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Private Prison Investors Set for Giant Windfall from Trump Tax Bill
Prison firms that restructured as real estate investment trusts see a substantial tax cut – more good news for those who benefit from increased incarceration.
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America’s Secretive Private Prison Industry Is About to Become Much Less Secret
Dilley, a remote Texas town of 4,000 people, has enjoyed a booming local economy thanks to its most controversial feature: its private prison.
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Thousands of ICE Detainees Claim They Were Forced Into Labor, A Violation of Anti-Slavery Laws
The lawsuit filed against one of the largest private prison companies in the country reached class-action status this week, meaning the case could involve as many as 60,000 immigrants who have been detained.
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The Private Prison Industry Is Licking Its Chops Over Trump's Deportation Plans
"There's little doubt in my mind that they will continue to rely on the private prison industry in what's going to be the biggest expansion of [ICE] in history," said Carl Takei, staff attorney for the ACLU's National Prison Project.
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Private Prison Stocks Are Shooting Up After Trump Win
They had declined sharply after the Obama Justice Department announced it would stop using private prisons.
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The Justice Department Says it Will Stop Using Private Prisons
"They do not maintain the same level of safety and security,” the Deputy Attorney General says.
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The Obama Administration’s $1 Billion Giveaway to the Private Prison Industry
Don’t believe everything you read on the Statue of Liberty.
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Private Companies are Making a Killing in the Justice System
Corporations like Aramark and CCA make money at almost every step of our justice and prison systems, from processing fines to monitoring ankle bracelets and drug testing. And they make a lot of it.
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On the Take: Private Prison Firms Are Buying Access to Public Officials at Lavish Conferences
Private corrections companies are spending millions of dollars
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Boycott, Divest and Sanction Corporations That Feed On Prisons
Former inmates have joined human rights advocates to organize nationwide demonstrations targeting everything from private phone-and-money-transfer companies to prison food vendors.
