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Case Name: Jane Doe v. TransCor America
Case Number: 99-K-390, United States District Court, District of Colorado
ACLU Case Number: 1998-12

Description: The ACLU of Colorado filed this lawsuit against the country’s largest private extradition company, TransCor America, on behalf of a female prisoner that the company transported from Texas to Colorado in March, 1998. The suit alleges that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of a sexual assault perpetrated by a TransCor guard during the drive. The complaint states that TransCor assigned an all-male crew for the extradition despite similar incidents, similar lawsuits, and a company policy that required the presence of at least one female guard. The plaintiff obtained a substantial monetary settlement in 2002.

Issues: Rights of prisoners

ACLU of Colorado Attorneys: Janet Savage, Cynthia Kok, Mark Silverstein

Links to Selected Documents:

"Just Hop on the Van, Man: Transported by private companies, wayward inmates discover that their journey to prison can be a long, strange trip,” by Alan Prendergast, Westword, December 18, 1997"

"The Long and Winding Road: A Prisoner’s Diary,” by Alan Prendergast, Westword, December 18, 1997

ACLU News Release, March 1, 1999, “ACLU Sues Private Extradition Company for Guard’s Sexual Assault of Prisoner”

Fact Sheet: Sexual Abuse of Prisoners

ACLU News Release, April 23, 2002, “Ex-Prisoner Settles Sexual Assault Suit Against Nation’s Largest Private Extradition Company”

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