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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: Homeland Security
GEO Group Wins Legal Challenge to California Ban on Private Immigrant Prisons
GEO Group Wins Legal Challenge to California Ban on Private Immigrant Prisons Daniel Wiessner / Reuters A communal area is seen at the Adelanto immigration detention center, which is run by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private Prisons Are a Socially Responsible Investment, According to Bizarre Wall Street Measures
Private Prisons Are a Socially Responsible Investment, According to Bizarre Wall Street Measures Lee Fang / The Intercept The Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility operated by CoreCivic in Tutwiler, Mississippi, Aug. 16,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Five Florida Companies Make Millions Thanks to ICE Contracts
Five Florida Companies Make Millions Thanks to ICE Contracts Manuel Madrid July 5, 2019 8:00AM U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The political price of being… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
‘Enough is enough’: Immigrants sue private prison company GEO Group over $1 a day wages
Daily Kos Attribution: AP Detained immigrants forced to work at a GEO Group facility in Washington, D.C. The caption says its during a media tour in 2019, because the prison thought… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private immigration prisons are a wasteland of human rights abuses, and of federal dollars
Daily Kos Attribution: AFP via Getty Images “Mothers, wives and family members of detainees at the Adelanto Immigration Detention Center rally outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on September 30,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
For-profit immigration prison fights detainee labor class action at Ninth Circuit
For-profit immigration prison fights detainee labor class action at Ninth Circuit Disciplinary and sanitation policies given the green light by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of its contract with private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A year after Biden’s executive order on private prisons, business is still booming
NewsletterSign In California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation personnel make their way outside the Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility in McFarland, California. Source: Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images Politics A year after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A year after Biden’s executive order on private prisons, business is still booming
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation personnel make their way outside the Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility in McFarland, California. Source: Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images Politics A year after Biden’s executive… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Settlement compels ICE to preserve COVID safety measures, limits ability to re-detain immigrants at Mesa Verde, Yuba facilities
Settlement compels ICE to preserve COVID safety measures, limits ability to re-detain immigrants at Mesa Verde, Yuba facilities Local News by: Jason Kotowski Posted: Jan 27, 2022 / 04:23 PM PST… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DHS seeks contractor to run migrant detention facility at Gitmo, guards who speak Haitian Creole
Immigration DHS seeks contractor to run migrant detention facility at Gitmo, guards who speak Haitian Creole DHS told NBC News it is not sending “and will not send Haitian nationals being… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading