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Private inspectors paint a rosy picture of U.S. immigrant detention centers. Audits find otherwise
Private inspectors paint a rosy picture of U.S. immigrant detention centers. Audits find otherwise A guard escorts an immigrant detainee from his segregation cell back into the general population at Adelanto… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Private Prison Bosses Beg Taxpayers to Pay Human-Trafficking Lawsuit Bills
Private Prison Bosses Beg Taxpayers to Pay Human-Trafficking Lawsuit Bills In a series of emails, prison execs pleaded with ICE to pick up their multimillion-dollar tab. At the same time, they… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Fifth Third to Halt Future Financing to Private-Prison Firms
July 15, 2019 1:29 PM Fifth Third to Halt Future Financing to Private-Prison Firms By Lananh Nguyen July 15, 2019 1:29 PM A Fifth Third Bancorp branch in Romeoville, Illinois. Photographer:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
What to Know About Private Prisons Amid the U.S. Border Crisis
What to Know About Private Prisons Amid the U.S. Border Crisis SANTA BARBARA, CA – JUNE 12: The Santa Barbara County Detention and Correctional Facility, one of two jails where singer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Activists Question Ties Between Ex-ICE Contractor And Virginia Democrats
Activists Question Ties Between Ex-ICE Contractor And Virginia Democrats July 18, 2019 — Ben Paviour Gov. Ralph Northam (left) alongside Dario Marquez, Jr. (center) and Wendy Marquez (right) at a bill signing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Before Being Hacked, Border Surveillance Firm Lobbied to Downplay Security and Privacy Concerns About Its Technology
Cars line up to cross from Tijuana, Mexico, into San Diego in the U.S., on April 4, 2019. Photo: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images Before Being Hacked, Border Surveillance Firm Lobbied to Downplay… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Adelanto wins lawsuit stemming from ICE processing center public records request
Adelanto wins lawsuit stemming from ICE processing center public records request By Garrett Bergthold Staff Writer By Martin Estacio Staff Writer Posted Jul 9, 2019 at 5:02 PM Updated Jul 10, 2019 at 3:40 PM SAN BERNARDINO — Federal law forbids… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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ICE Just Quietly Opened Three New Detention Centers, Flouting Congress’ Limits
July 9, 2019 ICE Just Quietly Opened Three New Detention Centers, Flouting Congress’ Limits The facilities are all run by private prison companies, and one experienced a violent riot. Noah Lanard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Millions in US taxpayers’ money invested in private prison firms
Millions in US taxpayers’ money invested in private prison firms At least 20 public worker pension funds have invested in firms profiting from Trump’s immigration policy, including California and New York… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Letter: Keep for-profit prisons out of Michigan
Letter: Keep for-profit prisons out of Michigan Posted Jul 13, 2019 at 2:01 AM A private prison closed since 2017 will reopen in Baldwin, about 100 miles north of Holland. The Geo Group’s new 10-year federal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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