ONLY LIBERALS WILL BE LEFT IF RIGHT PRAYERS ARE SAID
Hope for liberal candidates in election.
In the '90s, developers have to pick their spots
PRISON UPRISING A GRISLY REMINDER 20 YEARS LATER ABANDONED N.M. FACILITY STILL REVEALS SIGNS OF BLOODBATH
WHY DOWNSIZING WON'T WORK AS AMERICAN CORPORATIONS CUT PAYROLLS TO THE BONE, IT'S TIME TO QUESTION THE ASSUMPTION THAT WALL STREET KNOWS BEST
Cutting jobs and wages of American workers.
Stroger floats plan to let firm run jail ; Privatization idea called 'ridiculous'
CARPETED FLOORS AND SNACK BAR GREET WOMEN IN EXPERIMENTAL MINNESOTA JAIL
'Tough' drug stance overwhelms U.S. prisons Series: System overload.
TALES OF ABUSE IN TEXAS JAILS BEGIN TO SURFACE
STATE KEEPS EYE ON TRACK RECORD OF PRIVATE FIRMS THAT RUN PRISONS
With private prison, town hopes crime will pay
Pressure mounts on marshal's office Erickson's shootout has it on hot seat
HECK OF AN AWARD AGAINST KECK MAHIN IS UNDER REVIEW
CORRECTIONS CORP. FIRM JOINS WITH AFFILIATE IN REIT BID
Joliet prison: Old, obsolete, over ; Budget cuts will shut unlikely icon
DOING TIME LEAVENWORTH NOW USING PRISON IMAGE AS COMMUNITY LURE
The article is about allowing citizens place their taxes on credit cards.
privatization in general, mention of prisons
CONSERVATION CONGRESS HAD BETTER BE IN SYNC-OR IT WILL SINK AGAIN
MONTANA RELIGIOUS SECTS TARGET OF FARMERS' ENMITY
Farmers greatly oppoose the increase in Hutterites in Montana
PRISONS FOR PROFIT GET MAXIMUM OUT OF MINIMUM SECURITY
WASHINGTON POST SETS PULITZER RECORD AP HONORED FOR KOREA WAR MASSACRE REPORT
Bill could scuttle plan to run southern Illinois jail for profit
POLICE SAY SUSPECT PLANNED TO FLEE DENTIST JAILED EX-CONVICT IS INDICTED IN ESCAPE PLOT
Edgar calls for shorter appeals period in death penalty cases
More immigrant detentions, more deaths Arrests have risen dramatically, but critics say medical care has not kept pace
Kane panel to visit county jails ; Committee wants background for addition decision
SECURITY FIRMS GROW WITH THE RISE IN CRIME
INMATES RIOT, DEMANDING RETURN TO NORTH CAROLINA
U.S. tracks immigrants with device ; Electronic anklets free some awaiting hearings from stay in detention centers
EDGAR SIGNS A STRICTER TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING LAW
IN LIMBO; Illegal immigrants -- like my husband -- should be given a way to come out of the shadows
`THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' -- AGAIN'
ABOUT-FACE BY JUSTICES ON SCHOOL AID HURDLE LIFTED ON PUBLIC TEACHERS HELPING PAROCHIAL PUPILS
Law on separation of church and state in public schools.
STOWAWAYS SEEKING ASYLUM HELD IN SHACKLES
OF 3,000-POUND BOMBS, AEROBIC DANCING AND THE JUDGMENT OF FLIES
PUERTO RICAN PRISONS SCATHED DRUG GANGS DOMINATE JAILS, SAYS REPORT URGING U.S. TAKEOVER
Wayne County's welcome mat ready for first private prison
Immigrant detentions, expulsions up sharply; Critics say conditions deteriorating amid enforcement push
Kane holds up jail expansion ; County Board has concerns about operations costs
PHOENIX SHOWS SOME BRUISES AFTER PLUNGE INTO PRIVATIZATION
Alleged drug kingpin, 2 others flee Texas jail
BROKEN TEENS LEFT IN WAKE OF PRIVATE GAIN Series: Tribune Investigative Report. How troubled youth become big business. Second of a 3-part series.
STATES PUT KIDS'S LIVES ON THE BLOCK Series: Tribune Investigative Report. How troubled youth become big business. The first of a 3-part series.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BATTLE FOR SENATE COULD BE AMONG FRIENDS
WILL PRIVATIZATION'S GIFT BE AS ENRICHING?
Kane jail planners may look upward ; County official urges an addition that could grow
STATE FORCED TO SCRAP WORK-RELEASE EFFORT
Pharmacist accused of asking his family to destroy evidence
Pharmacist engaged in deception from prison
JUSTICES REVERSE 1985 PAROCHIAL-AID RULING
Public school teachers can now offer remedial help at church-run schools.
Pappas urging Cook County to let private industry run jail
McCoy lays out priorities for Kane ; Chairman wants list to bring focus
Kane County Chairman's priorities for 2003
Kane brainstorming new jail funding ; Riverboat funds, bonds considered
RETHINKING BUSINESS OF CELLS PRIVATE PRISONS APPEAR TO BE PASSING THEIR PROBATION
SEAN PENN WILL PAY HIS DEBT, TO SOCIETY--$80 A DAY FOR A CELL
Its about Sean Penn having to serve a prison term, it is said he will serve his sentence in a private jail facility, which most likely means a room he contracted out at a nice venue, not a private jail in the sense of a corporation running a fa
LAST OF 6 TO FLEE PRIVATE PRISON CAPTURED
Girl alleges sex abuse in Texas prison; White teen whose sentence led to uproar over racial disparities says guard molested her
racial disparities in sentencing; story of one girl's experience in jail
ESCAPE PLAN COMPANIES THAT RUN PRISONS MAY BE POISED FOR A BREAKOUT
editorial - experimenting with democracy
PRIVATE PRISONS SHACKLE TEXAS WITH CONFUSION STATE LAWS HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP WITH NEW PHENOMENON
Public schools getting some private lessons
Boston University operation of Chelsea schools
CAPTIVE REIT: A TAX SHELTER MAKES A COMEBACK DESPITE SUFFERING BADLY IN THE LAST RECESSION, THE TRUSTS ARE ATTRACTIVE AND ADVANTAGEOUS TO INVESTORS
Captive REIT (real estate investment trust)
Palin's claim of eBay jet sale doesn't fly
private jet passed down to Gov. Palin from her predecessor.
A PAGE FROM HISTORY OLD ROUTE 66 HASN'T CHANGED MUCH IN THE 60 YEARS SINCE `GRAPES OF WRATH'
Brother against brother; Mobster tells Family Secrets jury of 'hits'
KNOW THE ROPES A ROUNDUP OF STOCKS THAT ELECTION COULD AFFECT
Good day, bad day; Animal cops Bad critters, bad critters, whatcha gonna do?
Senate candidates offer ideas to fix the economy Williamson backs capital gains cut and line-item veto
U.S. MAY GET OFF CHEAP IN RADIATION TESTS
administration apologetic for Cold War era radiation tests on Americans
GOP REVIVING LAST SESSION'S BUDGET PLANS TO FULFILL `CONTRACT'
Caught, released, gone underground ; Illegal immigrants make shambles of Border Patrol policy
`BIG HOUSE' CITY STOPS GLOSSING OVER THE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY THAT MADE IT FAMOUS
Deputy warden's ties to New Mexico official probed
KANE BOARD QUESTIONS TEMPORARY DRUNK TANK
Budget ax hangs over state prisons ; Inmate population lowest in 30 years
Torn from families and jobs, deportees face bleak future
illegal immigrant deportation following 9/11
COURT TO WEIGH PRIVATE PRISON GUARDS' RIGHTS
Judges are now being hired from private sector
prison crowding, and potentially dealing with it by privatization
RAMPAGE BREAKS OUT IN PRIVATE BORDER PRISON
Court dismisses case on affirmative action
Court dismisses affirmative action case.
Easy to read governor's lips ; Ryan believes state can't go on without tax hike
Indiana welfare policy called `war on the poor' From
Inmate health care now up to standard / Report says privatization has helped the state better conditions
PRISON SCENE/Big problems in Brazoria County video incident
HD	No immediate impact felt from new jail policy barring parole violators
Ripped off' by state, county halts jail payments
County seeks roll call from private jails
Cornell corrects accounts / Prison firm deals now on the books
HD	Exemptions allowed for 3 halfway houses
The article is about eliminating halfway houses.
Prison official's greed prompted bribes, jury told
JAIL OVERCROWDING / County sending inmate `surge' to Louisiana lockup / The relocation of up to 400 prisoners to cost taxpayers here about $4 million
Immigration seeking six escaped illegal aliens
Immigrants escaped a detention facility run by CCA
Revised prison contracts, with savings of $20 million, get OK
Halfway house employees resign over drug use / Violations are not the first misstep at Ben Reid facility
Molester noticed by few before now/Lawyer barely recalls McQuay
Child molestor has become known after he has requested to be castrated.
Lawsuit filed to thwart County Jail project moved to U.S. court
County to privatize adult jail annex / Similar operation of youth facility makes money
More police needed for urban-style force / Woodlands studies recent report
PRISON BRAKE/Texas needs more scrutiny of private prisons
YOUR GOVERNMENT / AT THE COURTHOUSE / Better access to clients is sought / The new federal facility's routine doesn't let lawyers talk with detainees just before court
HD	LITTLE CHOICE/Buying jails preferable to early release of parolees
County jail privatization receives serious scrutiny
2 from Chronicle win First Amendment Awards
Cuban hunger strikers transferred to La.
end of a hunger strike by Cubans in a detention facility
Flood issues surface in council race / May election to fill 3 Jersey Village seats
village city council position candidates
Privately run prisons an invitation to trouble
HD	Privatization of prisons should be considered
Radack leads other commissioners in funds
Harris County Commissioners campaign funds.
Stock price for Cornell takes blow / Prison operator looks at accounting for deal
Prisoners sue facility, claim mistreatment
first article about wealthy town of Southlake, TX
Legislators face tough session' over money woes
legislative discussion of money issues/budgets
Klevenhagen quits county sheriff post/Top deputy has inside track
An outrage / The Hutto federal detention center, where immigrant children and their families are locked up under inhumane conditions, should be closed.
AUSTIN / Guns bound for Nigeria are seized
Eckels wants Oregon to pay for jailing, prosecuting its 2 fugitive sex offenders
Appointees' term limits rejected/Court questions Eckels' proposal
State is seeking dismissal of TDC contempt order
TEXAS PRISONS / Good news in declining inmate population
Bentsen, Fontenot swap jabs over hospital hiring
Seeds of uprising stem from Mariel boatlift
Board seeks to discuss firm's prison projection
HD	State offers millions to relieve crowded Harris County Jail
County probation chief faces porn investigation / He is suspended amid allegations he downloaded material at work
probation chief faces porn investigation
Feds plan visit here to check county jail / 3 inmates died in the facility early this year
FREE AT LAST / After asking for asylum, Iranian spent 3 years behind bars
200 more inmates to be sent to Louisiana
Hope rises, falls for Cubans jailed here
Area jails also are having crowding problems / That's bad news for Harris County, which faces order to transfer inmates
Sheriff brings in a new style/Nuts, bolts approach serves Thomas well
Surgeon contesting his deportation order / Immigration says he has been here illegally since visa expired in '88
Clash paints detention center as a tinder box
TDC official says he'll recommend building prison in Liberty County instead of Harris
THE OAKDALE - ATLANTA RIOTS/Security increased at area detention sites
Yarbrough: Bond approval crucial for county growth
Local residents protest TDC pre-release sites
Aliens get taste of free enterprise in privately owned jail used by INS
HD	 Court orders jail solution in 60 days/Renting cells elsewhere may become necessary
Montgomery County receives proposal to privatize jail / Move could save $3 million yearly in operation costs
Escapee was on the run too close to chief's jogging route
police chief chased down an escaped inmate
Suspect ordered to keep mum/Privacy order issued after Chronicle story
Prisoner charged with murder ordered not to have contact with anyone besides family and attorneys.
BEHIND BARS / Too many in prison; too little care and prevention
Officials ready with appointee for sheriff
Ryan subpoenaed in suit filed to thwart County Jail project
City Councilman Ryan subpoenaed in county jail suit
7 inmates hurt in fighting at private prison
2 inmates still hospitalized after uprising
Judge approves settlement over detention of immigrant children
description of the life of an immigrant who got a drug conviction when he was 16
Ex-mayor goes before grand jury/Hofheinz discusses papers on La. deals
Ex-Houston Mayor appeared before a federal grand jury for various business deals made during office.
HD	Medium-security prison unit in Snyder to be dedicated
Escape of felon now suspected in 3 killings sparks outrage / Victims advocate denounces lack of public notification about safety threat
Montgomery County considers hiring more jailers / New facility ready to hold federal inmates
Commissioners rap report, then give it approval / Panel votes for a tighter overview of land purchases
DETENTION, THEN DEPORTATION / Illegal immigrants' last stop / Rare tour gives a glimpse of the ever-increasing activity at facility
Cornell selects Steven Logan as CEO / Heart attack had sidelined prison management company's founder
Escapee thought to have aid / Jones has eluded capture for 4 days, may have weapon
The privatization of state prisons: Many problems need ironing out
Private prison profit factor/Overcrowding creates new market
In the driver's seat - and driving blind
opinion piece about Republicans gaining majority of TX House
While crime falls, fear rises - along with TV ratings
HD	Divided county legislators strive for cohesiveness
County considers privatizing jail / Move could save $3 million yearly in operation costs
chronicle 100 / houston's leading companies / winners and loser / Phone firm connects with market
TYC adrift / State inaction in rebuilding management of the scandal- tarred Texas Youth Commission invites more trouble.
