Latest Information Center Posts
Here are the five latest posts to our Information Center. This includes stories for all the states that we track information for on our website.
MT: Judge Okay's Out-of-State Prisoners at Hardin Jail
June 16, 2008 - 4:04pm A Montana judge recently ruled that a jail built as a money-making scheme for the city of Hardin could accept prisoners from other states. This ruling overturned the opinion from the Montana Secretary of State that said jails could not contract with other states to incarcerate prisoners.
WA: Federal Government Sues WDOC
June 16, 2008 - 3:57pm The U. S. Department of Labor is suing Washington Department of Corrections for what could be millions of dollars in unpaid overtime owed to community corrections workers.
OR: No Charges Filed in Prisoner Death
June 11, 2008 - 10:55am No charges were filed in the death of David Schmidt who died on December 3 after a struggle with guards at Oregon State Penitentiary.
OR: Prisoner Shot at SRCI
June 10, 2008 - 10:39am In early April, a guard at Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) shot and wounded a prisoner during a fight in the recreation area.
ID: More Prisoners Sent to OK
June 10, 2008 - 9:29am Idaho continues to send its prisoners to private prisons in other states. First it was Texas, and now it’s Oklahoma.
