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PE Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare
Companies, But Care Issues Continue
Dec 3,
2022
As California Pushes To Eliminate Immigrant Detention Centers, New Report Shines
Light On Detainee Deaths
July
10, 2021
Study Finds 'Shadow Wins' Common For Louisiana Immigrants Hoping To Challenge Long Detention
Stays In Court July 10, 2021
http://jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/2022/05/16/nwdc-assault-abuse-reporting/
May 16, 2022 THE HENRY M. JACKSON
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Private Prisons Exert Dark Influence Over Carceral
State
Feb 19, 2022 thecrimereport.org
Dec 22, 2021
OIG Report Confirms Whistleblower Claims of Wrongdoing
at Irwin County Detention Center
Jan 8, 2022 whistleblower.org
Joe Biden Says 'Give Me Five Days' to
Hecklers Calling for Closure of Detention Centers
Apr 28, 2021
ICE wasted millions on unused detention space, report says Poor internal
standards potential put migrants at risk, study finds Feb 15, 2021
States with private prisons put more people in prison
for longer Feb 15, 2021
reports/alaskas-citizens-lock-out-private-prisons Jan
3, 2021
ACA: Link to Sen Warren report December 16, 2020
TCI Silverdale Inspection September 4, 2020
Performance Audit Report November 18, 2017
Immigrant Deaths
July 17, 2016
Collateral Consequences of Interstate Transfer of Prisoners
http://www.cjcj.org/uploads/cjcj/documents/Out_of_state_transfers.pdf
Federal:
ABA report on private immigrant prisons
April 23, 2015 -- Audit of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Contract No. DJB1PC007
Awarded to Reeves County, Texas to Operate the Reeves County Detention Center
I/II Pecos, Texas
New Report Calls for More Disclosure
from Private Prison Profiteers
December
09, 2013 Reports_Files\Deaths
in CCA Custody
October, 2013 Friends Service Committee—Arizona
May
21, 2012, 10 pages. Report on May 5, 2012 Aryan
Knights assault with weapons.
July 2012, 9 pages. Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice on the
affects of shipping inmates out-of-state.
Prison
Bed Profiteers: How Corporations Are Reshaping Criminal Justice in the U.S.:
May 2012, 30 pages. National Council on Crime and Delinquency. The booming
business of private prisons.
Investigation of the Walnut Grove Youth
Correctional Facility: March 20, 2012, 47 pages. U.S. Justice Department
investigation into the horrible conditions and abuse of youthful offenders at
GEO's Walnut Grove prison in Mississippi. Must read.
Private
Prisons: The Public’s Problem: February 2012, 138 pages. Arizona American
Friends Service Committee report documents the lack of savings and reveals
widespread and persistent problems in private facilities.
An Assessment of the Risks
and Benefits of Prison Privatization: January 30, 2012, 29 pages. Prepared for
the Citizens’ Advisory Board of the New Hampshire State Prison for Women.
HOW CCA ABUSES PRISONERS,
MANIPULATES THE PUBLIC AND DESTROYS COMMUNITIES: January 2012, 37 pages.
Report by Corazón de Tucson into CCA.
Too
Good to Be True: Private Prisons in America: January 2012, 25 pages. Report
by The Sentencing Project delves into the history and growth of private prison
operators and reaches some fairly bleak conclusions.
Banking
on Bondage: November 2, 2011, 57 pages. ACLU report documents destructive
impact of prison privatization.
Australian
Government Comcare Investigation Report: July 21, 2011, 24 pages. Another
damning report, this time into concerns over the health and safety at immigrant
detention facilities.
Prisons
for Profit: A look at prison privatization: April 2011, 24 pages. ACLU of
Ohio looks at for-profit in Ohio.
CCA
Political Contributions Report: 2010, 8 pages. Interesting reading.
Gaming the System: How the
Political Strategies of Private Prison Companies Promote Ineffective Incarceration
Policies: June 2011, 48 pages, Justice Policy Institute. At a time when
many policymakers are looking at criminal and juvenile justice reforms that
would safely shrink the size of our prison population, the existence of private
prison companies creates a countervailing interest in preserving the current
approach to criminal justice and increasing the use of incarceration.
