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This site contains over 2,000 news articles, legal briefs and publications related to for-profit companies that provide correctional services. Most of the content under the "Articles" tab below is from our Prison Legal News site. PLN, a monthly print publication, has been reporting on criminal justice-related issues, including prison privatization, since 1990. If you are seeking pleadings or court rulings in lawsuits and other legal proceedings involving private prison companies, search under the "Legal Briefs" tab. For reports, audits and other publications related to the private prison industry, search using the "Publications" tab.

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$1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner

$1 Million for Medical Neglect Death of Wisconsin Jail Prisoner

by David M. Reutter

A Wisconsin federal jury awarded $1 million to the estate of a prisoner who died of a heart attack at the Racine County Jail (RCJ); the award came after the jury found jail officials were deliberately ...

$17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard

$17,500 Settlement for Brutal Assault of Juvenile Prisoner by CCA Guard

Corrections Corporation of America paid $17,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging an employee “brutally and savagely with extreme force” assaulted a juvenile at the Tall Trees Facility.

The complaint alleged the juvenile, Joshua Giles, was assaulted on April 5, ...

$12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation

$12,630.50 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Who Suffered Leg Amputation

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,630.50 to settle a lawsuit by former prisoner Samuel L. Key for the failure to provide medical treatment that resulted in amputation of his left leg.

Key suffered circulation problems in both legs for several ...

$12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner

$12,500 Settlement for CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Katie J. Farr for its failure to treat her serious medical condition while held at the Silverdale Correctional Facility in Tennessee on May 26, 2004.

The complaint alleged ...

$12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times

$12,500 Settlement for CCA Guard’s Failure to Protect Tennessee Prisoner Stabbed 13 Times

Correction Corporation of America (CCA) paid $12,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility prisoner Roberto J. Gatewood.

Gatewood alleged that guard Josh Evans stood by and failed to intervene when prisoner Mustafa Mohammad ...

$8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma

$8,000 Payment for CCA Prisoner for Failure to Treat Asthma

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $8,000 to settle the lawsuit of Silverdale Correctional Facility prisoner Robert Jackson, who alleged CCA failed proper medical treatment for him.

Jackson had an ongoing and existing asthma condition that was known to CCA ...

$7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison

$7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison

Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,900 to settle a negligent hiring lawsuit that involved assault and battery of a juvenile at the Silverdale Detention Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The complaint stemmed from a July 18, 2005, assault of juvenile Marvin Hinton. The ...

$1,750 Settlement in Treatment Delay at Tennessee CCA Prison

$1,750 Settlement in Treatment Delay at Tennessee CCA Prison

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $1,750 to settle a lawsuit alleging it delayed to treat the broken ankle of a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center.

Prisoner Shannon Stanton suffered a broken ankle on July 27, 2002, and sought ...

$1,500 Settlement for Prisoner’s Nude Perp Walk by CCA Employees

$1,500 Settlement for Prisoner’s Nude Perp Walk by CCA Employees

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $1,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards at Hardeman County Correctional Institution stripped a prisoner and walked him through the prison.

While working in the prison’s parking lot, prisoner Thomas Pruitt was approached by ...

$250,000 Settlement for Women’s Loss of Child in CCA Tennessee Jail

$250,000 Settlement for Women’s Loss of Child in CCA Tennessee Jail

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming it provided inadequate medical care that caused her to lose her baby.

Unable to make bond on misdemeanor drug charge, Meredith Manning was placed into the custody ...