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Oct 7, 2019 -- Corecivic: Opinion piece By
Alex Friedmann (Click
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Dec 8, 2013 - The protest of any plans by the GEO Group Inc. to
build an immigration detention center in Hobart has been quietly taken on by
a local group (Click here for more) Dec 3, 2013 - Just before
Thanksgiving, a shareholder resolution was filed with Corrections Corporation
of America (CCA) – the nation’s largest for-profit prison company – that
seeks to reduce the high cost of phone calls made by prisoners at CCA
facilities.(Click
here for more) Nov 21, 2013 - HOBART — City
residents and activists from throughout the region and the Midwest packed the
City Council meeting Wednesday to voice opposition to a possible immigrant
processing center at the former St. Sava church property and the company that
might build and operate it, citing humanitarian, environmental and economic
reasons. (Click
here for more) April 12, 2013 - Shares of Corrections Corporation of America (CXW) are down a fraction today after the company late yesterday admitted to violating its contract with the state of Idaho: A private company that operates Idaho’s largest prison acknowledged Thursday that its employees falsified nearly 4,800 hours of staffing records over seven months last year in violation of its contract with the state. (Click here for more) October 1, 2012 -
Security company fired after nuke plant break-in AP The security contractor at the Y-12
nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee was fired Monday after authorities said
three protesters cut through fences and vandalized a building in an unprecedented
break-in. (Click here
for more) September 28, 2012 -
Pembroke Pines juvenile center to close after contract isn't renewed Sun-Sentinel A Pembroke Pines juvenile
center with a history of complaints is scheduled to close its doors in
January, officials say. (Click
here for more) September 28, 2012 -
G4S directors resign over Olympics’ security fiasco The Upcoming Two senior executives from G4S
(Group 4 Securicor) have resigned after a report blamed management failings
for the Olympics’ security fiasco. (Click
here for more) September 28, 2012 -
Arizona fines provider of prison health care Arizona Republic The Arizona Department of
Corrections has levied a $10,000 fine against Wexford Health Sources Inc., a
new private medical-care provider for inmates that is accused of improperly
dispensing medicine and wasting state resources. (Click here for more) September 26, 2012 -
Escapee faces another charge The
Daily Republic The man who escaped from an inmate transit van near
Spencer this summer now faces an additional count of sexually assaulting a
child. (Click here for
more) September 22, 2012 -
County may be violating state contract The
Courier of Montgomery County As Montgomery County commissioners prepare
to approve an amendment to a contract with the state that brings $15 million
annually into county coffers for a mental health treatment facility, county
and state officials disagree over whether the county is in compliance with
how the money is supposed to be used. (Click here for more) September 22, 2012 -
British lawmakers tells G4S to waive $92 million fee for Olympic failure Reuters G4S's bill for its embarrassing
London Olympic staffing failure could rise after a government committee
demanded the embattled security firm waive its management fee and compensate
Games staff neglected in its chaotic recruitment drive. (Click here for more) September 22, 2012 -
Liberty County Jail warden, chief fired The
Courier of Montgomery County Two top
administrators at the Liberty County Jail have been terminated by the
Community Education Centers, the firm hired by the county to manage the jail.
(Click
here for more) September 20, 2012 -
Union says D.C. jail needs more staff for safety The Washington Times Corrections officers
working at a D.C. jail facility worry about their safety on a daily basis due
to a lack of adequate staffing after recent layoffs, employees testified
Thursday at a D.C. Council hearing on the facility’s management. (Click here
for more) September 19, 2012 -
Private prison needs to improve, report shows Radio New Zealand News A first-year report
card for the Mt Eden private prison has shown it continues to fall well short
on several performance measures. (Click here for more) September 16, 2012 -
Local Lockup’s Microwaves, Commissary Items Prompt Jailer’s Complaint KWTX A local sheriff's deputy is throwing
up a red flag regarding safety and security issues within the McLennan County
Jail. Weeks ago, News 10 revealed that inmates living in dormitory cells have
access to microwaves. (Click here
for more) September 15, 2012 -
Union Sues State After Panel Okays Funds For Private
Prison Health Care WFSU About three-thousand
employees could soon be out of a job, after the Florida Department of
Corrections recently received the funds to privatize its inmate health care
services. (Click here for more) September 13, 2012 -
Jury awards inmate injured in South Bay prison $1.2 million Palm Beach Post When Roy Hyatt gets out of
prison in two years, he is likely to be a wealthy man. (Click here for more) September 13, 2012 -
Security firm battles Olympic chiefs over unpaid fee GMA News Security firm G4S has a fight on
its hands to convince Olympic chiefs to hand over the rest of its contract
fee that remains unpaid, after the group failed to deliver enough venue
guards and forced the military to step in. (Click here for more) September 12, 2012 -
Surrey Police end shared services involvement Sourcingfocus.com The Surrey Police
Authority have finalised their exit from the
Business Partnering for Police Programme, having
suspended their involvement in the shared services programme
in July. (Click here for
more) September 12, 2012 -
Security company G4S repaying $750,000 to USFK Star and Stripes A British-based security
company has paid back half of the approximately $750,000 it owes the U.S.