The Influence of the
Private Prison Industry in Immigration Detention: May 2011. Detention Watch
Network report on the for-profit's influence on immigration.
Making a Killing: How Prison Corporations Are
Profiting From Campaign Contributions and Putting Taxpayers at Risk: May
2011, 4 pages. Exposes how the private prison industry thrives in a pay-to-play
culture; making our communities less safe and more prone to violent crime.
Cells for Sale: April 2011, 26
pages: Policy Matters Ohio calls into question alleged costs savings.
Before a
Preliminary Screening Panel, Idaho State Board of Medicine: December 21,
2010, 4 pages: Damning indictment of medical care at CCA's Idaho Correctional
Center.
A
Study of Public Corruption in Florida: 19th Statewide Grand Jury: December
17, 2010, 127 pages: Damning report on public corruption and recommendations to
fix the problems.
Report of the Inspector General for
California on five out of state prison prisons: December 2, 2010, 13 pages:
Damning review of CCA and other issues "that, if left unaddressed, could
develop into more significant problems."
Report of the Auditor
for the State of Hawaii: December 2010, 84 pages: State Auditor Marion Higa blasts the Hawaii Department of Public Safety's
management of a contract to house prisoners in CCA owned Arizona prisons.
Review of Private Prison Contracts
Penalty Assessment: September 8, 2010, 11 pages. New Mexico Legislative
Finance Report on DOC Secretary Joe Williams, former GEO warden, not assessing
fines against GEO and CCA. Quite damning.
Arizona Department of Corrections -
Prison Growth: September 2011, 2 pages. AZ Auditor General reports
for-profits costing the state more money then the
public system.
Arizona DOC
Report on the Escape of Three Inmates from MTC's ASP Kingman: August 19,
2010, 61 pages. Damning report on the lack of security, trained staff and other
security issues leading up to the escape of three violent criminals from the
MTC prison.
Arizona
DOC FY 2009 Operating Per Capita Cost Report: February 11, 2010, 38 pages.
Raises serious questions on supposed cost savings by for-profit private
prisons.
Are Florida’s Private Prisons Keeping
Their Promise?: April 2010, 8 pages. Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic
Policy. Report shows private prisons not delivering and questions alleged cost
savings.
Tennesseans for
Improving Public Accountability Report on CCA's Metro Jail (TN): March 15,
2010, 20 pages. CCA not being held accountable for troubles at Nashville jail.
The Department of Criminal Justice's
Oversight of Selected Providers (TX): March 2010, 61 pages. State Auditor's
Officer report documents the department did not consistently include financial
reporting requirements and performance standards in its contracts to hold
providers accountable, etc.
List of Reason Institute's contributors for
2009. Look for the GEO Group in the "Platinum" level and CCA in
the "Gold" level.
State
of Tennessee Contract Compliance Reports for CCA's Whiteville Correctional
Facility: 2004,
2005,
2006,
2007,
2008,
2009
State of Kentucky
Investigative Report into Sexual Misconduct Allegations at CCA's Otter Creek
Correctional Facility: September 14, 2009, 7 pages. Scathing report on CCA
not reporting incidents of sexual misconduct by its guards to state officials.
Investigation Into Complaints From
Native American Inmates at the Crossroads Correctional Center, Shelby, Montana:
May 14, 2009, 36 pages. Scathing report on how CCA is mistreating Native
Americans and withholding information.
Fourth Semi-annual Report of the
Independent Monitor of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the United States
Department of Justice and the State of Delaware: January 30, 2009, 5 pages.
Executive Summary of a report detailing continuing issues on health care
provided by CMS.
While DMS Has Improved Monitoring, It Needs
to Strengthen Private Prison Oversight and Contracts, Office of Program
Policy Analysis & Governmental Accountability, Report No. 08-71: December
2008, 14 pages. Another scathing report about trouble with monitoring CCA and
GEO Group in Florida.