Problems with the Texas Youth Commission facility
Area firm gets bid to build federal detention center
S. Texas immigrant detention center challenged / Lawyer says two mentally ill men untreated, and so are others
Campaign `88/State GOP picks leader, calls for `official English'
Meyer elected as new Republican chairman
HD	Official aims to capitalize on jail crowding
Judges suspend chief of county probation agency / His removal may put an end to his 18-month effort to reform department
County aims to boost jail staff / Plan will add 25 workers to help meet state standards
Human rights group cites abuses in blasting state's prison system
Qualifications issue drives county judge race
HD	Inmate transfers may cost state $11 million
Yugoslavian men seeking political asylum
HD	White steps down as law partner/Ex-governor to stay at firm, focus on financial problems
former gov steps down from his law firm due to financial problems
More officers needed for urban-style force / Woodlands studies police report
Plot to deliver pot, Ecstasy to jail fails / 2 Liberty County guards are facing conspiracy charges
Man found liable for planning inmate escape.
County official in porn case resigns / The probation chief is accused of downloading material on his office computer
county official resigns due to porn investigation
County looks at funding options for jail expansion / Plans include continued use of new facility for federal prisoners
Push for a Christian prison nears reality in San Angelo / Ex- convict's dream since 1986, it would be first of its kind in nation
Inmate abuse covered up, ex-guard says in lawsuit
INS plans to build detention facility; 2 sites considered
A migrant, of sorts/Priest's ministry to flock of illegal aliens finds him in fields, in jail
Prison developer accused of plotting killer's escape
Montgomery County considers privatizing jail / Move could save $3 million yearly in operation costs
Football player indicted on aggravated assault charge
`Faith-based' prison faces big challenges / Amid legal questions, state says it wants no part of planned private facility
FEDS LAUNCH INVESTIGATION OF COUNTY JAIL / Department of Justice looking for federal violations
PRISON WORK/Real jobs behind bars serve a useful purpose
The main topic is about implementing job training programs in all prisons (private and not).
HD	Be specific about what spending should be cut
Counseling plan initiated for inmates awaiting parole
Jackson Lee opposes hub-city immigrant detention plan
Private prisons may become next business bullish on U.S.
Hurtt will put more police on the streets / To accomplish that, he'll rehire retired officers and hire cadets to relieve jailers
multiple news reports from around the state
HD	RUNNING THE JAIL/The sheriff is responsible and should continue to be
HD	Suit filed over pacts for prisons/Firm accused of botching the job
Demand for castration obscures broader issues
Sex offender castration, where to place sex offenders after incarceration
Prison firm going private / Sale draws objections from some investors
HD	Executives dropped from prison project/Pair connected to scandal in Texas
Seem to be letters to the editor, the first one being about how English is improperly taught in schools
Search for 4 fugitives continues/Authorities busy checking out tips
Review of 2 detainee deaths urges reform / State authorities should have record of immigrants who die in custody
Officials to sever detention center contract / Williamson County concerned about liability for immigrant housing [Corrected 10/05/ 07]
Prisons get second chance as tourist attractions/Visitors are eager to experience what life in penitentiary was like
Area residents protest construction of prison
HD	Plan would raise share of county's prison space
Feds to review handling of riot at Texas prison
Justice Department plans probe of private prison in West Texas
Elected officials debate treatment of prisoners
Inexcusable ICE / Chinese engineer shouldn't have died in agony in U.S. custody.
story of one immigrant who died in federal custody
Use of no-cash bonds drops / More indigent defendants with no way to pay stay locked up
defendant sat in jail for 200 days on a reckless driving charge
Jury told of bragging about bribes / Informant says VitaPro chief changed story
Former Houston Mayor Fred Hofheinz subpoenaed to appear before a federal jury.
County may replace its Central Jail/New facility might save in long run
Texas House of Representatives/District 129/The nominee.../...and their views
Listing the views and positions of local politicians for an upcoming campaign.
Jail suffers from shortage of workers / Montgomery County considers privatizating facility's operation
CAMPAIGN `88/Legislature candidates in District 135 against tax increases
About a local political race and the positions of the candidates on issues.
Youth's death at boot camp called suicide
youth suicide at private juvenile center
Candidates for different political positions in Liberty County
Picks from the bears' den good bets to avoid mauling
Sex offenders can't be prosecuted for escaping private jail here
County approves plans for jail annex / Nonprofit entity will finance, oversee facility construction
GOP candidates for county judge slam government
INS workers exposed to tuberculosis at jail
Ex-mayor accused in fraud case/Hofheinz shielded assets, groups say
Local private jail begins moving Oregon inmates/Officials unaware offenders housed here
Residents turn away another jail proposal/Offer withdrawn for south Houston
County seeking inmate housing / Overcrowding has officials taking a look at a vacant jail in Galveston
Jasper killer gets death penalty/ A smirking King shows no remorse
Campaign for lieutenant governor attracts little attention for voters
COUNTY OFFICES/PRECINCT 4 COUNTY COMMISSIONER/REPUBLICANS
Police chief's concerns come late for an apartment dweller / Man fatally shot at complex on the day after a call for more security in high-crime areas
man shot to death in apt complex after police chief calls for more security
Changing the face of justice / Officials see new jail, center as pivotal steps for future of county
Teen helps nab escapee from prison / Caney Creek High student gets $1,000 at special assembly
overview of multiple major events from around Texas
HD	Grand jury to propose private jailers
Legal exception brings state's sex offenders here / Parolees placed at halfway house often remain in town
Private-sector stealth prison par for course
Probation chief under fire from judges / Some of them question changes to the department
Montgomery County considers contract hiring of more jail staff / New facility ready to hold federal inmates
County ready to open jail annex / New facility will house federal prisoners
Inmate types, escape plans draw concerns
YOUR GOVERNMENT / Halfway house contract renewed / The 180-bed facility will remain at downtown site
renewel of contract with Cornell for halfway house
Private prisons filling up fast, too / Demand forces governments to take a gamble on some facilities
The Haitians plight: poverty or politics?
Detention and deportation of Haitians in the US.
/Missouri official says Texas jailers planned the use of force in videotaped incident
County looks to rent out spare beds at jail / Recent facility expansion leaves room for more new inmates
Tight budgets force states to close prisons, cut jobs / Ohio, Michigan and Illinois each shutting a facility
Deal made to bring reforms to Hutto site / The detention of immigrant children would be `less penal'
HD	Taxpayers may face tab to bus inmates/Jail still over limit as deadline nears
HD	Prison sellers fail in Texas, take pitch east/Indictments, suits pursue backers of Florida jail deal
Report details system's flaws with probation / Audit draft says bureaucracy and technology issues keep county agency from being effective
HD	Forget discovering new lands, candidates `find' jail space
Justice Department warms toward using military in drug war
military role in domestic law enforcement
For-profit colleges show degrees do yield income / University of Phoenix expanding to Houston
Passing the inmate / Harris County has chosen an expensive, undesirable method of relieving jail overcrowding.
4 indicted in Brazoria prison melee / Rights violations against inmates claimed in videotaped disturbance
Lone barrister faces big guns in county jail fight
Voting on traffic plan, official seeking a salary raise, and cubans seeking jail release
Judge refuses to dismiss civil rights case / Dog handler faces new trial in Brazoria jail flap
Campaign '88/Incumbents in races for Texas House appear secure
The article is about the upcoming Texas House of Representatives political races.
Rest of Oregon inmates to be moved within 2 weeks/Car used by 2 escaped sex offenders found near Eagle Lake
It helps pay rent/Towns lease out empty jail space
Authorities on the hunt for 4 escapees/Inmates flee from county jail, state prison
One man nabbed in post-9/11 sweep remains in custody / Illegal immigrant who has filed seven civil-rights lawsuits refuses to return to Iran, U.S. says
Article is about 10 cubans being detained, but they are detained in a privately run jail
More inmates may be sent out of state / County asks to ship prisoners to private facilities in Louisiana
County considers privatizing jail / Sheriff plagued by employee shortfall
ELECTION 96/Wright takes big lead in Fort Bend County sheriff's race
Election for sheriff in Fort Bend County
HD	Turner ad portrays him as choice of city's police
This is about Mayoral candidate Sylvester Turner
First 60 prisoners bused to Louisiana / Crowding here could force county to eventually send 400 to private jail
Bid process for jail `rigged,' developer says
Neighborhood, officials find double shock in jail escape
ACLU study indicates inmate complaints soaring in Texas
SOUTH COUNTY / Talks under way to build jail facility
HD	While Harris County Jail overflows, beds empty elsewhere
Lawsuit seeks to block effort to convert warehouse into jail
Missouri inmates win $2.2 million in suit /Prisoners alleged mistreatment in Texas
Cornell planning projects abroad, promotes 3 execs
Texas House of Representatives/District 135/The nominees.../...and their views
Marriage costs INS employee (SEE CORRECTION) her job/Sikh husband, detained here 3 years, was on hunger strike
fight for a representative seat in district 149
Chief of sheriff's deputies union accuses firm of aiding escape
People named to various career positions.
Christian prisons? Born-again ex-con thinks so
Cubans continue hunger strike for freedom
hunger strike in a private detention facility
City to get Border Patrol office; deportations likely to rise
About an upcoming increase in deportation of illegal immigrants from the Houson area.
Some officials here skeptical over TDC early release plan
Corrections company's revenues up/Cornell posts profit for second quarter
HD	Hunger strike here fells Romanian refugee seeking asylum
Plan calls for inmate visits to go virtual / Harris County move could trim jailer overtime, curb contraband
replacing in-person inmate visits to virtual ones
Foes of pre-release center near Humble to meet Thursday
Panel declines to indict protesters / Pair say they had `to do something' about detention center's treatment of immigrants
Board members are voting on whether or not to castrate a child molestor.
Holding space/Prison expansion clears county jails
They are talking about the laws and motions passed by the texas Legislature.
Texas Senate/District 17/The nominees.../...and their views
article outlines candidates for Texas senate
HD	Private-prison investors file $70 million lawsuit
HD	Perot expected to file lawsuit against White
Escapee's holiday brought to an end / Fugitive from Liberty County Jail is nabbed
Cornell Corrections locks up earnings gains for quarter, year
City picked as site to deport immigrants
Cuban fears recapture by over zealous' INS
U.S. expanding prisons to detain more immigrants
HD	Area legislators fit conservative, moderate mold/Survey finds state delegation is running ideological gamut
This is about legislators and which party ideology they vote to.
Protester being returned to India/Sikh forced to leave his wife behind
Former prisoner being returned to his natural country of origin without his American wife.
Three jail escapees caught / Liberty County fugitives arrested with woman accused of hiding them
Cuban immigrant detainees freed, fly to join their families in Miami
Angry Alvin residents oppose plans for prerelease center
Brazoria County back in rent-a-jail business but still faces lawsuits
Brazoria County officials will study settling suit by Missouri inmates
Sheriff, assistant DA in dispute on jail suit / Private contract, high-risk inmates at issue
Deputy denies brutality as Missouri inmates head home
Brazoria County OKs lease jail space to firm
Last Missouri prisoners gone/Probe continues in Angleton
County to help pay deputies' legal bills
Missouri, Brazoria County end inmate dispute
Videotaped guard was convicted in '83 beating of inmate
Brazoria County OKs pact to house North Carolina inmates
Brazoria County OKs deal to house Missouri prisoners
Brazoria County DA to stay out of probe of alleged jail brutality
County cancels jail lease / Inmate abuse claims spawn action in Brazoria
DA slams FBI over its actions in jail case / Agency accused of double standard
Brazoria County eyes new plan to replace N.C. inmate transfer
Second jailer had conviction over brutality/More questions about judgment in Brazoria Sheriff's Department
Commissioners OK plan to house 512 out-of-state prison inmates
Sheriff to get new lawyer in prison inmate lawsuit
Officer wounded two years ago sues maker of his bulletproof vest
lawsuit against a bulletproof vest manufacturer
Prison for hire: Town believes inmates are its lock on future
Business, critics battle over use of inmate labor
Private prison boom, gloom/Security, legal loopholes pressing problems
Jail inspector for state defends consulting work
Possible conflict of interest between deputy director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and BRG
Commission says private board should run prison work program /Problems cited include poor records, inadequate job skills training
HD	Trial to set compensation for jailing state felons
HD	Official's stand on private jails stirs controversy
The article is about a scandal of interest between a government official who advocated strongly to get private prisons in the state, and her husbands law firm which represented the private prison companies, and thus his firm made high profits f
HD	Governor hopefuls point fingers for prison problem
Jail, school problems gave Texas black eyes
HD	Private prison plan to cut costs disputed
Former TDCJ chief indicted in VitaPro deal / Collins faces counts of bribery, conspiracy, money laundering
HD	Plan to attack crowding in jails nearer approval
Budget shortfall a political football / Bush accused of putting tax cuts ahead of state's needs
Texas cracks down on private prisons with policy ordering tighter scrutiny
HD	Bailey helps bills become law/Aide has super memories of work on `Super Tuesday'
Article is about Debbi Bailey, an aide who worked for Rep Clint Hackney
12 former workers for prison company indicted in sex cases / Misconduct alleged in Travis County
Tucker offered own plan for rehabilitating inmates
HD	Turnaround in private prisons/State prison board lauds changes in penal centers
Retired lawmaker going to work for state agency he helped create
When justice seemed to be an afterthought
Child-killer's next stop: back to Sweetwater
Jail use-of-force policy rejected /Guidelines were overreaction to Angleton incident, critics say
State budget `ample,' but shortfalls seen
Jails panel fails to act on new rules / More research urged on use-of-force policies
HD	PAC for White's 1990 race filed incorrect fiscal reports
Before he quit, prison chief paid $20,000 by VitaPro, records say
HD	Probe of politicos' PAC finances extended
State billing private prisons for hunting escapees, riot aid
HD	Jail PAC silent on donations/State may purchase 2,500 cell openings
A political action committee is being investigated for failing to report campaign contributions
Texas House Members will look at numerous state issues.
