private prisons

How a Prison Company’s Bid for Acceptance Turned into a PR Disaster
posted on APRIL 03, 2013 by Mia Murrietta
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70,000 people took part in successful online action demanding that Florida Atlantic University reverse a deal to put GEO Group's name on a new football stadium.

TAGS: mass incarceration, private prisons, Education
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Private Prisons: "Horrific"
posted on JANUARY 24, 2013 by Hayes Morehouse
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Last week, I spoke with LaNita Mitchell, a Families for Books Not Bars member who hasn't seen her son in 3 years because he's in a private prison in Oklahoma.

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You Pay Taxes. Why Shouldn’t Prison Profiteers?
posted on JANUARY 08, 2013 by Hayes Morehouse
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The nation's largest private prison company, Corrections Corporation of America, or CCA just announced that they're considering converting the company to a Real Estate Investment Trust, which is a special tax designation for real estate companies.

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A Legal Case for Ending Mandatory Detention
posted on DECEMBER 05, 2012 by Sumayyah Waheed
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An interview about immigration detention with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.

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Wells Fargo Drops Private Prison Stock
posted on OCTOBER 25, 2012 by Hayes Morehouse
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Good news! We just heard from our friends at Enlace that Wells Fargo has rid itself of most of its holdings in the private prison company Geo Group.

TAGS: wells fargo, divestment, Geo group, private prisons
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