Bartlett State Jail

Humpday Hall of Shame | CCA-run state jails prove unsafe (again) for prisoners

September 17, 2014 by Kymberlie Quong Charles

Thanks to a lawsuit filed by Edwards Law in Austin, TX on September 3rd, a veil of secrecy around rampant sexual abuse and staff misconduct is being lifted at CCA-run Bartlett State Jail in Bartlett, TX. In particular, the suit sheds light on acute staff incompetence and most disturbingly, a well-known hazing ritual known by prisoners and prison staff alike as “ass on the glass.”

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Secrecy, Sexual Assault and Hazing Plague Texas Private Prison

Bartlett, TX -- Grassroots Leadership and its allies are shocked and disturbed to learn of the latest lawsuit against for-profit private prison company, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), for its complicity in what appears to be widespread sexual abuse and assault at their Bartlett State Jail facility. [node:read-more:link]