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Corrections Corporation of America
Corrections Corporation of America manages prisons, jails and detention facilities and provides inmate transportation services. CCA houses approximately 80,000 detainees in more than 60 facilities, 43 of which are company-owned. CCA currently partners with all three federal corrections agencies (the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement), nearly half of all states and more than a dozen municipalities.
Federal Contract $: $ 417.9m
Total Number of Instances: 11
Total Misconduct dollar amount: $ 67.9m
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Instances of Misconduct
1. Crowley County Correctional Facility Riot
Hundreds of inmates at the Crowley County Correctional Facility in Colorado allegd they suffered physical and mental injuries as a result of a riot that occurred in July 2004 at the facility, which is operated by Corrections Corporation of America. The inmates accused CCA of instigating and mishandling the riot, using excessive force during and after the riot, and mistreating prisoners for a month after the riot ended. In April 2013, CCA settled the claims of 193 inmates for $600,000.... more»
2. McKnight v. CCA (Jail Assault)
Brandon McKnight was attacked and beaten by an inmate at the Tulsa County jail, a facility managed by Corrections Corporation of America. He accused CCA of negligently placing McKnight and his assailant in the same holding cell. In December 2002 CCA settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed amount. (In his complaint, McKnight asked for $75,000 in damages, plus fees, costs and interest.)... more»
3. William P. vs. CCA (Juvenile Facility Abuse)
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of William P., a 14-year-old boy who claimed he was physically abused by guards at a CCA-managed juvenile detention facility in Richland, South Carolina. In December 2000, a federal jury awarded him $125,000 in actual damages and $3 million in punitive damages.... more»
4. Northeast Ohio Correctional Center Class Action
Washington, D.C. inmates who were transferred to the CCA-managed Northeast Ohio Correctional Center filed a lawsuit claiming they were physically abused, not adequately protected and denied adequate medical care at the facility. In March 1999, CCA agreed to pay $1.65 million plus $756,000 in fees and expenses to settle the lawsuit.... more»
5. Doe v. TransCor America (Sexual Assault)
The ACLU filed a lawsuit against CCA’s TransCor America subsidiary on behalf of a female prisoner who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a TransCor guard while being transported from Texas to Colorado. In April, 2002, TransCor settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.... more»
6. Settlement of 1997 IRS Audit
In October 2002 CCA entered into a settlement agreement with the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the IRS’s audit of a 1997 federal income tax return filed by CCA’s corporate predecessor. Under the terms of the settlement, CCA paid approximately $54 million.... more»
7. Barnwell v. CCA (Unpaid Compensation)
Keith Barnwell, on behalf of all corrections officers employed by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), sued CCA under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) alleging that CCA did not pay employees for work they performed before or after their scheduled shifts. In February 2009, the parties settled. CCA did not admit any liability or wrongdoing and agreed to pay $7 million in back pay to more than 30,000 employees.... more»
8. Furlong et al. v. TransCor America
Frederick Furlong, Michael Wolf and David Adams brought a civil rights lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against CCA’s TransCor America subsidiary for their alleged mistreatment while being transported to and from various jails. The plaintiffs settled their claims in 2005.... more»
9. Florida AG Medicaid Fraud Investigation
The Florida Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit found that, between January 2000 and May 2004, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) submitted claims to the State of Florida Medicaid program in violation of the Florida False Claims Act. The AG found that CCA, which provides health care services to inmates at facilities throughout Florida, improperly billed Medicaid for outside medical services provided to inmates. Pursuant to a civil settlement agreement with the state, CCA paid $298,115, which covered the improper Medicaid claims, the cost of the state’s investigation and a penalty.... more»
10. Schlitters v. CCA (Death at Kit Carson Correctional Center)
Tamara Schlitters sued Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) for the death of her son, Jeffrey Buller, who died at the Kit Carson Correctional Center in Colorado in 2001. She claimed her son, who suffered from a hereditary condition that caused his breathing passages to swell, died because staff at the CCA-managed facility refused to fill his prescription shortly before he was scheduled to be released. The lawsuit was settled out of court in 2004.... more»
11. Willis v. CCA (Escaped Prisoner Kidnapping)
Rosetta Willis was taken hostage by a prisoner who escaped from the custody of two Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) guards at the Madison County, Tenn. General Hospital in August 1999. She filed a negligence suit against CCA seeking damages for medical bills, lost earnings, and severe emotional and psychological injury. In 2003, a jury found CCA liable and awarded Willis $500,000 in damages.... more»
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