(02/05/2011)
Feeding inmates at the Leelanau County Jail is about to get more expensive. The per-meal cost will increase by 63 percent because the number of inmates is much lower than expected.
By Helen Christophi
(02/05/2011)
(02/05/2011)
Corrections administrators and state officials in Kentucky are reviewing options for a replacement drug for lethal injection cases.
(02/02/2011)
Serial killer Charles Manson was caught for a second time with a smuggled cellular phone. The phone was discovered in Manson’s cell at Corcoran State Prison in early January, according to a source at California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(02/02/2011)
Newly-elected Gov. John Kasich’s long-time advisor and former congressional chief of staff Don Thibaut will lobby the administration on behalf of Corrections Corp. of America.
By Helen Christophi
(02/02/2011)
(02/02/2011)
Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner has proposed a freeze on new prison construction.
(01/29/2011)
A federal receiver appointed to improve inmate healthcare dramatically increased spending in California’s prisons but has so far failed to improve conditions for sick and injured convicts, a state Assembly committee has concluded.
By Helen Christophi
(01/27/2011)
(01/27/2011)
Jackson Health System has asked its subsidiary, Prison Health Services, to negotiate a contract to provide private healthcare services for inmates under the custody and control of the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department.
By Helen Christophi
(01/26/2011)
(01/26/2011)
Gov. Paul LePage has nominated Joseph Ponte to head Maine’s Department of Corrections. Ponte is currently a warden at Nevada Southern Detention Center, which is owned by Corrections Corp. of America.
(01/26/2011)
A bill to correct last year’s legislation fast-tracking parole hearings in hopes of reducing state prison overcrowding remained on pace Monday to become the first bill passed in the 2011 regular session.
(01/26/2011)
Gov. Terry Branstad terminated three members of the Iowa Board of Parole last week who were appointed by his predecessor, Gov. Chet Culver. Branstad plans to replace them with his own appointees.