Bill Clayton Detention Center Audit Report
Summary letter: October 27, 2008, 6 pages. Summary of issues related to
areas of concern and non-compliance at GEO's Clayton Detention Center in Texas
by Idaho auditors. Audit led to the removal of Idaho inmates from the facility.
Idaho
Correctional Center-CCA Higgins report on violence levels: August 28, 2008,
38 pages. Damning report on violence in CCA run ICC.
Report on an announced
inspection of Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Center:
May 2008, 90 pages. Report by the UK Chief Inspector of Prisons raising
concerns over lack of legal advise, children spending
large amounts of time incarcerated, inaccurate monitoring of length of
detention, detention of disabled children, and the limited amount of activity
available for detainees.
Tennessee
DOC listing of incidents at CCA prisons in the state from Jan 2003 through
April 2008: April
23, 2008, 24 pages. Listing of various arrests, abuse, assaults, etc.
CCA official oppression at Hardeman County:
February 7, 2008, 5 pages. Documentation from the TN Dept. of Correction on
CCA Warden Glen Turner at the Hardeman Co. Corr. Facility, who assaulted a
prisoner at the facility, was charged, and pleaded guilty to official
oppression on Sept. 18, 2007. The facility's assistant warden and internal
affairs officer were terminated or resigned around the same time.
Lax
Oversight Plagues Private Prisons in Texas: February 6, 2008, 9 pages. Details the horrors and
politics of prisons in the "Lone Star State" by Grassroots Leadership
and Texans for Public Justice.
Second Semi-Annual Report of the
Delaware Independent Auditor: January 31, 2008, 229 pages. Scathing audit on the state of prison
health care in Delaware by Correctional Medical Services. Must read.
A Review of the Quality of Health Care at
the Lackawanna County Prison: January 29, 2008, 7 pages. Another scathing
report on poor health care, this time by Correctional Care, Inc.
A Comprehensive Assessment of the
Michigan Department of Corrections Health Care System: January 2008, 143 pages. A
scathing report by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care on care
under the management of Correctional Medical Services.
Investigation into the Use
of Excessive Force at the Melbourne Custody Center: November 22, 2007, 35 pages.
Report of the Ombudsman on the assault of a detainee by GEO guards at GEO's
Melbourne Custody Center in Australia.
Incident Review - Erroneous Releases, Bay
County Jail: November
13, 2007, 5 pages. Report on the "accidental" release of nine inmates
from CCA's Bay County Jail.
Pennsylvania House Labor Relations and
Judiciary Committees Meeting: October 25, 2007, Full testimony transcript from Legislative meeting on
prison privatization.
Pennsylvania House Labor Relations and Judiciary Committees
Meeting: October
25, 2007, summary of testimony on legislative language on prison privatization.
State of New Jersey Office of Inspector
General Department of Corrections Inmate Dental Services Report: October 15, 2007, 78 pages.
Another report on lack of oversight by governmental body over private provider:
this time Corrections Medical Services.
Cost of
Prisons: Bureau of Prisons Needs Better Data to Assess Alternatives for
Acquiring Low and Minimum Security Facilities, GAO-08-6: October 5, 2007, 39 pages:
Report questions the ability to do sound cost assessments of private prisons.
Coke County Juvenile
Justice Center Audit A Report by the Texas Youth Commission: October 2,
2007, 23 pages w/photos. Scathing report on conditions at GEO's Coke County
Juvenile Justice Center. Report led to closing of facility. The facility was
being operated in an extremely hazardous manner with broken sprinkler heads, expired
or missing fire extinguishers, living unit and cell doors malfunctioning, alarm
systems inoperative, smoke exhaust fan(s?) not working, flammable materials not
properly secured, control boards malfunctioning, emergency exit padlocked,
plumbing chases unlocked, fire resistant mattress covers missing, communication
equipment missing or inoperative, etc., etc.
