corrections corporation of america

The Slaves Rebel

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 3, 2018 Hundreds of prisoners across 17 states are striking over pay and horrific living conditions. Americans on the outside have a moral obligation to help them. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Private Prisons Expect Surging Profits During the Trump Administration

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 23, 2016 People invested in the prison industry are set to get even richer off the mass incarceration of minority and low-income people when Donald Trump and the tough-on-crime nominee for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, take control of the federal justice system. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Administration Gave Nation’s Largest Private Prison Company a No-Bid, $1 Billion Contract

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2016 The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency skipped the standard public process of bidding and offered the Corrections Corporation of America a generous deal to build a massive detention facility for women and children seeking asylum. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Idaho to Take Over Privately Run Prison

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 5, 2014 Idaho Gov. C.L. Otter announced Friday that the state's corrections department would assume operation of the largest privately run prison there after more than a decade of mismanagement and other problems. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Profiting From Human Misery

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 18, 2013 The for-profit prison industry, which is expanding across the nation, has blunted prison reform, stymied repeal of our draconian drug laws and successfully lobbied for harsher and harsher detention policies. Mass incarceration is increasingly about corporate profit, not justice. The for-profit prison industry has blunted prison reform, stymied repeal of draconian drug laws and successfully lobbied for ever-harsher detention policies. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )