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Private Prisons

  1. so you want to be president
    Elizabeth Warren Wants to Ban ‘Corrupt and Inhumane’ Private PrisonsPrivate prisons are notoriously abusive. Elizabeth Warren says she’s got a plan for that.
    By Sarah Jones
  2. shane bauer
    Shane Bauer Talks Working Undercover at a Private PrisonIn a new book, the investigative reporter toggles between the grim present and brutal history of for-profit incarceration in America.
    By Benjamin Hart
  3. social services
    The Halfway-House Manager Who’s Trying to Keep His Clients Out of Prison“That’s got to be the loneliest feeling in the world — being a guy who’s been in and out of jail for 40 years with no prospects.”
    As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  4. Prison Stocks Up, Gun Stocks Down As Investors React to Trump’s ElectionAfter a quick drop late Tuesday night, the Dow Jones has stabilized on Wednesday.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. Trump Offers a Ray of Hope for America’s Embattled Private-Prison IndustryThe Feds are phasing them out, and some states may soon follow. But Trump seems to be bullish on for-profit incarceration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. The Justice Department Will End Its Use of Private PrisonsAfter finding such prisons provide inferior service to state-run facilities, DOJ no longer thinks incarceration should be a for-profit enterprise.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. The Obama Administration’s $1 Billion Giveaway to the Private Prison IndustryThe administration paid $1 billion to build a detention center for migrant women and children that it barely uses.
    By Eric Levitz