Sheila Burke writes for AP that
Appeals court revives lawsuit over dirty TN inmate:
A federal appeals court is allowing a lawsuit to go forward that claims
that an inmate at a privately run Nashville jail was denied mental health
treatment and did not shower or leave his cell for nine months.Mary Braswell sued Corrections Corporation of America in 2008, accusing
the prison operator of treating her grandson inhumanely and violating
his constitutional rights.She claimed that Frank Horton was mentally ill and deteriorated severely
while he was locked up for a non-violent probation violation.
But hey, CCA’s stock is up!
-jsq
This is one of dozens of human rights abuse cases associated with CCA and other private prison companies. There are also more break outs associated with private prisons than with regular prisons, the reasons for this are that they cut costs whereever possible: substandard construction and fewest guards possible to save on labor costs.
Private prisons are a detriment to the communities that host them. Thank you Brad Lofton, for bringing this to our doorstep and then leaving to raise your family elsewhere.