State looking into operating halfway houses
HD	Panel orders private Zavala County jail to close
`With friends like these . . . ' /Cornyn ad attacks Mattox, former contributors
Ex-official's ties to firm investigated/Prison board studies food company pact
HD	State board fires broadside at privately run prisons
Big boost in prison budget/$4.2 billion asked to raise capacity
Budget approved, some going to jails to have prisoners serve more of their sentences
Firm's ex-adviser quits state's jail commission / Official feared he might discredit agency
Deputy Director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards quits job
Prison crisis: Where does blame rest?/Ex-official points at politics, media
HD	Private jail in jeopardy over higher-risk inmates
Legislation would let state regulate private jails
Jails to take convicts from halfway houses/108 spaces open in central, west Texas
Court rejects immunity for prison guards
HD	Firm, 2 officers indicted in prison bid conspiracy
HD	 Clements' campaign officials, contributors awarded contracts
Contributors to Gov Clements' campaign have received state contracts.
Inspector also consulted for jail company /He overruled report, gave perfect marks
State's rules for private prisons prompt misgivings/Officials fear new law regulating facilities may not be tough enough
Private jail ordered to foot bill for summoning 23 state guards
Clements signs bill on private prison contracts
Governor backs study of contracts for prisons
information about government spending now posted online
Neighborhood organizations vow to fight halfway houses
Liberty County site approved for pre-release facility
Senate vote/Bill to let private firms run jails is approved
Clements' 2nd term: `more jawboning, less action'
The article is about the different innitiatives the Texas Governor Bill Clement has initiated in the state.
Inquiry into lockup conditions / Whitmire takes UTMB to task; officials say they didn't see problem
More prisons not answer, 2 Texas lawmakers insist / Whitmire and Madden press for higher parole rates and more money for drug programs
Despite White's appeal, team fails to increase TDC funding
Bill would allow contracts for private prisons
Bill on private prisons signed/`Long list' of counties interested in construction
Mom begs panel to end prison suffering / Son killed self in private lockup; committee reviews conditions in state
Clements unveils proposal to add 18,000 prison beds
Bill on private prisons is approved by House
Lawmaker tells parole board: `You need to clean house'
About the state of Texas' State Parole Board.
TDC officials sign contracts on two prerelease prisons
TYC urged to shut another lockup / The privately run facility (SEE CORRECTION) in North Texas is dangerous, youth advocate says [Corrected 10/19/07]
Registered sex offender turns up as TYC officer / He stayed on job even after agency leaders were told
THE LEGISLATURE / Lawmaker says state needs prison in Mexico / Plan to move Mexican inmates south unlikely to pass, some say
Judge suspends fines over TDC, cites `good faith'
Firm withdraws offer to build parole facility
Prison overcrowding that triggers paroles worries lawmakers
Texas prisons almost full, almost out of money / Crisis comes as funds are needed for education, CPS
Clements' staff pushes secret prison panel
Suits filed for detained children / ACLU, advocates for immigrants say Homeland Security disobeys Congress
Private firms picked to run TDC facilities
Panel cuts funds for private prisons/Legislator says confinement of criminals is `a state responsibility'
Legislators to shuffle budgets in effort to avoid prison fines
TYC chief defends progress, slams critics / Agency attacks grow after a youth center closed amid reports of squalor
reponse to critics' complaints about juvenile justice center
Many believe Clements is confusing the Capitol with the boardroom
Construction will begin soon on first Texas private prisons
Public hearings set on 2 Houston detention centers
Clements outlines TDC expansion/Plan would add 19,000 beds over 4 years at cost of $408 million
Houston-area site among six chosen for new TDC units
THE LEGISLATURE / Legislator urges alternatives to detaining families at center / Proposal would ask Homeland Security to stop keeping immigrant children at the site
Packed prisons foster `revolving door' plan
Harris County site chosen for privately built prison
Conferees adopt TDC budget that includes 10 work camps
THE 70th LEGISLATURE/Crime, crowded prisons again on state priority list
TDC says private work prison would get in way of own plans
White puts forth ideas on prisons/Private institutions, trash pickup urged
TDC considers lease-purchase plan for new prisons
Whitmire begins investigation of prison contractor / Legislator cites Geo's `terrible job' at youth lockup that state closed
Sales tax hike bill could net $600 million for prisons
Coming back from VitaPro / Former prison chief looks at life after acquittal one day at a time
James Collins, former criminal justice chief, released from prison
Prison management program/Panel OKs $3.8 million for two area minimum security facilities
THE LEGISLATURE / Immigrant detention facility criticized
State board delays 150-bed expansion of halfway house
Suit claims jailers ignored inmate sex / Private system blamed in suicide of prisoner who reported rape
Hutchison hired Democrat backer/Losing treasurer candidate given $31,000-a-year job
Senators want answers from departing official
Department of Criminal Justice chief resignation.
Prison labor stealing jobs, union claims
Business probe reportedly prompted Collins to quit
Head of Texas Department of Criminal Justice resigned.
Senators move to halt construction of East Texas jail
78TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE / Major House bill runs into delay / Government reorganization measure crucial to budget-balancing plans
Killer without a home is at peace/Meza laments girl's death but says he has right to be out
Collins' credentials touted/Private project promotes his experience
Working to stay out of trouble/State programs boosting chances of parolees finding jobs
State weighs release of inmates / Faced with space and budget crunch, legislators study options
Prisons locking up soy business/Meat substitute means profit
The main topic is the food service of the Texas prisons (not private).
State to put up tents to house inmates/Emergency plan may ease backlog
Prisoner work program expanded/Inmates take on public projects
State shows decline in prison population
Surplus lottery funds go to lock up crooks
Panel won't tell where Meza lives/AG rules child killer's site should be public
disclosure of information about released murderer
SPECIAL SESSION / TEXAS LEGISLATURE / Perry broadens special session / May boost governor's power
Cost of Justice/THE PRICE OF PRISON SCHOOLS/Is inmate education cheating our children?
Indictment returned in East Texas rampage
HD	Roll 'em: Texans get creative in quest for economic growth
govt of blanco county is looking for ways to get money
Idaho inmate still on lam after Texas prison break
HD	1992 HIGH SCHOOL TOUR/Burkeville's dream still as real as ever/1986 champs recall close-knit team
some sports team no one really cares about
Missouri sues to get jail records/Brazoria County cover-up is alleged
HD	Cleveland prison puts Texas on top in private facilities
Wackenhut to manage TDC prison /Firm gets higher rate, pays full property tax
Private prison firm pulling out after dispute with school district
Ground broken for private prerelease facility
Jail wing to open after 2 years / Montgomery Co. resolves funding problems that kept new beds empty
Montgomery County won't contract out jail operations
2 state jail escapees captured after 50-mile race with police / 3 officers injured when chase ends in Montgomery County
Private firm may operate Montgomery County Jail / Contract would include new wing unused since '03
A `double standard' for child detainees / Undocumented alone fare better than with parents, advocates say
Undocumented immigrant children held in a children's center
HD	Some state jails turn iron bars into gold
HD	D.C. inmates protest food at private Texas prison
Meza accuses state of illegal confinement
For hard-hit economy of Liberty County, crime officially pays
TDC to build prison in Dayton, and city leaders are smiling
HD	25% of inmates at private jail test positive for tuberculosis
HD	Private federal prison offers a piece of salvation for Eden
HD	It's business as usual a day after prison riot
HD	Prison inmates erupt over lack of vegetables
HD	Inmates refuse to returns to cells in Eden prison disturbance
HD	Detention center dispute ends/Facility to offer Mexican food, Spanish reading material
HD	Federal prison inmates return to cells after food protest ends
Inmate transfer creates anxiety for town / Answers sought as Harris County prisoners move to Louisiana facility
Spiritual cleansing for inmates / Indian sweat lodges connect culture to prison life, provide way to release anger
National Briefs - different topics depending on geographical location.
HD	Private prison firms have no lock on future/Plan to turn jails to jobs turning into dismal failure
Foes hit Gib Lewis on ethics/Former speaker says charges false
Budget shortfall forcing private prison to close
Jury continues to deliberate 3 officers' fate
Jailers' trial verdict split / One of 3 found guilty of mistreating inmates
Convict testifies he didn't deserve to be kicked, bitten
inmate testifies in jail shakedown trials
Durst's visit to isle didn't violate parole / Millionaire heir now free to travel anywhere in state
Attorneys for two jailers rest their case
Officer details video in jail shakedown trial
Brazoria County fails to get immunity from inmates' suit
Jurors will continue weighing ex-jailer's fate in beating of inmate
Use of police dog called a violation / Federal prosecutors rest case against 3 in jail shakedown trial
Former Brazoria County deputy cleared in 1996 jail dog bite case
Ex-deputy to testify against others in prison-abuse case
Guard receives mistrial on brutality allegations
Prison riot near Waco ends with few injured
HD	2 private prisons in Central Texas are nearing completion
Crowding worries U.S. Border Patrol / Non-Mexican detainees released as INS struggles to find place to put them
Harris County Sheriff has not been decided. Voters will select in the primaries.
City's lobbying costs up by 50% in 4 years
Increased amount of money spent on lobbyists.
Prison officials target 400 for release program
Prison system preparing for overflow / Leases could be one way to ease the imminent problem
Prison official selected to oversee 79 facilities
HD	Ex-guard kills wife, self/Pair found shot at prison where woman worked
ex guard found death with wife--presumably homicide/suicide
Richards' appointees may be planning to purge prison chief
The little shop of prison history / A new building on the drawing board will relieve overcrowding in Huntsville's Texas Prison Museum, which is crammed with displays offering a glimpse of life behind bars
HD	Tallying state prison bed space is no simple task
Looking through the bars/Texas' private prisons remain a thorny issue
Looking through the bars/Auditors even monitor such things as flossing
HD	Former Harris DA is a candidate to lead prison board
HD	Prison officials study ways to get rodeo back on its feet
HD	Richards may shake up prison administration
HD	Prison board chairman Hale resigns/Panel member complains to Richards about probe
prison probe angers some panel member, who resigns
HD	State to be asked to buy 5 private jails
Board of Criminal Justice lets Lynaugh keep top job
HD	Murder-suicide suspected in Huntsville
Chief of prison system offered a job demotion
HD	Prison school district gets top marks/Inmates overcome failures
Topic's about Dena Davis' success to teaching
Panel OKs $83 million in bonds for maximum security prison
TDC board approves creation of inmate pre-release centers
Liberty County, Houston finalists for prisons
Inmates' cheers accent Judge Justice's tour of troubled TDC
City of Kyle chosen for privately run prison prerelease center
TDC warden resigns to go with private firm
TDC quota system creating problems in many Texas jails
TDC receives 19 bids to run 4 private prisons
States prepare to take control of aid programs
Prison gang experts may testify in Jasper
Missouri advised not to pay Brazoria County bill
Settlement proposed in prison abuse case / Missouri offers $2.2 million to Texas inmates
HD	Miffed Kyle neighbors in minority as state's first private prison opens
Ex-officer, 5 inmates escape jail in S. Texas / Investigators say detention center was poorly staffed
Staffers scramble for housing as West Texas prison system expands
Kidnapped woman unharmed; prison escapee is still missing
Leavenworth's tourist attraction discourages weekend escapes
Prison company gave DeLay $100,000 / Donation was for the non- profit foundation he runs
private prison company gave politician $$
Judge backs Liberty County jail privatization, rejects union claims
Union chief loses job to newly privatized county jail system
Suspect in slaying of college student alleges conspiracy
Man on trial for murder of college student calls his conviction part of a conspiracy.
