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Behind Montana Jail Fiasco: How Private Prison Developers Prey on Desperate Towns

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2009 by Justin Elliott published in Prison Legal News December, 2009, page 8
Filed under: Financing, Contractor Misconduct, Commentary/Reviews. Locations: Montana, Texas, United States of America.
With the unraveling of the deal for the shadowy American Private Police Force to take over and populate an empty jail in Hardin, Montana, it’s pretty clear that the small city got played by an ex-con and his (supposed) private security firm.

But an investigation by TPMmuckraker into how Hardin ...

 

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  1. Improbable Private Prison Scam Plays Out in Hardin, Montana, by Alex Friedmann
  2. Behind Montana Jail Fiasco: How Private Prison Developers Prey on Desperate Towns, by Justin Elliott
  3. From the Editor, by Paul Wright
  4. Private Prisons Don’t Make Better Prisoners, by Andrew L. Spivak
  5. Miami Sex Offenders Still Living Under Bridge; Lawsuits Fail to Solve Problem, by David Reutter
  6. Arizona Jail’s Medical Failures Due to Inadequate Record Keeping, Understaffing, by Matthew Clarke
  7. HABEAS HINTS – CALIFORNIA COMMENT Pace and Bonner: Avoiding and Fighting “Untimeliness” Rulings Under California Law, by Kent A. Russell
  8. GPS Used to Track Sex Offenders in Washington State, by Matthew Clarke
  9. Secret Red Cross Report Reveals Medical Personnel Collusion in CIA Torture, by Matthew Clarke
  10. Florida Law Enforcement Officials on the Wrong Side of the Law, by David Reutter
  11. Increasing Number of Prisoners Obtain Access to Email, by Brandon Sample
  12. LULAC Returns CCA Donation, by Matthew Clarke
  13. Rape Victim and Family of Exonerated Man Who Died in Prison Become Activists, by Matthew Clarke
  14. New Jersey DOC Report: Megan’s Law Costly and Ineffective, by Matthew Clarke
  15. Pennsylvania Prison Porn Ban Improperly Promulgated, but Not Unconstitutional
  16. Electronic Court Records Permissible in Florida, but Restricting Disclosure is Not
  17. $100 Million Settlement in Michigan Prisoners’ Sexual Abuse Suit, by David Reutter
  18. $2.7 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Double Leg Amputee Jail Prisoner
  19. Violence Against Blacks Decreases In The U.S., by Gary Hunter
  20. $750,000 Settlement in Chicago Jail Mass Beating Suit
  21. Oklahoma Lawmen Charged with Sundry Crimes, by Mark Wilson
  22. Prison, Jail and Law Enforcement Corruption Continues in Georgia, by David Reutter
  23. Catholic Mass and Sacraments Made Available to Louisiana’s Death Row
  24. Nearly 15,000 California Prisoners Held in Long-term Isolation, by Michael Brodheim
  25. PLN Associate Editor Attends ACA Conference
  26. $2.2 Million Settlement: Murder by Washington State Community Service Releasee
  27. Michigan’s Prison Industries Mismanaged and Unprofitable, by David Reutter
  28. Mental Illness Prevalent Among County Jail Prisoners, Especially Women, by Gary Hunter
  29. Judges: Umpires They Are Not, by Brandon Sample
  30. AMA Study Finds Link Between Confinement and Hypertension
  31. Class Action Alleging Unconstitutional Michigan Indigent Defense System Survives Summary Judgment
  32. Massachusetts Man’s Estate Resolves Wrongful Conviction Suit for $14.1 Million, by David Reutter
  33. $91,059.83 in Damages, Fees and Costs Awarded to Alabama Prisoner Beaten by Guard
  34. Former Alabama Judge Acquitted of Paddling, Sexually Abusing Jail Prisoners, by Mark Wilson
  35. $16.5 Million-Plus Settlement in Oklahoma City False Conviction Case, by Matthew Clarke
  36. Eight More Prison Closures in Michigan
  37. Ohio Prison Employees Involved in Improper Relationships, Drug Smuggling, Sexual Misconduct, by Mark Wilson
  38. 4,000 Kenyan Death Sentences Commuted to Life, by Matthew Clarke
  39. California Struggles to House Sex Offenders, by Michael Brodheim
  40. $150,000 Settlement in Tennessee Jail Beating
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