As the government and law enforcement brace for the sweeping ramifications of President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to deport what could be millions of undocumented immigrants from the United States, ...

Over 90 percent of detained immigrants languish in prisons that aren't actually run by the government ...

When it comes to for-profit, private corporate incarceration of immigrants, making lots of money is like drinking salt water, the more they drink, the thirstier they get. Roman proverbs say that the ...

Jerome Dillard, executive director of Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing (EXPO) (left) holds book discussion with author and activist Bianca Tylek (right). (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner) ...

Federal immigration authorities expect to hold record numbers of detainees over the next year, and that’s music to the ears of private prison executives. Executives from the two biggest private prison ...

During the 2025 Border Security Expo in Phoenix ― an annual trade show for government officials, technology manufacturers and policy advocates ― acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Check out this great opinion piece at CNBC.com by David Shapiro of the ACLU National Prison Project about the problems with the for-profit, private prison industry. Says David: Now is the time for ...

ADELANTO, California—The Obama administration’s recent decision to close private prisons might not have the sweeping implications that many people initially thought. Immigrant rights advocates say ...

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