Texas Youth Commission Independent
Ombudsman Site Visit Report: September 24, 2007, 4 pages: Scathing report
into the deplorable conditions at GEO's Coke County Juvenile Justice Center. A
must read.
Inmate
Recidivism as a Measure of Private Prison Performance: August 11, 2007, 35
pages: Analysis expands on prior research by replicating and adding to four
Florida reports measures in Oklahoma and by enhancing previous methodologies,
using data for a large cohort of Oklahoma state prison inmates released between
1997 and 2001. Finding no empirical support for claims of superior service from
private corrections, we discuss policy implications and prospects for future
research.
Report on a Full Unannounced Inspection of HMP
Rye Hill: August 2007, 3 pages w/cover, summary only: Another blistering
report on a private prisons run by Global Solutions outlining the usual issues:
Young, inexperienced staff, unsafe conditions, poor management, etc. Full
report (1128 pages) can be found at:
http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspect_reports/hmp-yoi-inspections.html/Rye_Hill.pdf
Investigation
Into the Death of Michael Estabrook: July 9, 2007, 26 pages: Another scathing report
into lack of medical care by Prison Health Services.
Alien Detention Standards: July 6, 2007, 74 pages. Report
by the U.S. Governmental Accountability Office. Report on detention facility
compliance with ICE standards. Some interesting reading.
First Semi-Annual Report of the Independent
Monitor...: June 29, 2007, 113 pages. First report by the independent
monitor for the MOA between the DOJ and the State of Delaware over lack of care
by Correctional Medical Services.
Contracted
Health Care Services for New York City Prison Inmates: June 20, 2007, 26 pages. Audit
by the NY State Comptroller into contract compliance by Prison Health Services
and oversight. Not a very good report.
Review of Facility Planning Efforts and
Oversight of Private Prisons and Health Programs: May 23, 2007, 138 pages. Report
of audit by the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee. Audit shows NM is
paying higher prides to the for-profit then it should;
Rates paid could be reduced by $60,000,000 over the next ten years without
sacrificing quality or services; etc.
Post Event Analysis of the New Castle
Correctional Facility Disturbance on April 24, 2007: May 23, 2007, 13 pages. Report
by the Indiana Department of Corrections on a riot by Arizona inmates at an
Indiana prison run by GEO Group.
Oklahoma Department of Corrections Office
of Internal Affairs Summary of Incident and Liquidated Damages Notification:
March 8, 2007 & April 6, 2007, 6 pages. IA investigation into the escape of
two murderers from Cornell's Great Plains Correctional Facility. Documents lack
security. Cornell hit with $60,625 in fines. Great read.
Florida Department of Corrections
Cost-Value Analysis: Aramark Food Service Contract: October 18, 2007, 6
pages. Report of audit into Aramark contract inadequacies.
Delaware
Findings Letter: December 29, 2006, 20 pages. Record of findings by the
Department of Justice and the State of Delaware over the conditions of prison
health care delivered by Correctional Medical Services.
Delaware
Memorandum of Understanding: December 29, 2006, 25 pages. Memorandum
between the Department of Justice and the State of Delaware over the conditions
of prison health care delivered by Correctional Medical Services.
Treatment of
Immigrant Detainees Housed at Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facilities:
December 2006, 59 pages. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector
General report on conditions at five facilities, including CCA's San Diego, CA
Detention Center.
Colorado Report
of the Auditor, Private Prison Procurement, Department of Corrections: November 2006, 36 pages.
Scathing report on former CDOC employee working for GEO while still employed by
state.
Florida Department of Corrections
Contract Management Review, Prison Health Services: October 2006, 5 pages.
Report of audit into PHS contract inadequacies.
Central North Correctional Review and Comparison
to Central East Correctional Centre: Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional
Services, April 18, 2006, 23 pages. Report that led to Canada taking over its
only private prison from MTC.
Policy Lock-Down: Prison Interests Court
Political Players: Money in State Politics: April 2006, 95 pages.
