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University Professor Shills for Private Prison Industry
Much of the statistical and academic information regarding prison privatization that is reported in the media (and consequently relied upon by lawmakers deciding whether to contract with private prison companies) comes from Charles W. Thomas, director of the Private Corrections Project at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
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More from this issue:
- Our Sisters' Keepers, by Daniel Burton-Rose
- Human Rights Report Details Women in Prison
- Campaign to End Slavery in American Prisons
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Book Review: Breaking the Walls of Silence, by Laura Whitehorn
- Notes from the Unrepenitentiary, by Laura Whitehorn
- Felony Trial for Planted Knife Is Malicious Prosecution
- Attorney Fee Cap Inapplicable to Pre-PLRA Suits; PLRA Automatic Stay Provisions Constitutional
- Dismissal with Prejudice for Failure to Exhaust; Prison Must Process Grievance within Time Limits
- New York Prison Guard Nailed with DNA Evidence
- California Guards Indicted in Rapes, by Willie Wisely
- Virginia Prison "Fire Trap" Finding Reversed
- Threats to File Grievances Protected
- University Professor Shills for Private Prison Industry, by Alex Friedmann
- Samuels v. Mockry Reversed Once Again
- Scott Superceded
- Washington 35% Statute Upheld in State Court
- Settlement in Washington State Deaf Prisoners' Lawsuit, by Jeff Crollard
- Duffy v. Riveland: Some Comments Regarding the Court's January 20, 1998 Summary Judgment Ruling, by Leonard Feldman
- California Gas Chamber Ruling Vacated
- PLN Writer Settles Nude Photo Suit for $3,000
- Illinois Sheriffs Are County Employees
- Guard Socked for $37,500 in Vendetta
- Rikers Island Brutality Suit Settled, by Jonathan Chasan
- Victim of Guard Rape Awarded $50,000
- Abuse of Discretion to Dismiss Medical Suit
- Abuse of Prisoners Confirmed at CCA Facility
- Eighth Circuit Reinstates $80,000 Damage Award in Rape Case
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- Parole Officer Recommendation Not Protected by Absolute Immunity
- Cancellation of TDCJ/VitaPro Contract Reversed
- Trial Required in Wisconsin Excessive Force Suit
- No Right to Mutual Legal Assistance in 11th Circuit
- Prisoners Entitled to Money Damages and Injunctive Relief under ADA and RA
- Colorado Contraband Rule Requires Visitor Notice
- Indiana Jail Ban on Publications Struck Down
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- Spencer Applied to Parolee's § 1983 Claim
More from Alex Friedmann:
- A Primer on Prisoners’ Constitutional Rights, Nov. 14, 2016
- Apples-to-Fish: Public and Private Prison Cost Comparisons, Oct. 3, 2016
- Securus Faces Lawsuit Over Recorded Attorney Calls, Aug. 2, 2016
- PLN Challenges Postcard-only Policy at Jail in Knoxville, TN, Oct. 26, 2015
- Who Owns Private Prison Stock?, July 31, 2015
- 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides, July 7, 2015
- How the Courts View ACA Accreditation, Oct. 10, 2014
- Recidivism Performance Measures for Private Halfway Houses in Pennsylvania, Sept. 19, 2014
- Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication, April 15, 2014
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