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The Biden administration helped construct the very border-and-deportation arsenal that Trump is now putting to use. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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The industry’s success is another side effect of the administration’s tough-on-crime stance—no matter the consequences. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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The class-action suit also alleges Immigration and Customs Enforcement played a part in violating anti-slavery laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 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 )
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A senior executive with the second-largest for-profit prison company in America told investment bankers last summer that, talk of drug policy and criminal justice reform notwithstanding, the United States will continue to “attract crime,” generating new “correctional needs.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2014
Clocking in at nearly 18 minutes, Oliver's recent segment on the broken prison system could be one of his most inspired rants yet. This time, the "Last Week Tonight" host even got the help of America's favorite Muppets to drive home his incredibly important point. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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