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Trial Set for Prison Supervisors Who Were Not Paid Overtime

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A 2014 trial has been set for a lawsuit filed against the Corrections Corporation of America which alleges that supervisors of a private Tennessee prison were forced to work extra hours, denied meal and rest breaks and were not paid overtime. The lawsuit may also include supervisors at a prison in Kentucky, who "claim they did uncompensated work before and after regular shift hours, including traveling between minimum- and medium-security units at the 825-inmate prison in central Kentucky." The lawsuit seeks at least $435,000 in back pay.
Brett Barrouquere , The Sacramento Bee 11/06/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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D.C. Agrees to Pay $6.2 Million to End Inmate Lawsuit

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A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit which alleged the District of Columbia "detained inmates beyond their court-ordered release dates and subjected them to unnecessary strip searches." The District has agreed to pay $6.2 million to end the class-action lawsuit against them. According to the lawsuit, "some inmates were held for days, sometimes months, after they were ordered to be released." The cost of the settlement will go to inmates who had filed claims, named plaintiffs, and be used to improve inmate processing and cover legal and administrative costs.
Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post 11/05/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Editorial: Fenced, Locked Ammonium Nitrate Storage

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Texas and other states have failed to properly secure the mainly rural warehouses where ammonium nitrate fertilizer is stored. The chemical is an important staple for farmers, but as the devastation in West demonstrated, ammonium nitrate also can be highly explosive. State law itself needs to be tightened considerably. All such facilities must be required to have security fencing and be locked after business hours. Mandatory alarm systems would be even better, along with enforcement powers that punish operators with fines for failing to comply.
Editors, The Dallas Morning News 11/06/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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