Tag Archives: Corrections Corporation of America
Author Shane Bauer on How the Racist Roots of Private Prisons Still Permeate the System
“I was struggling with this feeling that I was becoming this different person in prison — a person I didn’t like.”
Falsified reports, inadequate medical care, severe understaffing and a plethora of illicit drugs and weapons: These are the grim realities of America’s modern...Read More
Despite Systemic Failures, State Moves to License Detention Centers for Child Care
As Texas’ Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) makes headlines for inadequate monitoring of children in state care — in some cases, deathly i...Read More
ICE Director to U.S. Rep. Culberson: We Can’t Just Put People in Detention for ‘the Heck of it’
In a heated discussion with ICE Director Paula Saldaña, Houston Congressman John Culberson wondered why the U.S. lets so many immigrant detention beds go empty...Read More
Feds Set to Open Massive New Family Detention Center in November
Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it expected to open a for-profit 2,400-bed family detention center in Dilley in early November. ...Read More
Feds Planning Massive Family Detention Center in South Texas
In response to the influx of Central Americans at the Texas-Mexico border, federal officials are planning a new for-profit family detention lockup for immigrant...Read More
The Unnecessary Expense of Immigrant Detention
Proven, common-sense alternatives to detention, including monitoring and case management, are available at a savings of more than $1 billion a year....Read More
Senate Finance Recommends Closing Dawson State Jail
Is this the end of the nightmare factory called Dawson State Jail? On Monday, the state Senate Finance Committee recommended against renewing Texas’ contract ...Read More