Liberty County considers two proposals for privatizing jail
Liberty County to lay off jailers/Commissioners Court considers privatization
Inmate captured after breaking ankles in escape; second sought
Criticism is dividing housing authority /Hiring of Liberty County's director questioned
Liberty creates prison financing corporation
Christian prison/Ex-convict pushes private Liberty County unit
3 inmates at large after jail breakout / Liberty County guard overpowered
Labor leaders fuming over Texas prison plan / The state may expand program that hires convicts at cut-rate wages
Rights group is critical of U.S. for its treatment of asylum- seekers
Missouri inmates transfer out of another Texas jail
Like father, like son / Larry and Daren Hays racking up the Ws in Lubbock
Guards use less force, official says / State prisons turning more to pepper gas
S. Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, ex-AG
The article is about a grand jury in Texas indictng Dick Cheney because of a conflic of interest with a private prison company that was abusing prisoners.
Empty cells prompt private prison to close
Prison Realty restructures, takes old name
Four guards charged in the death of female inmate / The woman, 34, died of a skull fracture and had broken ribs
guards charged in death of female inmate
Louisiana youth inmates in danger / Report: Fights, abuse rampant at state's only privately run prison
changes in stock listings due to mergers and name changes
Suspect arrested in rampage that killed 2 girls, woman
Van carrying inmates overturns; none killed
5 jail escapees may be headed for the border / Search turns up no traces; officials warn the men are armed, dangerous
Some inmates tossed bricks'/400 inmates refuse to leave recreation yard for 7 hours
Inmate transfers suspended after disturbance at East Texas prison
Cheney case prosecutor rants at judge / Willacy DA says defendants getting special treatment
special treatment of high-profile defendants
Scandal dims hopes in Willacy County / Optimism over new jail facilities is overshadowed by bribery cases
Judge tosses cases against Cheney, others / Outgoing DA says the results prove existence of a conspiracy
indictments dismissed by judge against former VP Cheney, former Attorney General Gonzales and a state senator, indictments surrounded involvement with private prisons
Old contract may be jail's new answer/Federal inmates to fill empty cells
Faith-based prison closer to becoming a reality / Officials say inmates wouldn't have to hold any certain beliefs
Parents of inmate who died file prison lawsuit
Bexar County sheriff fights private jail bid/`It's not going to happen while I'm here'
Troublesome prisoners from Utah sent home
HD	Jail workers face lie detector tests after escape of trio
San Antonio unfazed by arrival of McQuay
Child-molesting `demon' is indicted again
Child molester is faced with futher molestation charges.
HD	Escapes from private jail prompt lie detector tests
escape of three inmates from a private jail
HD	Suspected drug kingpin, 2 others sought in jailbreak
HD	Drug suspects escape from private prison
ON TWO / Federal prisoners escape from jail near San Antonio / The five were awaiting trial, four on drug charges
2 allegedly helped prisoners escape / Pair arrested, but 4 inmates remain at large
Pair of escaped inmates captured near Laredo / Accomplices are also arrested; officials seek last two of `Frio Five'
Guard in private jail convicted of drug charge
INS accused of poor detainee treatment / Criticism leveled by attorney of Muslim clients arrested in registration program
HD	Trip home means end to immigrants' dreams
Topic is more on immigration and the INS.
Missouri inmates from Brazoria prison allege abuse, sue their state
A look inside family detention center / Facility's doors opened in a bid to counter claims of substandard care
AWAITING THEIR FUTURE / Is facility for detainees best place for children? / Families at Texas center face deportation together, but critics call `prisonlike' complex harmful
MORE OF A HOME, LESS OF A PRISON / Hutto center shifts focus to families / Officials contend the changes began at the immigration facility before a lawsuit was settled
Prison may house immigrant families / Detainees would be held in Taylor before deportation
Pregnant detainee leaves center / Honduran family seeking asylum spent 3 months in remodeled prison
WRAP-UPS / Jam-packed jails create state woes
Summit on criminal justice recommends some big changes
`Privatization' of government makes for strange bedfellows
U.S. has 7.2 million in prison, on probation or on parole
CAMPAIGN 96/PRESIDENT/Questionable deals could hurt Alexander
Presidential panel recommends sweeping package to curb government
U.S. government to be big plastic money user
For the investing journey, here are 10 for the road / Examine core funds that have aced test of time
No affirmative action ruling / Supreme Court drops plans to decide high-profile case
Affirmative Action case involving minority-owned businesses.
Budget covers $20 billion in pork  / More than $115 million headed for projects in Houston
The fall of Enron / Investors' distrust propels firms to issue restatements
U.S. will try to force countries to take back jailed immigrants
Ex-prison chief backs plan for private funding
Top police in Willis drop complaint against mayor
Willis officers withdraw complaint against mayor
Don't follow in our footsteps, jailed fathers tell their children / Main goal of experimental program at Ohio prison is to repair family ties
San Gabriel Valley; Jail May Be Privatized in Funding Crisis
2 S.B. County Probes Shown in Full; In a county with a scandalous past, some top officials dispute findings about a jail purchase and sale of surplus public land
Block Unveils Proposal to Open Twin Towers Jail; Funding: Complex plan shifts inmates, keeps deputies on the street
County Financing Agency Vote Advances Otay Mesa Jail Plans
Rival to Gates Wins Backing; Politics: GOP conservatives turn away from longtime sheriff in favor of Marshal Michael Carona, to announce today he'll run for the post next year
BOND TICKER Trash Fee Hike of 54% Approved Recovery: Supervisors say the county landfills, which run at a loss, must become self-sufficient
Governor May Reverse His Field Might Endorse Repeal of Spending Limit He Has Backed
The article is about government spending in California.
Local News in Brief Juvenile Detention Camp to Stay as Such
Wilmington Objects to Planned Halfway House for Convicts
It is about privately run halfway houses.
Seeking a Storybook Ending to `Conrad's Experiences'
German immigrant author who is having a hard time getting published
The Nation; Appeals Court Keeps Open Deportation Hearings
DECISION '98 / THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY: A VOTERS' HANDBOOK; Topping Ballot: High Turnover in High Offices
Seats are available in the election for Board of Supervisors.
Nation IN BRIEF / NEW MEXICO; 8 Guards Injured in Prison Uprising
Firm Housing Offenders Still in Violation of City Codes Punishment: The work furlough operation has never been granted a certificate of occupancy, but has been granted an extension in complying with building codes
COLUMN ONE; The Man Driving the Latino Machine; State Sen. Richard Polanco has used his savvy and his steely resolve to push the group's political clout beyond the Eastside, taking it statewide. But his agenda draws critics as well as allies.
INS Jail Plan for Indian Land Raises Questions Irony of Locking Up People Related to Tribe Is Noted
Los Angeles; Harsh Report on Long Beach Jail Disputed; Police officials say grand jury's findings of filthy conditions are off the mark and unfair.
City Dedicates 200-Bed Otay Mesa Jail Relief: The new lockup is expected to handle video arraignment procedures for up to 68 people a day.
Family to sue over detainee's death; Victor Arrelano's relatives say the AIDS patient was denied medical treatment while in federal immigration custody in San Pedro
Prison Doesn't Cure Need to Play Doctor; Crime: A man serving his fourth term for impersonating a physician is caught in the act again, officials say
LOCAL ELECTIONS / 75th ASSEMBLY Abortion Foe's Bid Tests Religious Right's New Muscle Politics: Activist Connie Youngkin opposes Poway Mayor Jan Goldsmith and two other Republicans in a safe Republican district.
Social Change Cheaper Than $30-Billion Crime Bill
Supervisors Act to Put More Criminals in Private Jails
A jail upgrade for former lawman; Ex-O.C. assistant sheriff will pay $75 a night to get an easier yearlong stay for two felonies.;
Facility With Ties to INS Targeted Immigration: L.A. officials want to close detention center for those seeking asylum. They say it violates zoning permits
Add Jail Cells, Sheriff Urges; San Bernardino County frees 1,500 a month early. Gary Penrod seeks expanded facilities.
Jail Crowding Goes Unsolved at Joint Talks
Commentary; Finding Wisdom Along America's Lonely Roads; Surprises await those willing to listen
Florida Company Favored to Build, Operate S.D. Jail Overcrowding: Proposed privately run facility would help to ease the severe crowding of county's jails
Judge Upholds 2 Sentences to Private Center Furlough: Superior Court rules that a 1991 law supersedes state attorney general's opinion that such placements are illegal
guy gets caught moving green; judge approves his sentence to a private furlough in lieu of jail time
D.A. Challenges Work Furlough Sentences Punishment: Prosecutor asks that two drunk drivers be resentenced in test of judges' right to send convicts to private centers
private furlough center target of lawsuit
High-Tech Battle on Crime May Endanger Rights, Study Says
The article is about how advancements in technology may be used by the government for policing which may lead to our constitutional rights being infringed.
Plant Protection Service Blossoms 4th Largest Security Firm in U.S. Seeks to Shake Industry's Shabby Image
Local News in Brief Firm Hopes to Build Prison
STATE PRISONS' REVOLVING DOOR; A Too-Obvious 'Emergency'
COMMENTARY ON JAIL OVERCROWDING Simple Sense Could Unsnarl Orange County Lockup Logjam The alternatives to this long-running spat all call for less emphasis on politics, ego and empire-building
Hitches Remain in INS Jail Project on Indian Land
Santa Ana Residents Don't Want Another Jail or Increase in Taxes
Halfway House Operator Charged in Wife's Shooting
attempted murder by operator of halfway house
U.S. Officials Plan INS Lockup Near Mexican Border
Howard Rosenberg TELEVISION; California News Without a Car Chase in Sight
opinion piece on banning team coverage in the news
1st Private State Prison Planned for Santa Clarita
For-Profit Jails, Once Loved, Now on Shaky Ground
Where's Sheriff in Race He Cared So Much About?
Sheriff Gates retired before running for office again. Article wonders what the outcome of the race would have been if he wouldn't have retired
Bergen Brunswig Selling Most of Ailing Drug Unit to CVS; Pharmaceuticals: Sale of Stadtlander specialty division for $124 million is firm's latest effort to reduce debt, focus on core distribution business.
Prison Firms to Merge in $2.9-Billion Deal
Privatize the County Jail System; Los Angeles: It would save money, free up deputies for crime fighting and upgrade the tracking of prisoners
SEAL BEACH Freshly Painted Jail Is Open for Business
Before Supervisors Protests Stall Decision on Saugus Prison Site
Assemblymen Nolan and Roos Enjoy Smooth Sailing Majority Leader Relishes Visibility in 46th District
LOCAL ELECTIONS SAN DIEGO MAYOR'S RACE Roberts Woos Average Joes in Fragmented Four-Way Race Government
Behind Bars, a Remnant of a Desperate Time; Ali Partovi is said to be the last detainee among 1,200 arrested after 9/11. Five years later, there has been no full accounting of these individuals.
SEAL BEACH Westminster Signs Deal to Use Jail
WALL STREET, CALIFORNIA; MONEY MAKE-OVER: INVESTMENT CLUBS; For This Group, It's Tough Selling
Firm Wants Hospital for Juvenile Detention Center
leasing of hospital as juvenile detention center
Contractor Might Build or Run Facility Clark Staff to Look Into Private Jail Operation
Showdown Due on Drug Ranch Law enforcement: County supervisors are scheduled to vote Tuesday on the sheriff's plan to turn Rancho del Rio into a narcotics training center for police officers
The article is about how best to use a 2000 acre ranch that was siezed in a drug raid.
Candidates & Issues Series: One in a Series
About candidates for an upcoming political race, documenting their party ties and opinions on controversial issues.
COLUMN RIGHT Contracts Could Cure Budget Blues Turning to the private sector to provide services could help California save $1.3 billion
The State; It's sprung time for Hilton; After her early exit from jail, an angry judge calls her back to court today.;
LETTERS TO THE TIMES; Let the Union Manage the State's Prisons
Suggestions for Reining In Prison Guard Salaries
O.C. Tax Hike Now Supported by Think Tank
think tank supports tax hike in OC, switching its stance
IN BRIEF / WASHINGTON, D.C.; Group Urges End to Aid for Private Prisons
Vacancy Measure OKd for Ballot; Government: Spitzer's initiative would let O.C. voters, not the governor, fill empty seats on the Board of Supervisors.
OC citizens vote for Board of Supervisors; not the governor.
The Democratic Convention; Protest Watch;
Time-Bomb Program for Prisoners The county's lax work-furlough program is an invitation to trouble
private furloughs as alternative to taking up jail space
Southeast; 'Privatized' Jail to Charge Inmates
County Scrounges for Ways to Fund Jail Construction
Private Detention of Criminals Still an Option, Judicial Panel Rules
REGARDING MEDIA; Paris isn't the only one guilty
Fear of Flying With Only a Right Wing; Liberals must define what they stand for or risk losing gains of the last 50 years
Commentary; What's a Progressive to Do?; Don't even talk about George W. Bush. But Al Gore doesn't inspire confidence, either.
opinion piece against Bush/Republicans in office
Violent Crime Up; Homicide Record Looms Lawlessness: Burgreen blames drugs, gangs and transients for the rise in the city's violent-crime rate, which has nearly doubled in six years. San Diego Crime January to June figures
Cities Taking a Private Approach to Public Jobs Services: All municipalities in the county contract out at least one job. But the practice, which is seen as a way to save taxpayer money, is hotly contested by local unions and employee associati
COUNTY ELECTION / BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; Crowded Field in 1st District Makes Runoff Likely
Race for 1st District county supervisor.
