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The ‘planned obsolescence’ driving our imprisonment industry

Made in America: The Products of US Prison Labor Are All Around Us

A project by photographer Daniella Zalcman shows the casual prevalence of goods made by prison labor in public and private spaces.

"Revolving Door": Former GEO Group VP David Venturella Is New Interim ICE Chief

President Donald Trump has tapped David Venturella, a former ICE official and executive at the private prison company GEO Group, to replace Todd Lyons as head of Immigration and Cu...

Track Wisconsin’s prison population

Wisconsin’s prison population is heading toward a record high. Track the trend here.

"Subversion of Law and Order": ICE Violence Escalates at Newark's GEO-Run Jail, Delaney Hall

We get an update on protests at Newark, New Jersey’s Delaney Hall, an ICE facility owned and operated by the private prison company GEO Group, where hundreds of immigrant detainees...

PRI Enterprises highlights nearly half a century of helping Florida prisoners transition into employees

'Job training, education and meaningful work have the power to rebuild lives.' The post PRI Enterprises highlights nearly half a century of helping Florida prisoners transition int...

Louisiana’s Tough-on-Crime Policies Stand to Cost Taxpayers Millions More for Years to Come

The post Louisiana’s Tough-on-Crime Policies Stand to Cost Taxpayers Millions More for Years to Come appeared first on ProPublica.

Overcrowded and overheated, Korean prisons become intolerable for both inmates and officers

With a metallic click, cold metal cuffs close around both wrists. “You are now in custody.” Suddenly, moving one’s arms freely becomes impossible. The discomfort sets in quickly, a...

Geo Group Files In Federal Court To Stop Reasonable Colorado Inspections

Geo Group, the politically-connected private prison company that operates Colorado’s sole immigrant detention center, filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a just-signed state law tha...

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Public Witness and For-Profit Immigration Detention

As immigration detention surges across the United States, the private companies building and running immense detention facilities are reporting record profits. Nearly 90% of people...