In the United States, it’s a time-honored practice to include private corrections services as part of the local, state and federal prison system.

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Private Corrections Industry insurance consists of the following commercial forms of coverage:

• General Liability
  
  
• Products Completed Operations Liability
  
  
• Medical Malpractice
  
  
• Errors and Omissions aka Professional Liability (mostly for civil rights infringements)
   

Associated insurance is generally written on a claims-made basis.

Private Corrections Insurance Claim Examples

Lawsuits against private corrections run the full gamut, from abuse to discrimination and many other things in between. Below you will find some highlighted insurance claims scenarios where insurance coverage protected the facility from associated financial losses.

• A prison inmate from MT filed a claim for $2.2 million following an injury incident where his foot became wedged into the facility’s dairy machinery.
  
  
  
• An OH prisoner’s mom brought a $75,000 negligence lawsuit against the corrections facility after the man was hit by lightning while in the recreation area.
  
  
  
• After An AZ prisoner was killed by another inmate, the private corrections facility had to contend with a wrongful death allegation in the lawsuit filed by the victim’s family.
  
  

• A man that was incarcerated in an IN corrections facility filed a lawsuit against the authorities because of overcrowding that allegedly led to the spread of disease among the inmates.

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Summary: Private corrections facilities are difficult to insure but coverage is available from specific insurance underwriters.