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Private
prison to face three class actions
DEC 21, 2022
Buckfire Law Wins Jail Death Trial Against Corizon
Health’s Employees
DEC 16, 2022
BOP
finalizes moving inmates from private prisons. President Joe Biden ordered
the move shortly after taking office.
DEC 2, 2022
Prison
contractor MTC accused of billing Texas millions for inmate treatment
programs it didn’t provide
NOV 22, 2022
Doctor
at South Georgia immigration detention center abused women, investigation
finds
NOV 17, 2022
Auditor’s
office demands $1.9m from private prison operator who ‘put staff and inmates
at risk’
NOV 15, 2022
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