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GEO Group’s Florida Immigration Detention Center “Horrifying”
GEO Group’s Florida Immigration Detention Center “Horrifying”
by David M. Reutter
Hundreds of undocumented immigrants are housed at the GEO Group-operated Broward Transitional Center (BTC) in Pompano Beach, Florida, and many are victims of mistreatment and policy violations according to a report issued by an immigrants’ rights group.
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- News in Brief
- Third Circuit Denies Intervention in CRIPA Class-Action Suit, by Mark Wilson
- Pennsylvania: Wexford Settles Case Involving Death of Prisoner’s Baby
- Deaths at South Carolina Jail Under Investigation; Multiple Lawsuits Filed
- Eighth Circuit Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity; Prisoner Proved Neglect, Not Deliberate Indifference, by Mark Wilson
- $66,000 Jury Award in New Mexico CCA Sexual Abuse, Retaliation Case, by Matthew Clarke
- Texas Court Reexamines Test for Misconduct by Forensic Scientist, by Mark Wilson
- Summary Judgment Denied in California Jail Excessive Force Death; $8.3 Million Settlement Plus Injunctive Relief, by Mark Wilson
- $1.3 Million Settlement in Prisoner’s Death at Michigan Jail; Claims Against Other Defendants Dismissed
- Exonerated Texas Prisoner’s Ex-Wife Not Entitled to Compensation, by Matthew Clarke
- Cell phones are “Dangerous Contraband” for New York Felony Contraband Possession, by Mark Wilson
- Ninth Circuit: 27-Month Segregation Implicates Due Process Liberty Interest, by Mark Wilson
- Ninth Circuit: No Summary Judgment on Male Guard Supervision of Female Prisoners Ban, by Mark Wilson
- PLN Partly Prevails in Censorship Suit against Georgia Jail; $10,000 in Damages
- California: Authorized Possession of Legal Materials Cannot Serve as Basis for Gang Validation
- Claim Alleging Guard Slammed Prisoner’s Head into Wall Defeats Summary Judgment, by David Reutter
- Kentucky Death Row Prisoners Win Appeal on Religious Accommodations, by Derek Gilna
- Disciplinary Self-Help Litigation Manual, 2d Ed., by Dan Manville, by John Dannenberg
- Sovereign Immunity Doesn’t Bar Attorney Fee Award Against Georgia DOC, by David Reutter
- Screening Out Family Time: The For-Profit Video Visitation Industry in Prisons and Jails, by Bernadette Rabuy
- Former Virginia Executioner Now an Anti-Death Penalty Activist
- Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Freed from Prison
- Oregon Probation Extended for Inability to Pay Financial Obligations, by Mark Wilson
- Illinois Prisoner Receives $12 Million Jury Award in Medical Neglect Suit, by Matthew Clarke
- Kosher Meals Lawsuit Against Nevada DOC Dismissed, by Matthew Clarke
- CDCR Employees Investigated, Lose Jobs for Cell Phone Smuggling
- Rhode Island Prison Guards Collect Double-Time-and-a-Half during States of Emergency
- GEO Group’s Florida Immigration Detention Center “Horrifying”, by David Reutter
- Georgia Deputies Liable for Detaining and Stripping Man in Debt Judgment Execution, by David Reutter
- “Damning” Audit Sharply Criticizes Corizon in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, by Greg Dober
- Third Circuit Affirms Nominal Damages, Reverses PLRA Fee Cap Order, by Mark Wilson
- Lawsuits Over Riot at CCA Prison in Colorado Settle for $600,000, by Derek Gilna
- Federal Court Caseloads Threaten Constitutional Protections, by Matthew Clarke
- Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of California ADA Suit Against Parole Officers, by Derek Gilna
- The United States and Torture, by William Blum
- Arizona DOC Director Blames Job Stress for Hundreds of Employee Arrests
- Texas Sex Offender Oversight Agency Faces Investigations, Calls for Reform, by Matthew Clarke
- Murders in Maryland Prisons Continue Despite Reforms
- Michigan Governor Lacks Authority to Revoke Commutations, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Private Prison Information Act Reintroduced in Congress with PLN’s Help
More from David Reutter:
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- ‘Fictional Pleas’ and ‘Hidden Departures’: Failure to Collect Data on Binding Federal Plea Bargains Hinders Researchers, Feb. 15, 2025
- First Circuit: Two-Level Enhancement Under § 3B1.1(c) for Leadership or Managerial Role Vacated Because Government Failed to Prove Defendant’s Order Was Actually ‘Obeyed’ by Fellow Criminal Participant, Feb. 15, 2025
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025
- The Murky Waters of Parole, Feb. 1, 2025
- California Prisoner Awarded Over $1.26 Million in Suit Challenging Withheld Legal Mail Which Resulted in Habeas Loss, Jan. 15, 2025
- Muslim New York Prisoner’s Free Exercise of Religion Claim Reinstated, Jan. 15, 2025
- Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA, Jan. 15, 2025
- In Failure-to-Treat Claims, Wellpath Denied Dismissal in Virginia, Settles in Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2024
- Trends Show Mortality Risks Increase with Higher Jail Turnover Rates, Dec. 15, 2024
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- Eleventh Circuit: Asylee’s Florida Convictions for Marijuana Possession and Lewd and Lascivious Battery Do Not Warrant Removal Under INA, Feb. 1, 2025. Immigration, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Marijuana Laws/Issues, Assault Weapons, Nationality/National Origin.
- GEO Group Just Wants to Be a Landlord for Oklahoma DOC, Dec. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Cost of Prison Systems, Rural Prisons, Fines.
- Court Strikes Washington Statute to Regulate GEO Group’s Notorious ICE Lockup, Nov. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing, etc., Immigration Law/Offenses, Prison Regulations.
- Virginia Takes Back One Prison from GEO Group, Closes Four More, Aug. 15, 2024. Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut.
- Riot at California GEO Group Lockup Sends Message to U.S. Marshals, Aug. 15, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Protests.
- As ICE Data Errors Persist, GEO Group Cashes In, April 26, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems, Immigration Law/Offenses, Detention - Generally.
- Third Circuit Unhappy with Federal Detainee’s Denied Marriage Request at Pennsylvania GEO Group Lockup, April 1, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Marriage, Public versus Private Employees, State Actions.
- No Data to Prove Whether $600-Million California Parole Effort Worked, Feb. 1, 2024. GEO Group/Wackenhut, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
- How “Big Capital” Learned to Love Mass Incarceration, Jan. 1, 2024. Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Corizon, JPay, Inc., Centurion, Commentary/Reviews, Lobbying, Securus.