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September 30, 2009 - Calif. jail entrepreneur has checkered past AP Michael Hilton pitched himself to officials in Hardin, Mont. as a military veteran turned private sector entrepreneur, a California defense contractor with extensive government contracts who promised to turn the rural city's empty jail into a cash cow. (Click here for more) September 30, 2009 - Van death: WA to keep prisoner transport contract ABC The West Australian Government has officially responded to the coroner's findings in the case of Mr Ward, who died of heatstroke in a prisoner transport vehicle. (Click here for more) September 30, 2009 - With poor health care ratings, state's prisons in danger of being taken over The News Journal After spending more than $130 million over three years, Delaware's prison system continues to provide health care to inmates that falls short of federal requirements, according to a report issued Tuesday by an independent monitor. (Click here for more) September 29, 2009 - Security supervisor fired for alleged threat Knoxville News Wackenhut Services Inc., the government's security contractor in Oak Ridge, has confirmed that a security supervisor was fired for allegedly threatening another employee. (Click here for more) September 29, 2009 - Local jail guard who married inmate fired, then arrested KWTX A female guard employed by a private firm that provides security at the Falls County Jail was fired this week after officials discovered she had married a male inmate by proxy. (Click here for more) September 29, 2009 - Report: 3 years after agreement, Del. prison health care still inadequate The News Journal It does not appear the state’s Department of Correction will be able to provide proper prison health care like it said it would nearly three years ago when it signed an agreement with the federal Department of Justice, according to the fifth report by an independent monitor overseeing the state prison system. (Click here for more) September 28, 2009 - 'Rigged' jail tenders close to R2-billion Sunday Independent Damning evidence of corruption and rigging of prisons tenders worth close to R2 billion has been uncovered by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), with bidders drafting their own specifications. (Click here for more) September 28, 2009 - APF reveals some information KULR 8 Confusion and secrecy about American Police Force has grown during the last few weeks. (Click here for more) September 28, 2009 - Greens slate private prisons NZCity Further doubt is being cast on the claimed efficiency of privately run prisons. (Click here for more) September 28, 2009 - D.C. Jail sergeant accused of paying pimp for sex with inmate Washington Examiner A D.C. Jail sergeant has been suspended while corrections officials probe allegations that he had sex with an inmate after paying for it through her pimp, according to officials and court documents. (Click here for more) September 27, 2009 - State prison contract changes hands Alaska Dispatch After 15 years of managing Alaska prisoners housed out-of-state, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has lost its contract to Cornell Corrections. (Click here for more) September 27, 2009 - Prisoner's rights abused: Ombudsman The Age A PRISONER was assaulted and marched naked through the controversial Melbourne Custody Centre in an incident that breached his human rights, the Ombudsman has found. (Click here for more) September 26, 2009 - 2 indicted in shooting of Nashville police officer AP An escaped inmate from a Mississippi prison and another man have been indicted on attempted first-degree murder charges in the wounding of a Nashville police officer during a traffic stop. (Click here for more) September 26, 2009 - Stanford treated for fight in Joe Corley Houston Community Newspapers Jailed Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford remains under medical care after being injured during a fight with another inmate at the Joe Corley Detention Facility. (Click here for more) September 26, 2009 - CA co. preps to take over MT jail AP After arriving in this rural city with three Mercedes SUVs marked with the logo of a nonexistent police department, representatives of an obscure California security company said preparations were under way to take over Hardin's never-used, $27 million jail. (Click here for more) September 26, 2009 - Sheriff will not receive additional stipend when new jail opens Waco Tribune-Herald When the new Jack Harwell Detention Center is ready for prisoners, McLennan County Sheriff Larry Lynch will be responsible for up to 800 additional inmates, but the stipend he is paid in the contract with the private detention company that will operate it will not increase. (Click here for more) September 25, 2009 - Prisoners damage building IOL Nine prisoners at the Mangaung maximum security prison in Bloemfontein damaged furniture and a building on Friday for unknown reasons, police said. (Click here for more) September 25, 2009 - ACLU: Lackawanna County Prison care leads Pa. in complaints Scranton Times A Lackawanna County Prison inmate made half a dozen requests seeking medical help for a severe skin condition, but was ignored until the American Civil Liberties Union intervened, an ACLU attorney said Thursday. (Click here for more) September 24, 2009 - APF In Hardin KULR 8 American Police Force officials showed up in Mercedes SUV's that had "Hardin Police" stenciled on the vehicles. (Click here for more) September 24, 2009 - $750K to Barksdale's mom Huntsville Times The mother of an inmate who died a few days after entering a state prison was awarded $750,000 in a wrongful death lawsuit against prison officials and a mental health provider. (Click here for more) September 24, 2009 - BG woman arrested, indicted in jail drug smuggling ring WBKO A Bowling Green woman was put behind bars and two inmates remain there, after local authorities break up a drug smuggling ring at the Warren County Regional Jail. (Click here for more) September 24, 2009 - Prison lawsuit settled Pueblo Chieftain A federal agency that alleged male supervisors at the Olney Springs prison deliberately put female employees in dangerous assignments has agreed to settle its lawsuit against operators of the private prison. (Click here for more) September 23, 2009 - Jury acquits Bellamy of aggravated battery charges Leavenworth Times An inmate has been acquitted of aggravated battery charges related to an October incident at a Leavenworth detention facility, a prosecutor said. (Click here for more) September 23, 2009 - Barksdale lawsuit settled Huntsville Times A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of an inmate who died just 12 days after entering prison has been settled with the state Department of Corrections, her lawyers said Tuesday. (Click here for more) September 23, 2009 - Dead inmate's 'appalling' ordeal BBC The treatment of a Ukrainian man who died while on suicide watch in jail was "appalling and at times unacceptable", a coroner has said. (Click here for more) September 22, 2009 - Expert has doubts about Hardin jail KULR 8 Less than two weeks after Hardin officials announced an agreement with American Police Force to house prisoners and stimulate the Hardin economy the questions and controversy continue. (Click here for more) September 22, 2009 - Jail staff learn to lock up The Sun STAFF at a jail blasted for lax security were sent on a training day to learn how to lock cells and gates. (Click here for more) September 21, 2009 - Bellamy trial to begin today Leavenworth Times A judge has denied a request for a change of venue in the scheduled trial of an inmate accused of stabbing two officers at a Leavenworth detention facility. (Click here for more) September 20, 2009 - Case highlights prison medicine concerns Times-Argus When Ashley Ellis arrived at the state women's correctional facility in Swanton last month, she expected her medications to be there. (Click here for more) September 18, 2009 - Last few families depart Texas detention center KRIS TV The last immigrant families have departed a disparaged former Texas prison that housed them while they awaited decisions in their immigration cases, officials said Friday. (Click here for more) September 18, 2009 - Huerfano prison locked down The Pueblo Chieftain Inmates at the Huerfano County Correctional Facility remained locked down Thursday while officials continued an investigation into a weekend brawl. (Click here for more) September 17, 2009 - Ex-guards admit giving contraband The Tribune-Democrat Two former guards at a federal prison in Philipsburg pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing inmates with contraband, including cell phones, cigarettes, MP3 players and muscle enhancers. (Click here for more) September 17, 2009 - Lawsuit against county over jail continues News-Herald After more than three years, a correctional company’s lawsuit against Bay County finally may go to trial. (Click here for more) September 17, 2009 - Prison cutbacks face opposition Pueblo Chieftain Officials in three Southern Colorado counties said Wednesday that Gov. Bill Ritter's decision to release more than 6,000 inmates from state Department of Corrections custody will be devastating to small communities that house private prisons. (Click here for more) September 16, 2009 - Hardin agency’s exec put on leave Billings Gazette The executive director of Two Rivers Authority has been placed on paid leave just days after the economic development agency announced a new contract that could fill its empty jail. (Click here for more) September 16, 2009 - Prison watchdog to get more power after desert death in custody The West Australian The prison watchdog’s powers will be expanded to allow him to audit individual cases as part of the Government’s response to a coronial inquiry into the death of an Aboriginal elder in the back of a transport van. (Click here for more) September 15, 2009 - County has 60 days to find firm to run jail Beaumont Enterprise Jefferson County has less than 60 days to find an operator for the jail at the courthouse in Beaumont if it wants to keep a contract to house Harris County prisoners. (Click here for more) September 14, 2009 - Co-ed gets lost, spends night at Chrysler plant Newark Post Newark Police report they were notified by Wackenhut Security officers at the Chrysler Assembly Plant that a University of Delaware student spent the night at one of the buildings in the closed plant in an attempt to find the way back to her dorm. (Click here for more) September 14, 2009 - State, inmate's parents settle federal lawsuit The Olympian The Idaho Department of Correction and the parents of an inmate who killed himself in a private prison have reached a settlement ending a federal lawsuit over the son's death. (Click here for more) September 14, 2009 - Otter Creek failed to probe sex abuse allegations, report says Courier-Journal Authorities at a troubled private women’s prison in Eastern Kentucky failed to investigate seven alleged incidents of sexual contact between workers and inmates dating to 2007, according to a Department of Corrections report released Monday. (Click here for more) September 14, 2009 - State urged to cancel Kabul embassy security contract Government Executive The State Department should terminate ArmorGroup North America's contract for security services