Jail Crunch Amputates Long Arm of the Law Crime: The word is out. Criminals know they can often avoid jail because there is no room at the inn. After receiving citations, many just don't bother showing up in court
no bail jail time - criminals avoiding jail because of lack of room
Idea of Privately Built Jails Not Promising, County Officials Say
The Big House That Don Novey Built WORKING THE PR, SPREADING BIG BUCKS, A CANNY UNION BOSS DEMANDS MORE PRISONS AND TOP PAY FOR HIS GUARDS
Scofflaws Targeted for Vacant Jail Cells by New Task Force
The Region; Simon Trails Davis in Major Fund-Raising; Politics: Since primary, GOP hopeful has drawn less than half the governor's sum in big donations. Concern felt in Republican circles.
SEAL BEACH Plan to Revamp, Reopen Jail Okd
Prison Developer Agrees to Restructuring Proposal
LETTERS TO THE TIMES; Lack of Space Crowds Out Safety in Prisons
For Seal Beach, privately run jail is a bust;
COLUMN ONE; Sheriff's Budget Is Not as Lean as Billed; Pricey inmate food, $466 toasters and rejection of low bidders raise questions. Waste, turf wars and alleged favoritism put taxpayer dollars at risk. Series: FIRST OF TWO PARTS
East Mesa Jail Closer to Opening Budget: Supervisors tentatively approve opening new jail and closing the Las Colinas, El Cajon and South Bay jails. The stumbling block is funding to run the new facility.
Board Tells Sheriff to Seek Renters for 3 Closed Jails; Finances: Other agencies would house prisoners there. The income could help open Twin Towers.
Adelanto Jail Talks Weren't Criminal; Prosecutors do fault the ethics of an S.B. County lobbyist in negotiations to buy the facility
Playing High-Stakes Electoral Poker: Can Casinos Fix Faltering Economies? Elections: South Gate's special election has split the community as the city struggles to maintain its version of the Southern California dream.
The Candidates State Their Cases. 2nd Council District RON ROBERTS
Jail Crowding Spawns Private Lockup, Prison Ship Plans
Investigation Report Is Private, Board Says; San Bernardino County supervisors block release of details on an alleged conflict of interest tied to county's purchase of a jail.
S.B. County to Release Disputed Reports; Supervisors agree to support issuing details of two inquiries into controversial property purchases, one of which they had withheld
Investigation into San Bernardino County's  purchase of two pieces of property, one of which was Adelanto jail.
STATE PRISONS' REVOLVING DOOR; Stepping Back Into Society
Jail System Demands Officials' Attention * Supervisors, Voters Must Stop Evading Responsibility
A lethal limbo; Lack of healthcare turns federal detention into a death sentence for some immigrants.
The State; George Skelton / CAPITOL JOURNAL; California's Show-Me- the-Money Governor
Lawsuit Pits Rivals in Work-Furlough Sector
8 Escapes Stir Bid to Upgrade INS Facility
Inmate Accused of Engineering Killing in Plot to Gain Release
It is about a man in prison plotting to have his family abduct and kill a man outside of prison for him.
'Just What Is Wrong With This Governor?'
WALL ST. ROUNDUP; Consultant Sentenced in Investment Scam
About a man who ran halfway houses being charged for attempting to murder his wife.
Prison Guards Assn. Pickets Convention Over Jail Privatization
LOS ANGELES TIMES INVESTMENT STRATEGIES CONFERENCE; COVER STORY; Ideas For A New Millennium; The Businesses May Be Anything From Slot Machines to Sandwiches, but All of These 21 Stocks Show Promise
The Los Angeles Times has voted on twenty-one small-capitalization stocks with promising futures.
Chief Justice Against Electing Judges Burger Silent on Rose Bird Campaign
elections as a tool for selecting the nation's judges
Commentary; This Is Not the Job of Soldiers for Hire; The U.S. military, not mercenaries, should guard the Afghan president.
contracting Afghan President's security detail
COMMENTARY ON CORRECTIONS Hand Over the Prison, Jail Crowding Crisis to Private Sector By putting inmate care in private hands, Orange County and the state could achieve better operations, save money.
ELECTIONS / STATE SENATE GOP Candidates in 18th District Are Poles Apart
Slot Machine Firm Appears to Have Lost Bet on Prison
Paris Hilton stunned by 45-day sentence; The heiress gets no VIP treatment from the court for twice driving on a suspended license
Lake View Terrace Mounts Opposition to Detention Center
conversion of hospital into juvenile delinquent center
City-County Feud Fueled by Jail and Court Crisis Government: With nowhere to turn for money, the two entities turn on each other in criminal-justice conflict
NATIONAL BRIEFING / TEXAS; Cheney is indicted in prison case
Orange County; Smitten Guard Allegedly Spirited Meth to Inmate; Crime: Santa Ana jailer brought drugs hidden in books to her boyfriend, prosecutors say
Orange County Crisis Calls for Some Cool Consideration
Nation IN BRIEF; TEXAS; Jailbreak Reveals Transferred Inmates
Jet-Age Immigrants Are Swamping INS Facilities Detention: The number of `excludable aliens,' many of whom arrive by plane, has soared in recent years
Mayor asks for additional money to combat various issues in her city
State's Private Prisons Face Closure Over Costs
Markets; Stocks Up on Retail, Job Data; The Dow notches another high. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also gain despite oil's rise.
Rise in detainees straining system; To cope, immigration officials are speeding up deportations, moving more people between facilities and using more private jails
Enough Backward Steps: Time to Stride Ahead on Jails * Ways must be found to expand overall cell capacity incrementally, despite the scuttling of Gypsum Canyon planning, on which $7 million was spent.
California; 8 Charged in '03 Prison Riot Killings; Inmates face murder counts over the slayings of two convicts in a melee at the privately run Eagle Mountain in Riverside County.
City's Denial of Halfway House Could Prove Costly; Settlement: To avoid litigation, Oxnard will probably purchase the building Cornell Corrections intended to use for the inmate facility.
Block Says He'll Jail Spouse Abusers Longer; Punishment: Sheriff vows that they will serve 67% of their terms despite crowding. But he is unsure where to find the space
Spousal batterers will now have to spend about 67% of their sentences in jail
Nation IN BRIEF; TEXAS; Group Will Pay for Molester's Surgery
Castration of a child molestor has been approved.
Supervisors Order Tighter Rules for Work Furloughs Justice: Board urges judges to only send convicts to private centers that are under contract with the county and plans closer scrutiny of programs
THE BOTTOM LINE ON MEASURE R Considering Options to Tax Hike Crisis: Financing alternatives include more cuts in county programs, a trash-for-cash plan, the diversion of Measure M funds and the sale of county assets.
Judge Refuses to Void Lawsuit Against INS
Contract Ban for Private Jailer Opposed Don't Bar Cornist From State Bidding, Parole Official Says
BRIEFLY / PHARMACEUTICALS; Bergen Brunswig Swallows a Drug Company
pharmaceutical compnay (that happens to provide for a PP)
Nation IN BRIEF; TEXAS; Inmate-Abuse Suit Filed by Missouri
SEAL BEACH Reopening Jail Could Boost City Revenue
FINANCIAL MARKETS; Dow, Nasdaq Rally; Latin America Reels
Officials Will Seek to Allay Fears of Residents Near Escape-Prone Jail Security: Twenty-eight inmates have broken out of county facility in Chula Vista since December
Government contractor not entitled to immunity; A debt collector paid by prosecutors can be sued, judges rule.
debt collection agency may face charges for overly aggressive tactics
PERSPECTIVE ON EDUCATION Bottom Line Is King in Schools for Profit Money-making institutions promote the values that attract the most paying students. They fail a public trust.
Corporate-Run Prisons a `Growth Industry' Some Businessmen Claim They Can Do the Job Cheaper . . . and Better
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories Reason Foundation
The Buck Stops With Highway Funding Voters know the importance of transportation. Apart from that, the tax revolt is as firm as ever. Series: After Proposition 111. The Taxation Issue Still Looms. Second of two parts
Giving Privatization a Thoughtful Look; Bankruptcy Fuels Debate on Shrinking Government
Halfway House Put on Hold So U. S. Can Seek New Bids
It is about a proposal to open a halfway house by a private company.
Idea of Handing Jail Administration Over to Private Operator Is a Bad One
Ex-Guards Indicted in Beating of Inmate; Crime: Two officers fired by the private outfit running Seal Beach jail allegedly orchestrated the violence.;
Supervisors OK Prison Operated by Private Firm
Developer Tells How Struggles Led to Success Kathryn G. Thompson spoke to the Orange County chapter of the National Assn. of Women Business Owners, offering encouragement to those still trying to get ahead
kathryn thompson speaks to National Association of Women Business Owner
Bergen Brunswig Plans to Buy Immune-System Drug Provider
drug wholesaler (that happens to provide to a private prison)
Editorial Work-Furlough Pilot Program Only a First Step Ultimately, comprehensive guidelines must be produced to ensure safety for the public and inmates alike
ARCHITECTURE; Alternative landscapes; A couple's call to action leads to a competition to reenvision land use near Joshua Tree National Park
couple protests using their land for a dump and suggests alternate ideas
Nation IN BRIEF / OHIO; 1 of 6 Escapees From Prison Caught
Ups, Downs, Praise, Criticism Torment Rent-a-Jail Business
Suit Targets Sorrento Valley Work-Furlough Center
New City Jail May House Inmates Up to 45 Days Justice: S.D. Council weighs plan to use Otay Mesa facility for sentenced prisoners
Firm to Close Besieged Alien Holding Center
Ventura County Perspective; Expensive Lesson for Oxnard
Jail Panelists Would Transfer `Low-Risk' Prisoners to Camp
High-Tech Prisons: Long Arm of Law Reaches Beyond the Gates
IN BRIEF/TENNESSEE; Jail Guards Charged in Woman's Fatal Beating
Prison-Management Firm Gives Up on Lake View Terrace Site Neighbors' Uproar Kills Plan for Juvenile Facility
private operations of juvenile detention center plan dropped
ELECTIONS 2002; 36th Assembly Race Gets Nasty; GOP front-runners in High Desert contest accuse each other of carpetbagging and political foul play.
Jaramillo begins his jail sentence; Ex-lawman will pay $75 a day to serve a yearlong corruption sentence at Montebello lockup.;
SEAL BEACH City Weighs Options to Prevent Shortfall
Speculation Swirls Over Polanco Exit From Race; Council: The senator and his aides have given varying explanations. But some speculate about the effects of an out-of-wedlock child and a plea to Clinton in a clemency case.
Senator Richard Polanco drops out of race for City Council.
Eclectic Communications Key to Growth Industry
Southern California Voices / A Forum For Community Issues
INS' Aliens Motel Cited Over Zoning, Building Violations
Questions Raised Over Private Home Detention Program Justice: Appellate court rules that such punishment does not qualify as jail time
STATE PRISONS' REVOLVING DOOR; The Guards Own the Gates
Jim Roache: Contentious Sheriff or Hard Worker? Law Enforcement: Critics assail the new sheriff as distant and insular. But Roache says his money-strapped, problem-plagued department requires his full attention
The World & Nation; IN BRIEF / NEW JERSEY; Immigrant Who Alleged Abuse at Center Is Freed
Commentary; PERSPECTIVE ON JUSTICE; The Inmates Haven't Changed, Prisons Have; The advent of super-max prisons has fostered the idea that prisons are faced with 'super predators.'
Prosecutors Assail Furlough Sentences for Drunk Drivers
drunk drivers go to private center in lieu of jail time
Storm of Concern on Prop. 218; Revenue law leaves municipalities worried and seeking clarification
Orange County Voices COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY Operative Word for Orange County Government Is Privatize Many services can be made more efficient and also result in substantial savings for the beleaguered taxpayers
Advocates Say Life Is Bleak for Juvenile Illegal Aliens
City May Turn to Private Jail to Cope With Crisis;
Commentary; Sentenced to Death by Doing Time; Prison overcrowding is pushing racial tensions among inmates to the breaking point, with lethal results.
Railroading Garbage to Desert Trains Gain Favor as Trash Disposal Option
possible location for garbage dump site - San Gabriel valley city of La Verne
STATE PRISONS' REVOLVING DOOR; Ask Hard Questions
Arrest Warrant Issued for Actor Sean Penn
Actor Sean Penn's allegedly violating a sentencing agreement.
Supervisors to Consider Privately Run Jails
SAN DIEGO COUNTY PERSPECTIVE Opening Some Much-Needed Jail Space
Sheriff's Refusal to Share Jail Services Criticized
Moriarty Issue Could Be Troublesome Roos Seems to Rule Roost in District 46
Jail Operation Should Stay in Public Domain
SUNDAY REPORT; Statistics say that violent crime is declining, yet many Americans still feel threatened. The anxieties are stoked by politicians, the police, the security business and the media. A look at why we are . . .; Living in Fear Series
Increased fear of crime among Americans even though crime declining.
WALL STREET, CALIFORNIA; Sticking to His Guns; Smaller growth stocks have only recently begun regaining lost ground. But PBHG's Pilgrim hasn't lost his faith in the appeal of young companies.
