Providence Service Corporation

Providence Service Corporation is an American social services corporation listed on the NASDAQ. One of its subsidiaries, Providence Community Corrections, has been sued for racketeering and extortion.

Providence Service Corporation was established in 1997. It has a payroll of 13,697. Its Chairman is Christopher S. Shackelton and its Chief Executive Officer is James M. Lindstrom.

The company provides social services, and it is "reimbursed by government programs such as welfare, juvenile justice, Medicaid or corrections." It comprises four subsidiaries: Ingeus, LogistiCare, Matrix Medical Network, and Providence Human Services (including Providence Community Corrections).

It is listed on the NASDAQ.

Providence Community Corrections was established in 1972. It is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

The subsidiary was accused of "extortion" in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 2015. By October 2015, it was sued by Equal Justice Under Law, the pro bono wing of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, for "violating racketeering laws by jailing impoverished people who fail to pay court fines for traffic violations and misdemeanor offenses, and by refusing to waive fees for the indigent" in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Additionally, the lawsuit "accuses Rutherford County officials of conspiring with Providence Community Corrections in the scheme and violating federal racketeering laws."