Companies involved in building, financing and operating private prisons gave
$3.3 million over two election cycles, channeling nearly two-thirds of the
money to candidates and party committees in states with some of the toughest
sentencing laws. This report looks at overall giving, as well as contributions
by the companies and their lobbyists in 10 states: Arizona, California, Colorado,
Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
Memorandum of Investigation Into the Operation
of the Hernando County Jail (CCA): April 6, 2006, William Cato, Assistant
State Attorney, 12 pages. Report into inmate suicides and administrative issues
at the Hernando County Jail.
Report on the Evaluation of Arizona DOC
Operating Per Capita Cost Report and Private Prison Cost Model: February
2006, 55 pages. Comprehensive report on cost between public and private run
prisons in Arizona showing DOC run facilities operating at 8.5 % to 13.5 % less
than for-profits.
Gwinnett County (Georgia) Sheriffs
Department, Professional Standards Unit, Investigation Case Number 05A-039:
January 2006, 17
pages (w/o attachments). Report of investigation into the death of Harriet
Washington in the hands of Prison Health Services.
Corrections-Corp-of-America-Medicaid-Fraud:
December 23 2005 Office of the Attorney General,Closing
Report of Corrections Corporation of America
Arkansas Division of Youth Services, Internal
Affairs Investigation: December 20, 2005, 13 pages. Escape from Cornell's Alexander Youth
Center; Damning report on how two juveniles escaped while Cornell staff were
asleep, not making rounds, late making notification of escape, falsifying
records, etc.
Charge Committee Report, Baltimore City Grand
Jury; Offender Health Care at the Baltimore City Detention Center: September 2005, 32 pages. Grand
jury report on Prison Health Services problems and Correctional Medical
Services recommendations.
Qualifications,
Screening, Salaries, and Training Affect Quality and Turnover of Juvenile
Justice Employees: Report No. 05-46; Florida Office
of Program Policy Analysis & Governmental Accountability; September 2005,
16 pages: damning report on the state of private juvenile detention centers in
Florida.
Department of Corrections:
"It Needs to Better Ensure Against Conflicts of Interest and to Improve
Its Inmate Population Projections": September 2005, 62 pages; California
State Auditor report on two contracts -- one for GEO Group and the other for CiviGenics.
Inspecting
Private Prisons: August 24, 2005, 22 pages. An evidence-based critique of
the Prison Inspector's call to introduce private prisons in Ireland.
Contract Management of Private
Correctional Facilities: June 30, 2005, 64 pages; Must read scathing audit
by the Florida Department of Management Services' Office of Inspector General
into poor oversight, overpayment and possible criminal activity by the
Correctional Privatization Commission, CCA and GEO.
New Mexico LFC Hearing Report:
June 14, 2005, 14 pages. Prepared by Renada Peery,
Fiscal Analysis, on the problems with siting a GEO prison in Clayton, New
Mexico.
Prison Privatization and the
Use of Incarceration: September 2004, 5 pages. The Sentencing Project
research on the for profits.
Report of Investigation on the (Florida)
Correctional Privatization Commission: April 26, 2004, 16 pages. Report detailing
over $300,000 in questionable payments to CCA and GEO Group.
Report
of the State Auditor, Private Prisons Department of Corrections: April
2005, 84 pages; Another must read scathing report on Colorado's lack of
oversight over for-profit prisons.
The Prison Industry: Carceral Expansion and
Employment in U.S. Counties, 1969-1994: March 2004, 21 pages: Provides
evidence that prison construction has impeded economic growth in rural
counties.
Cost-Saving or Cost-Shifting: The
Fiscal Impact of Prison Privatization in Arizona: February 2005, 17 pages;
Kevin Pranis, Justice Strategies; An in depth look at
past research on Arizona private prison cost studies and reports that research
used to justify the expansion of private prisons is methodologically flawed, outdated,
and in one case, discredited by the researcher's financial ties to the private
prison industry.
Brush
Correctional Facility, Colorado monitoring reports for Hawaii and Wyoming:
various reports showing not much oversight while inmates were being sexually
abused. WY January 25, 2005, 2 pages; WY February 24, 2005, 3 pages; HI February 26, 2005, 8 pages; HI May 14, 2005, 8 pages.
