Did a New Mexico County Commissioner Make House Arrest Inmates Do His Yard Work?
Back in July, New Mexico’s KRQE News reported that officials in Bernalillo County were “scrambling to resurrect a long-dormant investigation into why a group of jail inmates on house arrest was sent to...
View ArticlePrison Guard Resigns After Dousing Inmates’ Pizza in Pepper Spray, Sending...
While some Missouri cops were busy killing an unarmed black teenager, brutalizing community members and threatening journalists in Ferguson, a deputy police officer on the other side of the state was...
View ArticleCCA is on Both Sides of the Arizona Attorney General Race
I knew Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) had a strong presence in Arizona, but until last night’s Attorney General debate, I didn’t know the extent to which it was involved in this year’s...
View ArticleNew York City Jails Need More than Resignations and Reforms
There has been a flurry of activity surrounding the NYC Department of Corrections and Rikers Island after a series of horrendous reports exposing subhuman conditions, abuse and corruption at the city’s...
View ArticleLaughably Bad Security Allows Rikers Staff to Make Thousands of Dollars...
A new report by New York City’s Department of Investigation found rampant security violations on Rikers Island that allowed corrections officers and staff to sell contraband such as weapons, alcohol...
View ArticleConflict of interest brewing as Ohio confronts prison overcrowding
Ohio’s prison system is facing a severe overcrowding crisis. With facilities hovering around 130% capacity, prison chief Gary Mohr considered declaring an overcrowding emergency for the first time in...
View ArticleCorrections Corp. of America reaches settlement in Idaho sexual harassment...
On February 23rd, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) settled a lawsuit brought by a former nurse at the Idaho Correctional Center (ICC) named Michelle Pierce, who claimed she had been fired in...
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