I just grabbed the first item I saw. There could be more--I'll keep looking. This is from an official FL site considering the problem of private prisons--outsourcing. VERY interesting, though no mention of *Bush here.
<<In 1996, Texas experienced five separate incidents of escapes and/or riots where state and local law enforcement were called in to capture escaped inmates or suppress disturbances caused by out-of-state inmates at private correctional facilities. One of the incidents occurred in August, three occurred in September, and one in October of last year.
September 18, 1996
The Brazoria County Detention Center was opened in 1995 and once held several hundred state inmates because of crowding in the Texas prison system. However, the $35 million county jail had a surplus of beds when the Texas Department of Criminal Justice expanded its prison capacity and curtailed contracts to house state inmates in county jails. In May 1996, the Brazoria County Commissioners Court agreed to lease 512 beds at the 1,161-bed Brazoria County Detention Center to Capital Correctional Resources Inc. (CCRI). Guards in the portion of the jail used to house out-of-state inmates are hired by CCRI. Due to its overcrowded prisons, the Missouri DC contracted with CCRI to house 415 inmates at the facility in Texas.
On September 18, 1996, a drug raid inside the jail by guards in riot gear was videotaped by guards, reportedly for training purposes. The videotape showed the inmates, who had arrived that same day, being forced to lie down. A police dog attacked several inmates and the tape showed one inmate being bitten on the leg. The videotape also showed a stun gun being used and several inmates being kicked and dragged while lying on the floor.
Until recently, the videotape had not been made public. It was aired at a county government meeting held to discuss a $100,000 suit filed against the county sheriff by a Missouri inmate who alleged he was among those abused. The tape became public when a local newspaper obtained a copy. The videotape of the incident aired nationally in August 1997.
The allegations are still under investigation and events are continuing to unfold; however, a series of developments have transpired since the videotape was aired nationally, including:
--The Missouri DC, concerned about the alleged abuse of its inmates by the private company, canceled the $6 million contract and brought back the 415 inmates being housed at the facility.
--The Missouri DC canceled two other contracts with CCRI and brought back approximately 300 inmates being housed at other facilities managed by the company.
--The Missouri Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Brazoria County, Texas, for breach of contract for withholding information about what happened to its inmates in September 1996, and refusing to release information, including officer reports, inmate requests for medical attention, and medical records as required in the contract.
--The Oklahoma DC canceled its contract and began transferring 250 of its inmates out of a different facility operated by CCRI.
--One of the CCRI guards, seen in the videotape pushing an inmate to the floor with his foot, had previously in a separate incident plead guilty to federal misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to five months in jail for beating an inmate with a riot stick while working as a state prison guard.
--The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened an investigation regarding the allegations of abuse and civil rights violations raised by a Missouri inmate.
--State Representative Ron Wilson (D-Houston, Texas) has requested a statewide investigation into the thirty-four privately operated jails in Texas.>>
http://www.fcc.state.fl.us/fcc/reports/final97/97priv.html