Private Punishment: Who Profits?:
January 2005, 16 pages; Prison Reform Trust; Briefing paper assesses the
impact, and raises questions about the benefits, of privately financed,
designed, built and operated prisons.
Unusual Incident Review: December 21, 2004, 12 pages
with cover; Bay County Correctional Program Manager; Staff review of hostage
situation at CCA's Bay County Jail.
Opinion of the Attorney General for the State of
Kentucky:
December 7, 2004, 7 pages; Attorney General Stumbo's office response to Rep. Rocky
Adkins on whether the state could privatize a publicly build prison in Sandy
Hook, Kentucky.
Setting the Record Straight: A
Response to PCDI's October Newsletter: November 2004, 10 pages; Rebuttal by
the Private Corrections Institute to the Lamar, Colorado Prowers County
Development, Inc.'s October Newsletter promoting Cornell's prison proposal.
Exposes misinformation, misleading quotes and shoddy research.
Memorandum
of Agreement between the United States and Santa Fe: November 1, 2004, 36
pages. Agreement on jail conditions, particularly medical care, at MTC's Santa Fe County Jail.
After Action Report, Inmate Riot: Crowley
County Correctional Facility; October 1, 2004, 178 pages; Colorado DOC
scathing report on CCA's July 20, 2004 riot; high turnover, partial staffing,
indecisive and/or inexperienced staff, etc. well worth the read!
Final Report on Whistle-Blower Investigation;
September 2004, 14 pages; Florida Department of Children and Families, Office
of Inspector General summary report on Liberty Behavioral Health Corp.'s
Florida Civil Commitment Center; scathing report on nepotism, cover-ups,
mismanagement, drug smuggling, money laundering and un-professionalism.
District of Columbia Jail: Management
Challenges Exist in Improving Facility Conditions; August 2004, 68
pages; GAO report on CCA run jail.
Left at the Altar:
Cornell's History of Broken Promises: August 2004, 8 pages. A compilation
of arguments correcting the gaps in Cornell's response to a request for
qualifications issued by Lamar. Colorado ad hoc prison committee. A lot of good
information on how bad Cornell is.
Arizona
Department of Corrections letter to CCA; June 22, 2004; James L. Kimble,
Contract Beds Administrator; overview of problems at CCA's Oklahoma Diamondback
CF.
Improving Accountability, Contract Management & Fiscal
Oversight at the Department of Corrections; May 26, 2004, Executive
Summary, 6 pages; Elizabeth M. Ready, Vermont State Auditor; Scathing report on
oversight of CMS and CCA.
Final
report of the New York State Commission of Correction on the death of inmate
Brian Tetrault; February,
2004; Letter Sheriff Harry Buffardi from the New York
state commission on correction concerning the death of Brian Tetrault death from physician-induced causes.
Final
Report of the Palm Beach County Grand Jury, Investigation of Florida Institute
for Girls; January 29, 2004, Executive
Summary 6 pages; Damning report of abuse at Premier Behavioral Services facility.
Corrections
Corporation of America: A Critical Look At Its First 20 Years; December
2003, 81 pages; an in-depth look at the scandals, deficiencies, and
overstatement of performance in more than a dozen states; Grassroots
Leadership.
Recidivism:
An Analysis of Public and Private State Prison Releases in Florida;
December 2003, a joint study conducted by Florida State University, Florida
Department of Corrections and the Florida Correctional Privatization
Commission. 37 pages. No difference between the public and private prisons.
Investigation
of McPherson and Grimes Correctional Units; November 25, 2003, 30 pages; A
letter to Governor Huckabee from R. Alexander Acosta, Assistant Attorney
General about the investigation at McPherson and Grimes Correctional Units.
Private prisons opposition letter; November 17, 2003; A letter by
Barbara A. Mikulski and Paul Sarbanes, both United States Senators, to John
Ashcroft opposing privatization in the Maryland area.
