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October 29, 2010 - G4S loses deportation contract to Reliance Financial Times G4S, the security group, is to be replaced on a £30m-a-year ($48m) contract to deport detainees from the UK, the Home Office said. (Click here for more) October 29, 2010 - Shaping State Laws With Little Scrutiny National Public Radio When you walk into the offices of the American Legislative Exchange Council, it's hard to imagine it is the birthplace of a thousand pieces of legislation introduced in statehouses across the county. (Click here for more) October 28, 2010 - Security guard who took £20k is spared jail The Sentinel A SECURITY guard who stole £20,000 worth of takings he collected from supermarkets has avoided an immediate jail sentence. (Click here for more) October 28, 2010 - Prison economics help drive Ariz. immigration law National Public Radio Last year, two men showed up in Benson, Ariz., a small desert town 60 miles from the Mexico border, offering a deal. (Click here for more) October 27, 2010 - Family's suit says St. Louis jail is at fault in death of inmate Post-Dispatch The 31-year-old collapsed from heart failure at the St. Louis Justice Center on May 25, 2009, five days after he was arrested for a probation violation. (Click here for more) October 26, 2010 - Hernando sheriff gives county $29,714 after one month of running jail St Petersburg Times Hernando County Sheriff Richard Nugent handed over a check to the County Commission for $29,714 on Tuesday, representing the fees his agency has collected from inmates for the first 35 days that it has operated the county jail. (Click here for more) October 26, 2010 - Firm failed to report Iraq shooting error The Age PRIVATE soldiers now guarding Australian diplomats in Baghdad shot one of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's bodyguards by mistake three years ago and then failed to report it to coalition forces, a document released by WikiLeaks reveals. (Click here for more) October 25, 2010 - Marshals Service nominee may have a client conflict The Washington Times Between leaving her post as federal detention trustee and her recent nomination as the next U.S. marshal, Justice Department veteran Stacia Hylton got a consulting contract with one of the largest private correctional companies in the country, records show. (Click here for more) October 21, 2010 - Jail bid lawsuit headed to trial Herald Tribune A lawsuit over a contract to provide medical services at the county jail is headed to trial this week, the continuation of three years of litigation involving the Sheriff's Office and two competing health care companies. (Click here for more) October 20, 2010 - Feds confirm inquiry on Darwin immigration centre in NT International Business Times Federal authorities confirmed on Thursday that an investigation is underway on alleged security loopholes in Darwin's immigration facilities following the lapses that occurred last month, which was punctuated by a peaceful protest of detained immigrants who sprung out from the centre. (Click here for more) October 16, 2010 - Killer security firm 'fostered lawlessness' The Age The security company guarding Australia's Baghdad embassy has been involved in at least 39 shootings - likely dozens more - and has fostered ''a culture of lawlessness among its employees'', according to a landmark legal claim filed against the company in the US. (Click here for more) October 15, 2010 - Computer Sciences, Tyson broke rules, still won U.S. contracts, GAO finds Bloomberg Computer Sciences Corp., an information-technology company that relies on government business for almost 40 percent of its revenue, won $4 billion in U.S. contracts in fiscal 2009 after failing to pay more than 250 employees the wages and benefits they were owed. October 14, 2010 - Private prisons not working, says Moyane Times Live The Correctional Services Department is reviewing its partnership with the companies running two of the country's private prisons at a cost of R700-million a year. (Click here for more) October 12, 2010 - ACLU files suit over 2009 death of St. Louis jail inmate AP The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of a jail inmate in St. Louis, claiming he did not get proper care for a heart condition. (Click here for more) October 12, 2010 - Idaho Gov. Otter pulls ahead in fundraising Spokesman-Review Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Tuesday reported raising $752,000 in campaign funds in the past four months, while his Democratic challenger, Keith Allred, raised $372,500. (Click here for more) October 11, 2010 - CCF visitor admits bringing drugs to inmate on his birthday KUSH A Cimarron Correctional Facility visitor pleaded guilty Friday to bringing marijuana and tobacco into the Cushing private prison to an inmate on his birthday. (Click here for more) October 11, 2010 - Escaped prisoner killed in shootout The Journal An inmate on the run since he escaped from a private prison transport van last month in the Spring Mills area was shot dead by authorities in Connecticut following a pursuit, federal authorities have announced. (Click here for more) October 8, 2010 - Report: Afghan contractors threaten U.S. mission CBS News U.S. reliance on private security in Afghanistan that is poorly monitored and often results in the hiring of Afghan warlords is profiting the Taliban and could endanger coalition troops, according to a Senate report. (Click here for more) October 7, 2010 - Audit: State overpays by thousands of dollars on prison food contract Lexington Herald-Leader An audit of the state Department of Corrections' $12 million food service contract with Aramark Correctional Services has found that the state is overpaying the company thousands of dollars a year and is not ensuring that Aramark serves the proper quantities of required ingredients or meets its obligations. (Click here for more) October 7, 2010 - Confusion over prisoner’s status leads to release at county jail Delco Times Confusion over a prisoner’s status led to another early release at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Thornbury over the weekend, though it was of a different kind than plagued the prison over the summer. (Click here for more) October 6, 2010 - Police hunt detention centre escapee The Age An Indonesian man who overstayed his visa has sparked a police hunt by escaping from the Maribyrnong Detention Centre in Melbourne's west last night, says the immigration department. (Click here for more) October 5, 2010 - Altcourse prison dentist admits defrauding NHS of £300,000 Liverpool Echo A PRISON dentist defrauded the NHS of more than £300,000 – and could now face jail himself. (Click here for more) October 4, 2010 - Lawsuit alleges Florence prison operator allowed sexual harassment Arizona Republic A federal agency filed a lawsuit last week alleging a private company that operates prisons in Florence sexually harassed and retaliated against female employees. (Click here for more) October 2, 2010 - Fayette jail
medical director left job two days after subpoena, e-mail shows
Lexington Herald-Leader Jonathan Bowen's tenure as Fayette County
jail medical director ended two days after the state nursing board
subpoenaed the jail for information regarding an inmate's death,
according to e-mail between jail officials obtained through an
open-records request.
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