday's testimony gave off the steady and unmistakable sound of the buck being passed. (Click here for more) November 10, 2009 - Officer shooting suspects plead not guilty WSMV The two men accused of trying to kill a Metro police officer during a traffic stop received public defenders at a Tuesday arraignment. (Click here for more) November 10, 2009 - County non-disclosure agreement with vendor inappropriate, attorneys say The Times-Tribune A confidentiality agreement between Lackawanna County and its prison health care vendor is "legally inappropriate" and does not supersede the state's Right to Know Law, said attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union and Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. (Click here for more) November 10, 2009 - Joseph Jackson, Courtney Logan in court for officer shooting NewsChannel 5 The two men accused of critically injuring a Metro police officer during a traffic stop have been scheduled to answer to the charges in court Tuesday. (Click here for more) November 7, 2009 - Food caused Northpoint riot, guard says Herald-Leader A corrections officer at Northpoint Training Center told lawmakers Friday that an August riot at the prison near Danville was caused by inmate anger over bad food and was planned. (Click here for more) November 7, 2009 - Arizona plan to privatize prisons may not fly AP Arizona’s plan to turn over its prisons to private companies in exchange for a $100 million upfront payment is having trouble getting off the drawing board, with the plan behind schedule and private prison operators showing little, if any, interest. (Click here for more) November 6, 2009 - Prison-hostage rape victim blames other victim Arizona Republic Legal repercussions from Arizona’s longest prison-hostage saga continue dragging through court five years later, but with a curious twist: One of two women sexually assaulted during the drama is blaming the other rape victim for allowing the violence to get started. (Click here for more) November 6, 2009 - Inmate who duped Oklahoma corrections officials arrested Oklahoman A three-time convicted drug trafficker was arrested early Friday after using a fake court document to hoodwink the Lawton Correction Facility into releasing him from prison. (Click here for more) November 6, 2009 - Crist had Rothstein's cake and ate it, too St Petersburg Times None of the powerful people had ever seen a cake quite like it. (Click here for more) November 6, 2009 - Appeal considered against prison transport contract West Australia Today The ongoing contract with a private prison transport company responsible for the death of an Aboriginal elder in January last year has sparked legal retaliation. (Click here for more) November 5, 2009 - Fundraiser's trial called off Broward Bulldog Next week's federal insider trading trial of a major Broward GOP fundraiser with close ties to former President George W. Bush has been called off while a possible settlement deal is worked out. (Click here for more) November 5, 2009 - Federal building worker pleads guilty to Social Security fraud InfoZine Matt J. Whitworth, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the former food service director at the Richard Bolling Federal Building in Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court to assisting an illegal alien who was using a false Social Security number in order to work in the cafeteria. (Click here for more) November 5, 2009 - Altcourse jail prisoners using mobile phones to run crime empires Liverpool Echo PRISONERS in a Liverpool jail are commanding their organised crime empires using mobile phones. (Click here for more) November 2, 2009 - Immigrant jail tests U.S. view of legal access New York Times A startling petition arrived at the New York City Bar Association in October 2008, signed by 100 men, all locked up without criminal charges in the middle of Manhattan. In vivid if flawed English, it described cramped, filthy quarters where dire medical needs were ignored and hungry prisoners were put to work for $1 a day. (Click here for more) November 2, 2009 - Illegal
immigrant rapist escapes security guards while being taken to the toilet
Daily Mail An illegal immigrant rapist was on the run today
after escaping guards while being taken to the toilet.
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