Performance
Audit, Tennessee Dept. of Corrections, Comptroller of the Treasury; September 2003, 100 pages; A
blistering report on lack of CCA, CMS oversight, etc.
Government's Management of Private Prisons;
September 2003, 21 pages; A summary from a report by Abt
Associates for the National Institute of Justice.
The Development of Last
Resort: The Impact of New State Prisons on Small Town Economies; August
2003; A report by Terry L. Besser, Department of Sociology of Iowa State
University and Margaret M. Hanson.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JUVENILE
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE MANAGEMENT: July 2003
(updated November 2004): 58 pages. This paper uses data on juvenile offenders
released from correctional facilities in Florida to explore the effects of
facility management type (private for-profit, private nonprofit, public
state-operated, and public county-operated) on recidivism outcomes and costs.
Report: Conditions/Incidents at Charles Hickey
School; May
29, 2003; A report by Philip J. Merson on the more than 20 suspected child
abuse/neglect cases at the Charles Hickey School for the year 2003.
The
"Big House" Hits the Statehouse: May 15, 2003, 2 pages; Political
contributions by private prison vendors in Texas.
The United States of America v. The
State of Arkansas; The Arkansas Department Of Human Services; and The Arkansas
Division Of Youth Services; Action brought by the Attorney General on
behalf of the United States.
The United States of America v. The
State of Arkansas; The Arkansas Department Of Human Services; and The Arkansas
Division Of Youth Services; Introductions and definitions of the above
lawsuit.
Report: Santa Fe County Adult
Detention Center; March 6, 2003; 36 pages; A report by the Department of
Justice on the investigation of conditions at the Santa Fe County Adult
Detention Center.
Report: Santa Fe County Detention Facility; February
17, 2003; A report by Steven Kopelman Santa Fe County Attorney on the lack of
necessities at the Santa Fe County Detention Facility.
Independent State Auditor's
Report on Certain Activities of Spectrum Health Systems, Inc.; January 1, 1992 to December 31,
2002.
Private Prisons and Public Money
Hidden Costs Borne by Colorado's Taxpayers: September 2002, 12 pages.
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition.
The National
Institute on Money in State Politics: A Contributing Influence: The
Private-Prison Industry and Political Giving in the South; April 28,
2002; A report by Edwin Bender on the private prison industry's influence in
southern politics.
Report: Arkansas Department of Education;
January 2, 2002 A follow up report stating the areas of non-compliance.
Private Prisons and the
Use of Incarceration: January, 2002, 5 pages. Sentencing Project.
Report: Arkansas Department of Education
on Alexander Youth Services Center October 5, 2001; Report of
non-compliance at the center, which is operated by Cornell
Jail Breaks: Economic Development Subsidies
Given to Private Prisons; October 2001; Good Jobs First; 88 pages: This
report outlines the large amount of subsidies received by the for-profit
private prison industry. Great reading.
Briefing Report-Florence Correctional Facility; April
30, 2001; Report of the Hawaii monitors for the CCA Florence Correctional
Facility. This one rocks! Must read.
Selective Celling: Inmate Population in
Ohio's Private Prisons: May, 2001, 29 pages. Policy Matters Ohio. Argues
that prison cost savings are a myth by sending only low-cost prisoners to
private prisons.
Emerging Issues on Privatized Prisons
Bureau of Justice Assistance: February, 2001, 91 pages.
Florida Department of Children & Families
Office of Inspector General; Response to Allegations Involving
Inappropriate Behavior on Behalf of Staff at the Martin Treatment Center for Sexually
Violent Predators; November 20, 2000; 4 pages. Report on VERY inappropriate
actions by Liberty Behavioral Healthcare staff at retirement party. These folks
were hired to oversee sexual predators?
Santa Fe County Grand Jury Report on the Santa Fe County
Detention Center Tour of Facility; November 17, 2000; 2 pages; Chief Judge
Michael E. Vigil: Grand Jury report on conditions in the Cornell run detention
center.
