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| Federal Judge Holds Corrections Corporation of America in Contempt for Violating Idaho Settlement Agreement |
| By aclu.org |
| Published: 09/17/2013 |
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BOISE, Idaho – A federal judge today held Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) in contempt for not abiding by terms of a settlement agreement over how the CCA runs the Idaho Correctional Center (ICC). Specifically, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter found that CCA had failed to meet minimum staffing requirements stipulated by the settlement agreement with the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Idaho, which represented a class of all prisoners incarcerated at ICC. The settlement agreement, signed by CCA and the ACLU in September 2011, was made an order of the court soon after. "We are thankful to Judge Carter for carefully examining the evidence. As his decision explains, CCA falsified staffing logs to make it appear that ICC was fully staffed, and CCA employees lied about the number of officers actually on duty. It took great effort to uncover the truth. Guards were absent for thousands of hours when they were supposed to be present. What is particularly disturbing is that CCA failed to adequately staff ICC despite the obvious additional risk of assault created for both prisoners and staff, and the unnecessary stress and fear it generated," said Stephen L. Pevar, senior staff counsel with the ACLU Racial Justice Program and lead counsel in the case. Read More. |
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