Denver Westword

What to Know About the GEO Group, an International Prison Company Under Supreme Court Review

One of the largest private prison companies in the world is under a Supreme Court review, and most of it stated in Aurora.
The New RepublicOpinion

The Case That Could Rein in Private Prison Abuses—or Turn Them Loose

One of the biggest firms in the industry wants the Roberts court to grant it sovereign immunity. Even the Trump ...

Handing over ICE detention to private prisons betrays Oklahoma values | Letters

Oklahomans value fairness, faith and family. Handing over ICE detention to private prisons betrays those values.
Tennessee Lookout

Private prison operator CoreCivic saw 55% increase in immigration detainee contracts

Private prison company CoreCivic has increased revenue driven by federal government contracts as part of President Donald ...

Private prison operator profited despite the government shutdown

In their quarterly financial report, CoreCivic, the private prison operator, announced that it did well financially despite ...
Boise State Public Radio

SCOTUS considers how Trump administration uses private prisons to house immigrants

A private prison company is facing a lawsuit claiming detainees were forced to work and paid one dollar a day in Colorado.
Daily Inter Lake

Inmate advocates say Montana’s reliance on private prisons comes at a cost

TUTWILER, MISSISSIPPI — The cotton is just beginning to bloom. It’s late August in the Mississippi Delta, an alluvial plain formed by soil deposited from the Missouri, Ohio and Mississippi rivers over ...