Wide-Ranging Interests Series: THE PRICE OF PUNISHMENT: The Booming Business of Running California's Prisons. First in a series
`Graybar hotel' amenities debated in O.C. case; D.A. argues for no cellphone or laptop for Jaramillo. Ex-lawman's attorney calls it unfair.;
Orange County Voices COMMENTARY ON PRIVATIZATION Move Carefully Before Freeing Government From Jail Services Companies should not bear ultimate responsibility for what is happening in a correctional facility.
Assembly Tables $50 Million to Aid L.A. Jails; Budget: Southland lawmakers lead campaign for funds. But Sheriff Sherman Block says it would take millions more to prevent early release of prisoners.
State budgeting to help with jail overcrowding issues.
Private Work-Furlough Centers: Jail of Future? Series: Jails and Justice: How overcrowding impedes justice in San Diego County. Third in a four-part series.
Escape of Hospitalized Inmate Won't Alter Sheriff's Department Policies
Fullerton isn't the spot for Jaramillo after all; Jail can't afford laptop, cellphone monitoring, which the D.A. insists on. The former lawman must serve his term for corruption elsewhere.;
City and County Sign Accord on Private Jail
Santa Clarita Valley Opens Fight Against Prison Plans
Garden Grove Officials Ponder Private Jail Plan Overcrowding: Two sites are being studied as councilmen explore proposal by developer Kathryn G. Thompson
Privatizing Jails, Parks Raises Questions
county could be sentenced to pay $7.1 million
STATE PRISONS' REVOLVING DOOR; Roads to Rehabilitation
Morning Report; ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW; Thomas Schiltgen; Gatekeeper, Warden, Manager, Judge: Staying on Top of Immigration in L.A.
Orange County Voices COMMENTARY ON CORRECTIONAL REFORM Privatizing Prisons, Jails More Problematic Than Promising While it's seen as a panacea, the projected cost savings could be short-lived and at the expense of standards
Sheriff's Race May Hinge on Who Holds Key to Jails
Tread Carefully on Landfill Deals; Consultant's Report to County Surveys Pitfalls of Privatization
LETTERS TO THE TIMES; Opinions Split Over an Island of Contention
Neighbors Rally to Protest Building of Prison in Castaic
Strife, Hope Endure on Route 66; 'Grapes of Wrath' era migrants thought of it as a highway to heaven, but it was anything but. Those who remember the travelers describe them as 'hopeless people,' but dispute Steinbeck's characterization.
Work-Furlough Center Operator Faces Quiz on Own Sentence
drunk driving charge of a man who operates private prisons
ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY; The Long and Winding Road to Consensus
3 Inmates Hurt in Racial Brawl at Private Prison
109 N.M. Inmates Sent Out of State After Riot; Corrections: Va. facility will house most convicts involved in riot in which a guard was killed. Death is fifth in nine months for state's privately run prisons.
They Built It, but Inmates Didn't Come Minnesota town's private prison, built to create jobs, has attracted no `clients.'
THE NATION; An experiment in government; New cities in Fulton County, Ga., are taking privatizing to the max.
Texas Locks Up Market in Spare Jail Beds Penology: Lone Star State rents its surplus cells to other states and could even make a profit
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary; The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY; Private Company Hired to Operate City's Jail
Prison Brawl Blamed on Arrival of 'Snitch'; Transferring such an inmate to the private jail is at odds with protocols, an official says.
Orange County in Bankruptcy Popejoy Meets Tough Audience in Measure R Debate Education: High school students quiz county CEO on need for sales tax hike. `It got the issue in the open,' one pupil says.
Private Prison Has Everything but Prisoners
California Dreamin'; Desert Residents Hope Prison Will Flourish Where Homes Failed; Development: City failed to prosper despite promises beginning in the '50s that it was on verge of a boom.
COLUMN ONE; Main Street Finds Gold in Urban Crime Wave; Once-struggling rural America sees economic salvation in one of the nation's fastest-growing, most recession-proof industries--prisons
The State; COLUMN ONE; A Life on Hold in Prison; Sara Jane Olson has gone from SLA fugitive to suburban mother to low-key inmate. Now, in `enforced idleness,' she awaits her 2009 release.;
SLA accomplice Kathleen Soliah's experience in prison
Private Jail Operator Who Had Hoodwinked Judge Draws 120 Days
Jail Term Hiked for Halfway-House Operator
Hearing Continues in Work-Furlough Case Private Jail Operator Wants New Judge
Gates to Retire, Back Top Aide; Politics: O.C. sheriff's 6th term expires at end of '98. He says considerations of family were foremost in his decision to leave office
Sheriff Brad Gates term as sheriff expires.
Desert Dumping Ground Life Style: Desert Garbage, convicted criminals, prisons. Eastern Riverside County residents believe they are inheriting what cities want to get rid of
For Hamlet: To Be or Not to Be?; Remote former mining camp may become a ghost town again if private prison closes.
The Nation; Increase in inmates opens door to private prisons; California officials want to ease crowding and cut costs. Owners of the facilities foresee growth
Suspect's Release From State Mental Hospital Exposes Cracks in System; Health: Quality of follow-up treatments for patients comes under scrutiny after Capitol shootings. Privatization is creating havoc, some say.
Beleaguered Towns Pin Hopes on Prisons; Corrections: Fear of escapees hasn't deterred hamlets from competing for new facilities as construction booms.;
Town economy improves as new private prison moves in.
Laws Lag Behind Booming Private Prison Industry; Crime: Texas jails draw criticism after police are called to quell riots and track down escapees, who may not be prosecuted
Videotaped Prison Beating in Texas Spurs FBI Probe
THE NATION; Suit says converted prison not fit for children of immigrants; The ACLU challenges detention while parents appeal their status.;
Too Many Convicts, Too Few Beds You Have to Get Up Early to Get Into Prison in Texas
Tyson Is Given 6-Year Prison Term for Rape
O.C. Urged to Privatize, Sell Land, Cut Workers Recovery: Private group's tough measures please foes of any tax increase, but labor leaders raise an outcry.
Inmate Abuse Is Said Worse Than Reported
California's First `Private Prison' Is Open for Business
Talk of Expanding Jail Draws Ire of Neighbors ..DH: Land use: Lake Forest residents protest a proposed sixfold increase in inmates at the James Musick facility. Sheriff says the expansion is necessary and wouldn't put the public at risk. ..DH
PRISONS Town Thrives on Economy Tied to Crime Leavenworth is happy to be site of first privately owned federal penal institution
The State; Rethinking Treatment of Female Prisoners; They live in a world designed for violent men. Advocates for change say privacy, dignity and closer family ties are needed.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary; The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY; Counties May Team Up on Detention Center
Article is letters in response to a previously written article. First author denounces the previous article and says that private prisons are responsible for overcrowding in prisons. Second letter liked article because it identfied root causes
N.C. Inmates, Upset by Move to Tennessee, Riot
Border War on Crime Overwhelms Courtrooms; Law: Influx of cases from crackdown on drugs and illegal immigration pushes U.S. Southwest's legal system to the breaking point. Too few jails and personnel make the threat of violence a constant conce
Mysterious Cancer Clusters Leave Anxiety in 3 Towns
cancer infecting towns; apparently a big deal
Cancer Mystery Still Plagues Farm Town; Health: 'Cluster' in McFarland was never explained. New EPA study revives old fears and stigma.
California and the West; Mendota's Dream of Better Times Hits Setback; Economy: Private corrections firm stops work on new prison. Officials of impoverished town worry that project is dead.
It's Fear of Crime That Pays for Security Firm Services: Wackenhut Corp. profits in picking up where the authorities leave off. It manages 12 prisons and patrols downtown streets and interstate highway rest stops.
The Nation; Juvenile Home to Close Amid Allegations of Staff Abuses
Commercial Real Estate; Prison Realty Shares Drop to Record Low; Corrections: Stock falls to $5.25 on news that firm would end its status as a REIT, cut its 44% dividend yield and oust its CEO.
THE NATION; States Export Inmates in Effort to Cut Costs; Eleven send about 8,700 prisoners elsewhere rather than expand facilities. Relatives say the transfers can be a hardship.
Privatization Gets a New Chance With Cash-Short Local Governments Recession: Proponents say turning over services to private enterprise is a good alternative to raising taxes. Critics say it's a quick-fix solution that doesn't work
The unlawful acts of police men on an immigrant prisoner.
Private Pursuits; At a time when the state is in retreat, men with money and an inclination to act are stepping into the breach. But whom do they represent?
O.C. Studies Exporting Inmates; Jails: Sheriff is looking at using a private facility in Kern County to relieve overcrowding. But many legal questions must still be resolved.
COLUMN ONE; Espionage Case: Pleas for Fairness; Supporters of accused scientist Wen Ho Lee admit he may have put nuclear secrets at risk, but they see a government witch hunt
THE WORLD; Australia Shows Off Facility; Refugees: New center to house asylum detainees will enable closure of three camps.
PRISONERS RESIST MOVING OUT OF STATE; A film with the feel of an infomercial is a tool to ease crowding. Gangs give it a thumbs down.; DENTAL EXAMS ... ESPN
CALIFORNIA; Guards Union Spreads Its Wealth; Most legislators have taken the group's funds, but its string of hefty raises is now in peril.
Low-Key Senator Finally Hits His Legislative Stride; Orange's Lewis Has Made His Influence Felt on Bankruptcy, AQMD Issues; Orange County Edition
Republican Senator John R. Lewis has introduced a large percentage of state laws.
With Bills in Play, Gov. Solicits Cash; Groups with an interest in pending legislation help Schwarzenegger raise $26.4 million
State Prison Crowding Emergency Declared; Schwarzenegger's move could allow forcible transfers of inmates to out-of-state lockups
A Feeding Frenzy for Lobbyists; The governor's proposed $222- billion public works bond has advocates for firms and unions lining up for a piece of the action.
Future of State's Private Prisons Remains Murky; Critics say the facilities have outlived their usefulness. Companies fight for survival and a bigger piece of the $5-billion-a-year industry.
ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY State Lawmakers Offer Flurry of Bills Addressing O.C. Crisis Legislature: One package is championed by county treasurers worried about new restrictions. Partisan wrangling continues in the Assembly.
Davis to Close State's Privately Run Prisons; Funding: Elected with the help of $2.3 million from guards' union, governor includes plan in budget.
Assembly Bill to Outlaw Abortion Procedure Fails
Wilson Plan Calls for Dismantling Bureaucracy; Government: Three-year proposal would privatize many services and overhaul dozens of state offices. Aides call it a work in progress.
California Senate President Pro Tem Bill Lockyer's top priority is helping schools.
Sacramento Finds Small Savings Count Now
George Skelton CAPITOL JOURNAL; Crisis in prison population cries out for correction; [
The State; Packed Prisons Brace for New Crush; Another 23,000 inmates will crowd into state facilities within five years, a forecast says.
Plan to Close 5 Private Prisons Advances
ELECTIONS / 24TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Correctional Officers Back Rep. Beilenson Republican Tom McClintock is not surprised by the action, citing his criticism of waste in state prisons.;
THE NATION; Gov. Calls for New Spending on Prisons; Schwarzenegger, under fire for retreating from reforms, orders the Legislature into session.
Officials Prepare to Transfer Inmates to Out-of-State Prisons; Authorities hope to free up 5,000 beds, starting with 200 convicts who have volunteered to go.
Era of Higher Tension Seen at State Prisons Inmates: Officials are revoking privileges as `three strikes' adds to crowding. Some fear more unrest
The State; Democrats See Need for More Tax Increases; Budget: They believe Davis has underfunded essential services and are looking at options to increase revenue. GOP advocates spending cuts.
End of Parolee Oversight Proposed; Prisons chief offers idea as cost- cutting step. Some call it a ploy in budget fight.
Thousands of inmates to be sent out of state; The governor says they will be forcibly moved to for-profit prisons to relieve overcrowding and head off more federal intervention.;
Adding Up the Finance Appointee's Record [Corrected 11/05/03]
Gov. Schwarzenegger's new finance director appointment
California and the West; Prisons Audit Cites Excessive Overtime Pay; Corrections: Some guards made more than the agency's director, who earns $108,000 a year. Mismanagement is blamed.
The State; Prisons Budget Comes Up $544 Million Short; The state agency may be overspending by even more, mostly as a result of benefits granted to guards by Gov. Davis and lawmakers.
Protesters attack gov.'s prison plans; Activists seeking reforms say more penitentiaries aren't the answer to overcrowding crisis. Lawmakers clash on issue inside Capitol.;
CALIFORNIA; Private Prison Deal Voided; State reverses $5.75- million accord shortly after it approved no-bid contract, saying the inmate population has declined.
Privately Operated Prisons a Potential Growth Industry Business: State has five such facilities, may add another. The field is attracting large investors. Series: THE PRICE OF PUNISHMENT. The Booming Business of Running California's Prisons.
State plan to house inmates out of state is called unconstitutional
Conflict Seen in Contract for Private Prison; Auditor says company didn't disclose former state officials were on its payroll. Another firm, with ties to governor's office, is cleared.
Davis Gets More Money From Prison Guards; Politics: Latest $251,000 comes after he raises their pay and seeks to close private institutions.
