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McFarland wants detention plan aired
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 days ago
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May 15, 2013 7:40PM Joliet City Councilman Jim McFarland said Wedneday its time for a public airing on an immigrant detention facility. McFarland, who was elected to the council in April with support from opponents of a detention facility, said he
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America's 10 Worst Prisons: Dishonorable Mentions
Angola :: NY :: USA | 5 days ago
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Nor, however, is it supposed to include being raped by fellow prisoners or staff, beaten by guards for the slightest provocation, driven mad by long-term solitary confinement, or killed off by medical neglect. These are the fates of thousands of
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Legislative deal would shut 2 state prisons
Mineral Wells :: TX :: USA | 8 days ago
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Texas (AP) Texas Senate and House budget negotiators have tentatively agreed to close two privately run state prisons. The Texas Board of Criminal Justice would decide which two prisons to shutter under the Friday's agreement, the Austin American-
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Activists demand oversight after detainee deaths
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | 11 days ago
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The Associated Press The Associated Press 2 hours ago Associated Press Human rights groups are demanding more transparency and independent oversight over the nation's immigration detention centers after two Guatemalans committed suicide at an
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Family of guard killed in prison riot sues
Natchez :: MS :: USA | 11 days ago
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Miss. The family of a guard killed during a prison riot in Mississippi has filed a federal lawsuit that says inadequate staffing and poor treatment created a dangerous environment. Correction officer Catlin Carithers was beaten to death during the
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Groups sue Dawson State Jail operator, alleging 'unconscionable and unconstitutional conditions'
Dallas :: NC :: USA | 18 days ago
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The city of Dallas has long hoped to seize control of the land presently occupied by the Dawson State Jail, at bottom right (Michael Ainsworth/Staff photographer) The privately run Dawson State Jail on the Trinity River is under fire again, this time
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Moral monstrosity: America's for-profit Gulag system
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 26 days ago
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The private prison population in the US has rocketed 17-fold over the last two decades mostly on the shoulders of the deep-pocketed prison lobby, and the business continues to thrive. Try confining yourself to a small room in your home, like a
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Restyled as Real Estate Trusts, Varied Businesses Avoid Taxes
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 28 days ago
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April 21, 2013 A small but growing number of American corporations, operating in businesses as diverse as private prisons, billboards and casinos, are making an aggressive move to reduce or even eliminate their federal tax bills. They are declaring
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Private prison admits to false staffing records
Boise :: ID :: USA | 1 month ago
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Idaho The private company that operates Idaho's largest prison admitted Thursday that it falsified nearly 4,800 hours of staffing records over seven months last year in violation of its annual contract with the state. The admission by the Nashville,
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NH cancels pursuit of private prisons
Concord :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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N.H. (AP) New Hampshire officials are cancelling their pursuit of private prison options after a consultant's report raised serious concerns over security and compliance with court orders. MGT of America, based in Tallahassee, Fla., was hired last
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