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Pay to Prey: Governors Facilitate the Predatory Outsourcing of US Public Services
Shocking new allegations of a murder-for-hire plot are emerging from Michigan as the media digs deeper into that state's failed outsourcing of prison services.
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Time to Stop Criminalizing Immigrants
Last week US authorities began to place ankle bracelets on a few newly arrived immigrants. This represents a continuation of the criminalization and punishment of immigrants. The root causes …
Corporations Divest Nearly $60 Million From Private Prison Complex
The announcement comes after civil rights activists pressured more than 150 companies for months.
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Mass Incarceration: Are the Feds Charting a New Path?
Eric Holder's argument for reconsideration of felon disenfranchisement laws and reductions in mandatory minimum sentences is a positive sign.
Stopping the Transfer of West Virginia Inmates to Private Prisons
West Virginia legislators are currently faced with deciding if the state should ship prisoners across state lines to for-profit private prisons.
For-Profit Prisons: Eight Statistics That Show the Problems
As private prisons become the norm in the United States, it's time society takes a look at the institution and asks,
Brave New Foundation’s Series on Prison Profiteering
Each part of this series by the Brave New Foundation exposes an aspect of corruption in the American prison systems in the name of profit.
Corporations Reap Billions From Mass Incarceration
A new campaign exposes the companies that profit off prisoners.
How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System
New immigration reform could affect the pockets of private prisons who have made a living from imprisoning illegal immigrants.
Football Stadium Named After Private Prison Company Blurs Line Between Retribution and Recreation
The GEO Group -the nation's second largest for-profit, private prison firm - recently announced its intention to gift $6 million over a 12-year period to Florida Atlantic University (FAU).