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Infographic: Overflowing U.S. Private Prisons, by the Numbers
The predatory corporate prison enterprise aims to privatize profits and socialize losses. This combination has led to a situation where correctional facilities have only one incentive: ensure that new bodies arrive as fast as
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Idaho to take back control of privately run state prison
Idaho's governor says the corrections department will take over function of the biggest privately run prison in the state after more than several years of mismanagement and other issues at the facility. Nashville-based Corrections Corporation
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Private Prisons: The More Americans They Put Behind Bars The More Money They Make
How would you describe an industry that wants to put more Americans in prison and keep them there longer so that it can make more money? In America today, approximately 130,000 people are locked
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