Author Archives: David Isenberg

How private prisons are benefiting from Trump’s hardline immigration policies

How private prisons are benefiting from Trump’s hardline immigration policies By Eric Lutz | June 30, 2018 When the nascent Trump administration in February 2017 rescinded a months-old, Obama-era Department of Justice directive to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Prison Shares Rise as U.S. Eyes More Migrant Family Detention Space

Prison Shares Rise as U.S. Eyes More Migrant Family Detention Space June 22, 2018, at 7:14 p.m. More Prison Shares Rise as U.S. Eyes More Migrant Family Detention Space More By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Rise and Fall of an Immigration Detention Empire

The Rise and Fall of an Immigration Detention Empire Co-published by Newsweek In a rush to create detention space, ICE has used opaque noncompetitive contracts called Intergovernmental Service Agreements to quickly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Among the corporations that have lobbied ICE in the past two years are

US Immigration & Customs Enforcement Summary Agency Profile, 2018 Year: Total Number of Clients: 18 Number of reports listing agency: 18 Records are displayed 50 at a time. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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The Prison Industrial Complex: Mapping Private Sector Players.

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An examination of private financing for correctional and immigration detention facilities

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Immigration Detention: An American Business

Immigration Detention: An American Business On April 6, 2018, the administration announced a “zero tolerance” immigration policy that requires every undocumented adult immigrant and asylum seeker in the U.S. to be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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McCaskill calls out ‘questionable’ Army spending under LOGCAP

McCaskill calls out ‘questionable’ Army spending under LOGCAP June 26, 2018 | Ashley Tressel Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) today sent a letter to the Defense Contract Audit Agency director criticizing the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Appeals court tosses veterans’ lawsuits over burn pits

Appeals court tosses veterans’ lawsuits over burn pits By: Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press   June 20 The flames of a burn pit picks up with the winds as a storm… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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KBR Toxic Burn Pit Claims Are Political Issue, 4th Circ. Says

KBR Toxic Burn Pit Claims Are Political Issue, 4th Circ. Says By Daniel Wilson Law360 (June 21, 2018, 4:59 PM EDT) — The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a multidistrict litigation… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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