THE NATION; Special Interest Money Talks; Election: State limits on political donations don't apply to groups such as doctors or unions, which are spending millions
special interest groups donating to politicians
Inmates Are Moved After Riot Kills 2; A melee at a privately run state prison in Riverside County prompts officials to transfer out more than 130 detainees.
Schwarzenegger accepts donation from Wakenhut Corp
The State; Master of Capitol Arts Retires as Union Chief; Politics: Prison guards' Don Novey, viewed as the most effective advocate in Sacramento, may run for state Senate.
profile of Don Novey (built state prison guards unions)
COLUMN ONE; When He Speaks, They Listen; In 20 years, Don Novey has built the once powerless California prison guards union into one of the most influential and richest forces in state politics
California and the West; Possible Link Between Prison Fights at Opposite Ends of State Probed; Corrections: Like earlier melee at Pelican Bay, disturbance at Adelanto pits blacks against Latinos. Cause is undetermined.
CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST; State Prison Rolls Drop 2 Straight Months; Corrections: Increase in the number of inmates in 1999 will be the smallest in 20 years. Booming economy, diversion programs and tougher sentencing are among reasons cited.
State Scraps Plans for Privately Run Prison Facilities; Corrections: Officials cite smaller than expected inmate population in deciding not to take bids from contractors.
Firm's Plans Is News to Prison Officials; Corrections: State says it is unaware of proposal to build a private facility in California City. Sen. Polanco backs the idea
CALIFORNIA; As Private Jails Reopen, Critics See Long Arm of the Lobbyists; After closures, a prison company retained consultants close to Schwarzenegger.
Plan Puts Female Inmates in Centers by Their Families
Governor urged to intervene on care for inmates; Emergency declaration would end an impasse over $7-billion project.
Wilson Fiscal Plan Focuses on Education; Budget: Proposal includes money for O.C. police and to dredge Upper Newport Bay
California's Prison Budget: Why Is It So Voracious? Corrections: Inmate influx, high worker pay, litigation and soaring medical costs all take their toll.
california's private prison budget soar amidst rising costs
Region & State; Legislator Wants Inquiry Into Plan to Reopen Prisons; State senator cites ex-Schwarzenegger aide's link to owner of one affected lockup.
investigation of Schwarzenegger administration's decision to reopen private prisons
ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY Battle Lines Form as Special Session on O.C. Aid Begins Bankruptcy: Speaker Brown firmly rejects plan by county delegation, calls for sales tax hike and state trustee. Local Republican legislators proceed with recove
measures to remove O from bankruptcy are hotly debated
The State; Polanco Takes Aim at Prison Guards' Pay; Labor: As he opens a hearing to examine lucrative pact, the state senator accuses Gov. Davis of giving union a sweetheart deal.
Wealth Buys Access to State Politics; Donors: A small but diverse group leads campaign giving in California. And some of them appear to be reaping huge rewards.
Money donors to California state politics.
The State; JUDGE REJECTS GOV.'S INMATE TRANSFER TACTIC; Sending prisoners out of state to ease crowded facilities is ruled illegal.; 360 HAVE BEEN RELOCATED; Decision affects forced and voluntary moves.; [HOME EDITION
Plan for female inmates stalls; A state bid to shift some offenders to community lockups had seemed headed for success.
Prison Reform Plan Falls Short; Lawmakers, calling it faulty, say they'll reject most of the governor's $6-billion proposal to ease overcrowding
Donations can't fail to catch Nunez's eye; Groups with bills before the Assembly give $1.68 million to fund speaker's bid to adjust term limits.
groups donating money supporting legislation to allow a political figure to stay in office longer
State Prison System $277 Million in the Red
Prison Becomes a Harder Sell; Incarceration: Foes of proposed Kern County facility cite a drop in the number of inmates as proof it isn't needed.
CALIFORNIA; Guards' Ally Casts Critical Eye on Prison System; State Sen. Gloria Romero sees herself as a reform advocate also loyal to organized labor
The State; Governor Now Backs Private Female Prison; Budget: After women legislators urge that the facility remain open, Davis changes his mind about one of five sites he had proposed closing.
Move to Gain State OK for Privately Run Jails Falters
three inmates escape from privately run prison
S.D. Scrambles for Other Ways to Raise Money
Funding for courts and jails (Proposition A)
Navy Bans Use of Miramar Brig for Illegal Immigrants
Private Prison Guards Could Prove Costly
The State; Immigration Attorney for 7 Detainees Lashes Out at INS; Lawyer says the Patriot Act has been applied unevenly, resulting in 'atrocious and inhumane' treatment.
Inmates Set Fires in Cells on Navy Base; Jail: Melee over food privileges injures 28. All are illegal immigrants housed in privately run section of Miramar brig.
Miramar Melee Sparks Criticism, Could Become a Campaign Issue; Immigration: Republicans say disturbance proves the failure of Operation Gatekeeper. The U.S. attorney defends policy of using naval station as prison.
Mother Slain, Girl Aids in Seizing Suspect
About an off duty private security guard who killed a woman.
Prison solution became problem; A $26-million proposal to ease medical crisis led to a fight that highlights what critics say are flaws in contracting practices.
O.C. Booking Fee Called Boon to Those Arrested Charge: Policy may have increased number of suspects released immediately. Cities seek alternatives.;
O.C. Developer Floats Proposal for Private Jail
Backers, Opponents of Tax Hike for Jail File Official Arguments Measure J: The levy, to be decided May 14, is criticized as one to fund a `Taj Mahal.' Those in favor say new facility will keep neighborhoods safe.
County Picked Moderate Path to Fiscal Health; Bankruptcy: By contrast, San Diego County, in its own crisis, opted to privatize services and run government like a business
Supervisors Cite What They May Do to Ease Crisis
Barbs Aimed at Gates in O.C. Budget Talks
Santa Ana Police Chief Walters Enters Race for County Sheriff; Elections: He cites city's drop in crime as example of leadership. He'll face Marshal Michael Carona
Police Chief Paul M. Walters will run for Orange County Sheriff.
ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY Group Says Its Plan Can Put O.C. in Black
County Warned of $63-Million Deficit in the Next 2 Years Government: The forecast is gloomy, but a healthy surplus is possible down the road. New programs will suffer, the CAO report says
The article is about the major budet defecits in Orange County and the need to cut programs or raise taxes.
O.C. Sheriff Trains Sights on Bankruptcy
Work on Charter Proposal Proceeding Quietly
commission public meetings have low attendance, trying to rectify 'fiscal woes' in OC
Marinovich Jailed for Sentencing Violation
Former Los Angeles Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich was taken into custody for failing to find a jail or drug program.
Concerns Stall Vote on Costa Mesa Furlough Site
Report Calls on Cities to Solve O.C. Jail Crisis
What Bankruptcy Has Cost; Aftermath: A year later, the most dire predictions haven't come to pass. But there's been plenty of pain, and more is still to come. Series: ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY. One Year Later
bankruptcy has continuing effects in Orange County
Developer Vows to Continue Plan for Private Jail Project: Kathryn Thompson wants to build facility in county but may not be able to run it unless laws are changed
After a Year in Bankruptcy, There's Still an Orange County; Crisis: Its government did not sink and hardship sparked reforms. But critics say they are not enough.
O.C. Leadership Bound to Have New Look in '98; Politics: An unusual exodus of incumbents promises tough contests for sheriff, D.A. and other county offices
Voters will have to decide on a wide variety of new candidates for various government positions.
Group Unveils 10-Point Plan as Alternative to Jail Tax Hike Measure J: Gypsum Canyon foes urge expanding existing facilities, furloughs, probation camps and a regional lockup
Alternative Sentences Urged to Unclog O.C. Jails; Report: Inmate population expected to double by 2006. Work furloughs, private drug treatment centers posed as solutions
Reagan Appoints Panel on Privatization Feasibility
National Perspective; JUSTICE; Rent-a-Cell Trend at Jails Not Always Key to Revenue; New Mexico lockup was built big to handle inmates from other jurisdictions. But its beds sit empty--a victim of oversupply
No Contraband Found in Seal Beach Jail; Inquiry: An inmate told a judge of marijuana and alcohol use at privately run facility. But an exhaustive search yields neither.;
No Contraband Found in Seal Beach Jail; Inquiry: An inmate told a judge of marijuana and alcohol use at privately run facility. But an exhaustive search yields neither.
Seal Beach Locks In a Net Profit With Private Jail Government: Savings, plus income from charging other agencies for cell space, pays for upgrading the facility. Next year, the city expects a $90,000 surplus.
The World; The 'Crime' of Being a Young Refugee; Australia: Hundreds face years in lockup. Doctors warn of harmful effects. Series: Second of two parts
Prison Bars Don't Separate Mothers and Their Babies
County's Investigation Into `Privatizing' Jail Operations
THE NATION; Immigration's net binds children too; Hundreds of minors are being held with parents caught illegally in the U.S. The facilities and conditions are like jail.
THE NATION; DISPATCH FROM TUTWILER, MISS.; Wanted: Your State's Inmates; In a strapped rural town, the coming of 475 Hawaiian felons to its private prison is hailed as good news.
Firm Drops Plans to Consider Gorman Site for Prison
Plan for Alien Jail on Reservation Meets Opposition;
Physical Abuse May Have Led Illegal Immigrants to Riot at Facility
THE NATION; High Court Dumps Affirmative Action Case; The law: A majority deems the challenge to racial hiring preferences an unsuitable test of the legality of the practice.
Government contracts to minority-owned businesses.
The Nation; U.S. Prison Ranks Surge, States' Slow; Crime: The gap is likely to widen as federal officials broaden their reach. California and others opt for treatment rather than jail for drug offenders.
Private Role in Air Control, Housing, Education Urged
Official Cites `Reservations, Expectations' U.S. Urged to Study Use of Private Jails
THE NATION; Bush to Speak on Immigration; In a TV speech Monday, the president is expected to outline a broader role for the National Guard and possibly private firms in border security.;
Proposal for private firms to help with border security
High Court to Tackle Issue of Identity Theft; Law: Justices to clarify how long a victim has to sue a credit agency after fraud is detected.
Huge Catholic Church Fine Lifted but Tax Suit Survives
The battle between the Catholic Church and an Abortion rights group who claims the church is using its tax exempt funds to endorse politicians.
Panel Backs Alexander as Education Secretary Cabinet: But four Senate Democrats say the former Tennessee governor's business transactions trouble them
About the confirmation of the former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander as Secretary of Education.
Panel Would Privatize Mail Service, Prisons
Supreme Court OKs Sexual Predator Laws; Crime: Offenders can be held for treatment after serving terms. In O.C., rules used to publicize convicts' presence
PRIVATE: Businesses Doing Public Tasks Cost-Saving Effort More Private Firms Doing Public Tasks
Private Prisons May Be Nicer but Cost Savings Are in Doubt
THE NATION; Report faults immigrant detainee care; A Homeland Security internal investigation looked into deaths, but only two. Critics call the scope too narrow
A Watergate Warrior's View of Contragate
Town Caught in Middle of Federal Prison Debate; Policy: Residents of Taft hoped for economic boom. But facility sits empty after U.S. waffling over privatization
Health Care Firms Taking All Prisoners; Corrections: With sick and aging inmates growing in numbers, some cash-strapped jails are turning to private companies for their hospitalization.
THE REACH OF WAR: THE CONGRESS; Screening of Prison Officials Is Faulted by Lawmakers.
FINANCE/NEW ISSUES; Massachusetts Jail Financing.
INVESTING IT;How to Make Money From Those Aging Baby Boomers.
Washington Talk: Briefing; Going Private.
Leon Radzinowicz, 93, Leader in Criminology.
VOICES: VIEWPOINT;In City Services, Privatize and Beware.
Even for Private Prison Entrepreneurs, Crime Shouldn't Pay.
Legacy of Immigrants' Uprising: New Jail Operator, Little Change.
Religion for Captive Audiences, With Taxpayers Footing the Bill.
The criminal justice system - operating in the OJ Simpson case
WHAT'S NEW IN PRIVATE PRISONS; WEEKEND WORK WITHOUT TRIPLE PAY.
Privately Run Juvenile Prison in Louisiana Is Attacked for Abuse of 6 Inmates
Federal Report Recommends Improvements in Reporting Deaths of Immigrant Detainees.
STREET LEVEL/SPRINGFIELD GARDENS; Hard Time: For a Place With a Jail, Parole Denied.
A Prison Empire: How It Grew -- A special report.; Parlaying the Detentions Business Into Profit.
Immigrants Challenge Federal Detention System.
Enforcement standards at immigration detention centers
Favors Heaped On Lawmakers Raise Inquiries.
New Jersey Q. & A.: Dr. Henry M. Raimondo; The Rush To Privatize Government Services.
The Nation: Hard Time; Less Crime, More Criminals.
WHAT'S NEW IN PRIVATE PRISONS; DO PROFITABLE JAILS SERVE A SOCIAL GOOD?
Shangri-La In a Bottle?; A Wall Street Lion's Campaign to Promote A 'Miracle Drug'.
Drug experiments to curb aggressive outbursts
Metro Briefing | New York: Durst Released Early From Prison.
