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.”

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. Read more about Secrecy, Sexual Assault and Hazing Plague Texas Private Prison