at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, witnesses and panelists said during a Commission on Wartime Contracting hearing on Monday. (Click here for more) September 14, 2009 - More contract abuses and perversion highlighted by ex-security contractors in Kabul Wayne Madsen Report At a September 10 press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, two former managers for ArmorGroup North America (AGNA), headquartered in McLean, Virginia and a subsidiary of ArmorGroup International (AGI), revealed a litany of contract fraud and abuse charges against AGNA and AGI and provided further details of sexual deviancy among AGNA security guards in Kabul tasked with protecting the U.S. embassy. (Click here for more) September 14, 2009 - Company says it should have told US of misconduct AP A member of a federal commission investigating wartime spending said Monday that photos showing private security guards in various stages of nudity at drunken parties may be as damaging to U.S. interests in Afghanistan as images of detainee mistreatment at Abu Ghraib were in Iraq. (Click here for more) September 13, 2009 - Snoozing guard gets fired St Petersburg Times In its first week on the job, a private security firm hired by the sheriff to protect the courthouse had to remove a guard who fell asleep, the company has confirmed. (Click here for more) September 13, 2009 - Government databases show no record of American Police Force AP The Two Rivers Detention Center was promoted as the largest economic development project in decades in the small town of Hardin when the jail was built two years ago. (Click here for more) September 13, 2009 - State Department's oversight of security contractors is scrutinized Washington Post In 2005, the State Department hired a Northern Virginia company to provide security for the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan. (Click here for more) September 12, 2009 - Company kept Kabul security contract despite record New York Times When a security guard at the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, was leaving for breakfast Monday morning, he froze at the sight of a crude poster of a rat hanging on his door. (Click here for more) September 11, 2009 - Report: Gaps in ICE data put detainees at risk New America Media Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may not be collecting enough data about its own operations to meet legal and humanitarian standards for detention. (Click here for more) September 11, 2009 - Private prison admits ‘failings’ after suicide Burton Mail A PRIVATE prison near Burton says it has taken action on failings surrounding the death of a prisoner last year. (Click here for more) September 11, 2009 - Hardin jail lands contract with firm AP An empty jail where promoters tried unsuccessfully to bring Guantanamo Bay terrorism detainees has landed a 10-year operating contract with a private security firm that says it wants to sharply expand the lockup. (Click here for more) September 10, 2009 - 2 say they reported abuses at embassy New York Times Two former employees of a private contractor hired to provide security at the United States Embassy in Afghanistan charged that State Department officials were aware as early as 2007 that guards and supervisors were involved in lewd conduct. (Click here for more) September 10, 2009 - RCDC business manager arrested CBS 7 News The business manager for the Reeves County Detention Center is behind bars after being arrested on an embezzlement warrant out of New Mexico. (Click here for more) September 10, 2009 - Eight undocumented workers arrested in Milton Northwest Florida Daily News The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's office arrested eight undocumented workers and charged six of them with fraud on Tuesday. (Click here for more) September 10, 2009 - House speaker proposes lease of private prison AP House Speaker Greg Stumbo is calling for the Kentucky Justice Cabinet to consider a proposal to lease a private women's prison and operate it with state corrections officers. (Click here for more) September 10, 2009 - Ex-manager: security firm cut corners at embassy AP A former manager for the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan says the company lowballed its bid for the work and then failed to hire enough guards or fix faulty equipment. (Click here for more) September 10, 2009 - EMH sues prison over unpaid medical bills Chronicle-Telegram EMH Regional Medical Center is locked in a dispute with the private contractor that runs the North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility in Grafton over unpaid medical bills for inmates treated at the hospital. (Click here for more) September 10, 2009 - Ex-judges hit with 48 counts Times-Leader A federal grand jury filed a 48-count indictment Wednesday against Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, charging the former Luzerne County judges with racketeering, extortion, bribery, money laundering, fraud and tax violations. (Click here for more) September 9, 2009 - Families slowly leaving Texas detention facility AP As immigrant children and their parents depart a disparaged former Texas prison that housed them while they awaited decisions in their immigration cases, advocates are questioning if the government has fully thought out what happens to the families now. (Click here for more) September 9, 2009 - Private prison victory for union BBC Scotland's Information Commissioner has ordered the release of key financial data from a £50m PFI contract for Kilmarnock jail. (Click here for more) September 9, 2009 - Bill would cancel prison food contract Herald-Leader Complaints about the quality and quantity of food that a private company provides to Kentucky state