The Prison Payoff:
The Role of Politics and Private Prisons in the Incarceration Boom:
November, 2000, 40 pages. Western States Center
and Western Prison Project.
Victor Cullen Academy Performance Audit; October 23, 2000;
Office of Audits, Office of Professional Responsibility and Accountability;
Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice; Executive Summary; 6 pages: Damning
report on CSC's youth facility. Must read.
Washington State Attorney General's Opinion AGO 2000 No. 8;
8 pages; ROBERT J. FALLIS: AG's opinion that
counties cannot privatize jail operations in Washington State.
Correctional Services Commissioner's Report on the
Metropolitan Women's Correctional Centre's Compliance With its Contractual
Obligations and Prison Services Agreement; 19 pages; Sept. 13, 2000: Report
findings. The Victorian Government of Australia's report on the CCA
women's prison that lead to the take over by the
government.
State of Florida, Executive Office of the Governor, Chief
Inspector General's Office, Office of Investigations: Correctional
Privatization Commission Clayton M. Hodges/Ronald T. Jones; Sept. 8, 2000;
8 pages: Executive Summary and Report of Investigation. The IG determined
that Mr. Hodges did violate the law by not filing in a timely manner an
honorarium from MTC. Mr. Jones also violated the law by taking a job with
CCA within the two-year post-employment restriction.
Serious Incident Report Bartlett State Jail CCA; 11
pages; Report of Findings. Texas Department of Criminal Justice; September 7,
2000: Investigation into recent escape of two prisoners.
Sago Palm Report ; Florida Department of Juvenile Justice;
August 9, 2000; 22 pages: David and Gaye Bachman's scathing report exposing
significant short comings in management, suggesting no one in Securicor knew
who was in charge and that inadequately trained guards had a difficult time
asserting authority, resulting in frequent use-of-force against juveniles.
Inmate
Transfers to Out of State Private Prisons; 13 pages; Lehn Fitzgerald,
Office of Wisconsin Senator Gwendolynne Moore; August
3, 2000: Damning report on the mishandling of Wisconsin inmates in out of state
for-profit private prisons.
The National
Institute on Money in State Politics: Private Prisons, Politics& Profit;
July 1, 2000; A report by Edwin Bender on the influence private prisons have in
state politics.
Prison Privatization: Recent Developments in the United States;
44 pages; Judith Greene, Senior Justice Fellow Center on Crime, Communities
& Culture Presented at ICOPA Toronto, Canada May 12, 2000: Most recent
analysis of for-profits by internationally known researcher, Judy Greene.
Private Adult
Correctional Facilities: Fines, Failures and Dubious Practices; April 2000;
Stephen Nathan for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union; excellent
overview on the for-profit private prison industry asking whether Ontario
should privatize given the history of the industry.
Private Prison
Review Report No. 99-33: Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and
Government Accountability; February 2000; 25 pages: Analysis by Florida
Legislative research department outlining troubles at CCA’s Lake City
Correctional Facility.
.Emerging Issues on
Privatized Prisons; February 2000; Bureau of Justice Assistance; state of
the state of the industry.
US Department of
Justice Report on Northeast Ohio Correctional Center: John L. Clark;
November 25, 1998: Review of CCA problems at NEOCC facility with D.C. inmates
including assaults, escapes, murders and other problems.
Private Prisons in the United States
An Assessment of Current Practice: July, 1998, 222 pages. Abt Associates.
Review of Bay
Correctional Facility and Moore Haven Correctional Facility Report No.
87-68; Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability;
April 1998; 65 pages: Analysis by Florida Legislative research department
showing that CCA’s Bay CF costs the State more to run and that Wackenhut’s
Moore Haven does not meet the 7% cost savings requires by law.
Private
and Public Prisons Studies Comparing Operational Costs and /or Quality
of Services; United States General Accounting Office; August 1996; 41
pages: Analysis by the Federal Government showing no cost savings by for-profit
private prisons.
Privatization and Contracting in
Corrections: Results of an NIC Survey; US National Institute of
Corrections; February 1996: Special issue report on the privatization of
corrections.