Article: SEN. CLINTON COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AT PRIVATE PRISONS

Transcript: SENATOR CLINTON COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY ...
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  December 10, 2007 ;     598 words ... ... sponsored the Private Prison Information Act of 2007, legislation ... and accountability at private prisons. The Private Prison Information Act of 2007 will help to prevent abuse and neglect at private prisons by requiring public disclosure ...

Article: SEN. LIEBERMAN ADVOCATES BILL TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AT ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 3, 2006 ;     662 words ... ... Private Prison Information Act, a bill that ... the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on private prisons contracting with ... Private Prison Information Act would help prevent ... unlawful conduct at private prisons by requiring public ...

Article: Private prisons 'performing worse than state-run ...
The Independent - London;  June 29, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... standards BRITAIN'S PRIVATE prisons are performing worse ... under the Freedom of Information Act. The findings ... complaints are upheld in private prisons as they are in state ... building five more private prisons to accommodate the ...

Transcript: PRIVATE PRISONS:TIM HOLDEN
Congressional Testimony;  June 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the Private Prison Information Act. As we established ... seeks to require private prisons and other correctional ... under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In recent ... given time. Yet private prisons are not required ...

Article: Private prisons can't ignore public access laws
News Media and the Law;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... say. Detaining criminals in private prisons at a lower cost than state ... profit opportunities. But private prisons may offer very little in terms ... Records Act, Arrest Records Information Act, Children's Code and other ...

Transcript: PRIVATE PRISONS:ALEX FRIEDMANN
Congressional Testimony;  June 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... H.R. 1889, the Private Prison Information Act. I hope that my comments, this statement ... federal agency to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the same extent ... already are subject to the Freedom of Information Act. They are public agencies, incarcerate ...

Transcript: PRIVATE PRISONS:TOM JAWETZ
Congressional Testimony;  June 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... assault. One of our most important tools is the Freedom of Information Act, which allows members of the public to obtain vitally important ... prison industry, and the importance of the Private Prison Information Act. The value of the proposed legislation can be measured ...