prisons has led a state lawmaker to file a bill that would cancel the $12 million annual contract. (Click here for more) September 9, 2009 - Court guards threaten strike Australian Associated Press GUARDS who screen people entering Victoria's courts and providing in-court security are threatening to strike over a long-running pay dispute. (Click here for more) September 8, 2009 - Kabul embassy whistleblower's resignation raises questions Government Executive A contract employee in Afghanistan claims he was forced to resign or risk being fired outright in retaliation for his role in exposing alleged lewd and drunken behavior of security guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. (Click here for more) September 7, 2009 - Alleged sexual assault at Otter Creek prison went unreported Herald-Leader A privately run prison in Eastern Kentucky plagued with allegations of sexual improprieties involving guards and inmates did not report all sexual abuse incidents to the state. (Click here for more) September 6, 2009 - Otter Creek inmate who died was allowed to refuse treatment Courier-Journal An inmate with severe mental illness died last year at a troubled private women's prison in Eastern Kentucky after being allowed to refuse medical treatment. (Click here for more) September 6, 2009 - Western Minn. town loses prison inmates--and jobs Minnesota Public Radio Residents of the western Minnesota town of Appleton are concerned about the future of one of the town's main employers, a private prison. (Click here for more) September 4, 2009 - Embassy fires security guards over appearance in vulgar photos Government Executive The State Department on Friday announced it has fired eight security contractors assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, after photos surfaced of the men involved in lewd and embarrassing behavior. (Click here for more) September 4, 2009 - Prison officers rail against 'corrupt' collusion Morning Star Leaders of the prison officers' union have accused the government of "corruption at the highest levels" for colluding with privateers to sell off Britain's jails. (Click here for more) September 3, 2009 - County jail cited for not meeting state standards Burnet Bulletin Only four months after opening its doors to the public with tours, speeches and a ribbon cutting, the Burnet County Jail has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards for a different kind of open house: Improper supervision of inmates after a prisoner escaped Sunday night and fled past nearby residential neighborhoods and to freedom. (Click here for more) September 3, 2009 - Justice secretary sets new mandates for troubled prison Courier-Journal Justice Cabinet Secretary J. Michael Brown said Thursday that the state won't renew its contract to house female inmates at a troubled private prison in Eastern Kentucky unless the operator agrees to several new conditions. (Click here for more) September 3, 2009 - Kentucky inmates back in Hawaii Star-Bulletin After allegations of sexual assaults on 23 women by staff at a Kentucky prison, 128 Hawaii women returned to Oahu Tuesday night. (Click here for more) September 3, 2009 - Suit says Ariz. prison denied inmates books Arizona Daily Sun A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the Corrections Corporation of America and an Arizona prison of denying inmates some books. (Click here for more) September 2, 2009 - Inmates at burned prison staged protest in 2007 Herald-Leader Last month's riot at Northpoint Training Center was at least the second inmate protest at the medium security prison in the past two years. (Click here for more) September 2, 2009 - Clinton orders inquiry into alleged abuse at US embassy in Kabul The Guardian Pictures have emerged showing private contractors at the embassy holding 'deviant and lewd' parties. (Click here for more) September 2, 2009 - County ends contract with CCA Taylor Daily Press Williamson County Commissioners voted Tuesday to end their contract with Corrections Corporation of America, the contracted operator of the T. Don Hutto Residential Center for illegal immigrants. (Click here for more) September 1, 2009 - Corrections budget cuts take effect in Colorado AP Colorado officials plan the early release of 15 percent of inmates in state prisons to help slash $320 million from the state budget. (Click here for more) September 1, 2009 - U.S. Embassy guards accused of lewd behavior in Afghanistan Washington Post Private security contractors who guard the U.S. embassy in Kabul have engaged in lewd behavior and hazed subordinates, demoralizing the undermanned force and posing a "significant threat" to security at time when the Taliban is intensifying attacks in the Afghan capital, according to an investigation released Tuesday by a government watchdog group. (Click here for more) September 1, 2009 - Otter Creek officer charged with rape Courier-Journal A corrections officer at the troubled private women's prison in Eastern Kentucky was indicted Tuesday on one count of first-degree rape involving an inmate. (Click here for more) September 1, 2009 - Matthews sentenced to six months for battery Leavenworth Times An inmate has been sentenced to six months in jail for battering an officer at a Leavenworth detention facility. (Click here for more) September 1, 2009 - Clinton told of security failings in Afghanistan
AP Guards hired by the State Department to protect diplomats
and staff at the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan live and work in a "Lord of
the Flies" environment in which they're subjected to hazing and other
inappropriate behavior by supervisors, a government oversight group
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