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A few items related to private prisons caught my eye recently that may interest Grits readers:
Antibiotics allegedly delayed in pneumonia death
The Dawson State Jail saw its eighth death since 2004, reported the Dallas CBS affiliate (via Texas Prison Bidness). "Her family says Ashleigh [Parks] had pneumonia and they believe her death could have been prevented if she had simply gotten antibiotics sooner. Their suspicions are based, in part, on letters they received from inmates at Dawson."
State changing treatment contractors
Meanwhile, TDCJ is changing contractors for drug treatment services at at least four state facilities from Community Education Centers to an entity called Gateway Foundation Inc., reported the Corpus Christi Caller Times. "The contract change affects 116 CEC positions at four prison units: Glossbrenner, the Halbert Unit in Burnet, the Kyle Correctional Center near Austin and the Sayle Unit near Breckenridge." CEC got the contract in 2009, so one wonders why the state felt the need to change contractors so soon. Gateway Foundation's website lists six other Texas facilities where they provide treatment services.
Geo Group wrongly took prisoner off suicide watch, lawsuit alleged
Also via Texas Prison Bidness, according to the SA Express News, "Relatives of an inmate who hanged himself at the privately run Central Texas Detention Facility [in downtown San Antonio] have sued Florida-based The GEO Group and its warden, alleging the federal prisoner was able to kill himself because he was wrongly taken off suicide watch in December 2011.
Analyst: Private prison companies "destined for destruction"
The Motley Fool asked, "Did the prison bubble just burst?," which is a question Grits has been pondering for more than a year. Wrote Justin Loiseau, "a critical look at the failings and financial fudging of these corporations reveals several reasons why this sector is destined for destruction." Read why.
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