In Jail Business, Nashville Company Leads Crowded Field.
As AIDS Increases Behind Bars, Costs Dim Promise of New Drugs.
Rapid increase in AIDS among inmates increases costs of drugs available to those in need.
CONFERENCE CALL; Privatization: Leaner Government, or Just Another Fad?
A Wild Day for the Markets as Dollar Resumes Its Plunge.
Alternate to Violence Program and white masculinity in relation to violence
Jail Uprising Leaves Many Sad and Bitter.
Fake Deaths Abroad Are a Growing Problem for Insurers.
People are falsifying deaths abroad in order to collect insurance claims.
Tight Budgets Force States to Reconsider Crime and Penalties.
For Ex-Judge Wachtler, Real Estate by Day, Card Games and Meatloaf at Night.
Prison Company Faces Fine On Gaps in Lobbying Records.
Private Prisons Expect a Boom; Immigration Enforcement to Benefit Detention Companies.
The Nation; Idle Hands Within the Devil's Own Playground
Justice Dept. Sues to Alter Conditions At a Prison.
Editorial Observer; The Blessing of Lono: A Vision of Paradise in an Oklahoma Prison.
National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Six Escape From Jail Near Border.
His So-Called Life: Days of Whine and Neuroses.
U.S. INQUIRY FINDS DETENTION CENTER WAS POORLY RUN.
The Big City; Accountability At Prisons Run Privately.
COMPANY NEWS; PRISON REALTY, JAIL OPERATOR, AGREES TO REVAMPING.
WHAT'S NEW IN PRIVATE PRISONS; CARPETS AND COURSES FOR $100 A DAY.
STUDENT LIFE; A Food Fight Over Private Prisons.
Company to Stop Operating Troubled Prison.
National Briefing | South: Tennessee: Prisoner Kills Counselor.
Operator of Immigration Jails Has a History of Troubles.
Plan to Move More Inmates Out of State Draws Criticism in Connecticut.
Justice Dept. Data Show Prison Increases.
Privately Run Prisons Don't Offer Great Saving.
JAILS RUN BY PRIVATE COMPANY FORCE IT TO FACE QUESTION OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
The article is about Dick Cheney's involvement in owning stocks in a private prison company.
INVESTING WITH: James B. Conheady; Concert Investment International Equity Fund.
inbestments with Concert Investment International Equity fund
Giuliani Is Gauging Companies' Interest In Operating Jails.
National Briefing | Midwest: Indiana: Order To Ease Jail Crowding.
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN STATE PRISONS DECLINES SLIGHTLY.
National Briefing | Midwest: Indiana: Inmates Are Transferred After Riot.
Settling Suit, Louisiana Abandons Private Youth Prisons.
In Form and Function, It's a Tale of Two Terminals.
National Briefing | West: California: Closing Private Prisons.
Few Details on Immigrants Who Died in U.S. Custody.
AS COMPANIES BUY HOSPITALS, TREATMENT OF POOR IS DEBATED.
THE MARKETS: Market Place; Prison Realty Trust, once a high-flying REIT, is plagued by a bad market and management woes.
Some Stocks That Even The Bears Would Buy.
George Wackenhut, 85, Dies; Founded Elite Security Firm
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE; One-Tenant Buildings Are Popular Investments.
Executive Gave Legislators Meals, Sources in Lobbying Inquiry Say.
Ill and in Pain, Detainee Dies In U.S. Hands.
INVESTING IT; Captive REIT's: A Tax Shelter Makes a Comeback.
National Briefing | South: Alabama: 70 Inmates Moved To Louisiana.
A Record of Failure at a Center for Sex Offenders.
ON POLITICS; Think of the Turnpike as a Huge Mall (With Wheels).
New Scrutiny As Immigrants Die in Custody.
Better Health Care Sought For Detained Immigrants.
THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: PRISONERS; Mistreatment of Prisoners Is Called Routine in U.S.
Articles on C.I.A. Prisons and Katrina Win Polk Awards.
The growing/changing aspects of the American worker.
IDEAS & TRENDS; Lawyers Score Jail Privatization.
Despite Setbacks, a Boom In Private Prison Business.
AN ADMINISTRATION DISMANTLING A GOVERNMENT.
National Briefing | South: Mississippi: Dispute On Prisons.
AS PRIVATELY OWNED PRISONS INCREASE, SO DO THEIR CRITICS.
A BILLION AT RISK: A special report.;Public Money Foots the Bills For 'Privatized' Foreign Aid.
IN BRIEF; Privatize the Prisons And Cut Costs, Expert Says.
The Nation; Behind the Court's Civil Rights Ruling.
Ideas & Trends: Getting What You Pay For; Now, Uncle Sam Wants You.
Prison Company Under Scrutiny Once Again.
Ethics Investigation Focuses On Minorities, Caucus Says.
Prosecutor Says Inquiry Into Prison Company Could Implicate Lawmakers.
PUBLIC LIVES; Keeping Lobbyists on the Straight and Narrow.
Wide Inquiry Into Lobbyists' Gifts and Payments to Legislators.
Company Gets Record Fine For Its Giving To Lawmakers.
Town Builds a Prison and Stores Its Hopes There.
OFFICIALS OF COUNTIES DEBATE PRIVATE JAIL OPERATION.
Four Texas Prison Escapees Back in Custody.
BAR GROUP URGES HALT IN USE OF PRIVATELY RUN JAILS.
As Idaho Booms, Prisons Fill And Spending on Poor Lags.
Idaho is spending less and less dollars on welfare and education for the poor while putting large amounts of money into the prison system.
CHATTER: Public and Private; Just a Start.
Escape From Suburbia; Community Associations Thrive Amid Debate on Freedom, Privacy and Democracy.
letter to the editor - about drug-abuse education
PRISONS FOR PROFIT: A special report;Jail Business Shows Its Weaknesses.
Dependent on Jail, City of Immigrants Fills Cells With Its Own.
PRIVATELY OPERATED PRISON IN TENNESSEE REPORTS $200,000 IN COST OVERRUNS.
Chelsea schools being run by Boston University
Ohio Businesses Ask Curb on Prison Products.
With Big Name, a Taft Seeks to Win Classic Race for Governor in Ohio.
Bob Taft, great-grandson of the former President Taft, is running for governor of Ohio.
Rise of Private Prisons: How Much of a Bargain?
For Privately Run Prisons, New Evidence of Success.
Connecticut Q&A: Kathryn Vernon McKeen; Prison Blueprints Beyond the Barricades.
JUDGE'S ORDER REMOVES INMATES FROM A BANKRUPT PRIVATE PRISON.
Storm Raised by Plan For a California Prison.
With Each Step, a Hope for More Humane Jails.
THE 2004 CAMPAIGN: THE FORMER GOVERNOR; Dean Criticizes Privatizing Services, but His History Is Mixed.
Talks are held on reopening of alien unit
Asylum Seekers Testify on Abuse by Jail Guards.
6 Guards in New Jersey Charged With Beating Jailed Immigrants.
States Export Their Inmates As Prisons Fill.
Down-and-Out Town Sees Survival in a Private Prison.
Prisons: A Growth Industry for Some; Colorado County Is a Grateful Host to 7,000 Involuntary Guests.
I.L.O. Sees Rise In Forced Labor And Slavery.
Women and children are increasingly being forced into labor and slavery globally.
About a scandal that occurred when a poitician sold land to a private prison company and then greatly influenced the government in allowing them to open a prison there.  Conflict of interest charges.
TRACES OF TERROR: DETAINEES; U.S. Defends the Withholding Of Jailed Immigrants' Names.
CURB ON PRIVATE JAILS VOTED BY PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKERS.
PROSPECT OF PRIVATELY RUN PRISONS DIVIDES PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATORS.
Rowland Unveils a Plan to Toughen State's Stand on Crime.
governener strengthens crime prevention initiatives
Unlikely Team Prepares to Battle for Rowland's Budget.
Horton Journal; Seeing a Prison Project As Economic Freedom.
Videotape of Prison Beating Prompts F.B.I. Investigation.
Texas Jail Video Puts Transfer Programs in Doubt.
Four Indicted In Assaults Videotaped At Texas Jail.
STATEHOUSE JOURNAL; Former Bush Aide Fights Nickname: Gov. Privatize.
Johannesburg Journal; For Rising Crime Rate, High-Rise Jail to Match.
National News Briefs; Inmates Win $2 Million In Lawsuit Over Abuse.
Desperate for Prison Guards, Some States Even Rob Cradles.
Britain Is Streamlining Its Bureaucracy, Partly by Privatizing Some Work.
In Rural Jails, Haitians Suffer From Isolation.
TENNESSEE'S PRISONS HARDLY HAVE ANY BREATHING ROOM.
TENNESSEE AND U.S. COURT IN A DISPUTE OVER CROWDED PRISONS.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR; Montana's Terror Economy.
border control between Montana and Canada
POLITICS: PERSONAL FINANCES;Alexander Still Draws Scrutiny for Making Small Investments Pay Well.
Finances of Lamar Alexander (public official)
TENNESSEE WON'T APPEAL RULING ON PRISONS.
Promise of ID Cards Is Followed by Peril of Arrest for Illegal Immigrants.
EXPERTS FORESEE ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM PRIVATE CONTROL OF PRISONS.
COMPANY OFFERS TO RUN TENNESSEE'S PRISONS.
New York City Looks to Small Businesses for Jobs.
A Newcomer Breaks Into the Liberal Arts: Criminal Justice; With a Little Help From the Movies and TV, a Subject That Once Got No Respect Attracts Students.
As Prison Labor Grows, So Does the Debate.
Private Sector; A Security Virtuoso's Big Test.
Experiment of Privatized Mental Hospital Shows Benefits.
Cash-Strapped Cities Turn to Companies to Do What Government Once Did.
With Jail Costs Rising, Arizona Wants to Build Private Prison in Mexico.
Plymouth Journal; In Town of the Pilgrims, New Migration Is Afoot.
Lawyers Fear Monitoring In Cases On Terrorism.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Wackenhut Set to Build New Prison in South Africa.
Panel Rejects Detention Center for Illegal Immigrants.
GROUP AIDING EX-CONVICTS BEGINS RUNNING A JAIL.
With Jails Full, California Eyes Other States.
INVESTING IT; Roping Them In, With Pomp and Deep-Fried Alligator.
27th Montgomery Securities annual investment
Justice Dept. Report Shows Trouble in Private U.S. Jails Preceded Job Fixing Iraq's.
National News Briefs; New Mexico Guard Killed in Prison Riot.
Rural Towns Turn to Prisons To Reignite Their Economies.
Sayre Journal; A Small Town Loses Its Prisoners and Livelihood.
Local Jails Deal With Federal Dilemma on Deportation.
HARD TIME: A special report.; Profits at a Juvenile Prison Come With a Chilling Cost.
U.S. Gives Tour of Family Detention Center That Critics Liken to a Prison.
METRO NEWS BRIEFS: NEW JERSEY; Whitman Drops Plans To Change Food Services.
Delta Town's Hopes Are as Scarce as Inmates.
Government May Make Private Nearly Half of Its Civilian Jobs.
Excerpts from Decision on Private Prison Guards.
Supreme Court Saving Weighty Cases for Last.
Important cases saved for last by the Supreme Court
Reagan Plan to Privatize Government Is Gaining Support From Democrats.
GOVERNORS CAUTIOUS IN ENDORSING THE PRIVATE OPERATION OF PRISONS.
Issue at Privately Run Prison Draws High Court's Review.
BREAKING UP GOVERNMENT'S MONOPOLY ON PRISON CELLS.
New Momentum in the Selling of Government.
WHEN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS PUT UNDER CONTRACT.
privatization of justice and in general main topic… prisons mentioned
THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: APPROPRIATIONS; Senators Assail Request for Aid For the Military.
WORKING PROFILE: MARK A. CUNNIFF; RATING REAGAN ON LAW AND ORDER.
support of politician (Reagan) as well as law enforcement and criminial justice in general, not just prisons but also courts, judges, corrections depts, etc
As Payroll Shrinks, Government's Costs For Contracts Rise.
NEW STUDIES ARE PLANNED ON TREND TOWARD PRIVATELY OPERATED JAILS.
Court decisions on various civil rights topics.
Clinton and Friends: Strong Ties, Few Questions.
MORE CITIES PAYING INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICES.
privatization in general, with small mention of privatization of jails
GOVERNORS' INTEREST IN PRIVATE PRISONS RISING.
Immunity From Suits Is Withheld For Guards in Privately Run Jails.
Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge in Its Main Affirmative Action Case.
Supreme Court dismisses Affirmative Action Case.
Supreme Court Roundup; In a New Term's Somber First Day, Justices Hear Arguments on Inmate Rights.
Supreme Court Roundup; Court to Consider Right to Sue Company Running Halfway House for Federal Agency.
Washington's Mayor Wants to Cut City's Work Force by 25%.
For Small Town, Plan for Private Prison Brings Hope and Fears.
For 28 Cows and Precious Water, a Man's Got to Sit in Jail.
Woman's Plea for Asylum Puts Tribal Ritual on Trial.
Four Ohio Prisoners Caught After Escape.
As More Prisons Go Private, States Seek Tighter Controls.