government for failing to fully staff entry gates at a number of U.S. Forces
Korea installations, according to the U.S. Army Installation Management
Command Pacific Region. (Click
here for more) September 12, 2012 -
Mother: Private Colorado prison denied care AP
The mother of a man who died in a private prison
claims that officials failed to provide adequate medical care. (Click here for more) September 10, 2012 -
Cheating on Security Tests at Y-12 is Nothing New POGO Shortly after the security breach at
Y-12 National Security Complex on July 28, the Independent Oversight Program
at the Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters sent a team to Y-12 to conduct
performance tests on the effectiveness of the Wackenhut Services Inc Oak
Ridge guard force, according to a POGO source at the DOE. (Click here for more) September 10, 2012 -
Six plead guilty to firearms charges in Laredo San Antonio Express-News Six former
employees of the prison company GEO Group Inc. pleaded guilty to firearms
charges Monday in Laredo, federal prosecutors said. (Click here for more) September 9, 2012 -
Government concerns over G4S and Serco to house asylum seekers The Guardian Home Office ministers have
ordered weekly reports on the progress of two new contracts with the private
security companies G4S and Serco to house and provide support services for
thousands of asylum seekers and their families. (Click here for more) September 9, 2012 -
Lee County verdict upheld for man injured, paralyzed in jail News-Press A federal appeals court has
upheld a $1.2 million settlement given to a Fort Myers man after he was
partially paralyzed because of inadequate care during a stint in the Lee
County Jail. (Click here for more) September 7, 2012 -
G4S boss readies for more Parliament grilling Reuters Embattled security firm G4S will be
forced to relive its embarrassing London Olympics staffing failure on Tuesday
when its boss returns for a second showdown with British lawmakers demanding
to know how the debacle was allowed to hppen. (Click here
for more) September 7, 2012 -
Prisoner transport firm doesn’t want to pay Superior
Telegram A prisoner transport company says it should not have to pay
costs to farmers who helped flush an escaped convict from a North Dakota
cornfield. (Click here
for more) September 6, 2012 -
Disobeying orders: Time’s up for security companies, says PHC The Express Tribune The
Peshawar High Court (PHC) withdrew its stay orders against suspending operations
of private security companies. (Click here for more) September 6, 2012 -
1 inmate pleads guilty, another charged in riot AP One inmate has pleaded guilty to
participating in a deadly prison riot in Mississippi, while a second prisoner
has been charged in the case. (Click here for
more) September 6, 2012 -
Private prisons expert warns NH: proceed carefully Nashua Telegraph As New Hampshire
corrections and administrative personnel continue working with a consulting
firm being paid $171,000 to evaluate proposals and weigh the pros and cons of
privatizing a majority of the state’s prison system, a national expert on the
subject is warning politicians and residents to step carefully and warily if
the state goes down that path. (Click here for more) September 5, 2012 -
Activist raps privatizing corrections Concord
Monitor If New Hampshire privatizes its prisons, it will spend more, not
less, and risk losing control of corrections for good, according to activist
Caroline Isaacs, who's in the state this week lobbying against private
prisons. (Click
here for more) September 4, 2012 -
Prison nurse tied to hepatitis C exposure Arizona
Republic A nurse for the new medical provider for Arizona prisons may
have exposed 103 inmates at the Buckeye state prison to hepatitis C by
contaminating the prison's insulin supply, and state and local health
officials were not alerted for more than a week. (Click here for more) September 1, 2012 -
ICE Chief of Staff Resigns Amid Misconduct Claims AP A senior Obama administration political
appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
resigned Saturday amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by
at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. (Click here
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