U.S. Appeals Court: PRIVATE FACILITY.

• Position: Prisoners and prisons - Brief Article

Rael v. Williams, 223 F.3d 1153 (10th Cir. 2000). A state prisoner who was incarcerated in a privately-run prison facility under a contract between the state and a private corporation filed a habeas corpus petition. The district court dismissed the petition. The appeals court held that the fact that a state prisoner is transferred to, or must reside in, a privately...