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https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/politics/private-prisons-poised-to-expand-under-trump-invs
Biden promised but failed to end federal use of private prisons. That’s left the industry ready to...
Feb 11, 2025 - Shares of private prison companies have grown since the election. Those facilities could expand under Trump, despite claims of abuse and mistreatment.
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https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/geo-group-and-corecivic-poised-to-make-bank-off-trumps-immigration-crackdown/
The private prisons capitalising on Trump’s immigration crackdown
Jan 30, 2025 - Though plagued by allegations of poor conditions, Geo Group and CoreCivic are poised to make bank off Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/private-prisons-in-the-united-states/
Private Prisons in the United States – The Sentencing Project
Feb 21, 2024 - Twenty-seven states and the federal government incarcerated 90,873 people in private prisons in 2022, representing 8% of the total state and federal prison...
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https://www.salon.com/2026/01/28/private-prisons-are-cashing-in-on-trumps-ice-crackdown-theyre-just-getting-started/
Private prisons are cashing in on Trump's ICE crackdown. They're just getting started - Salon.com
Feb 4, 2026 - Over 90 percent of detained immigrants languish in prisons that aren't actually run by the government
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https://www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/paper/the-economics-of-private-prisons/
The economics of private prisons - The Hamilton Project
Jun 27, 2024 - Recently, private prisons have become the focus of considerable attention. This economic analysis explores the growth of the private…
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https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101863441
'Inside Private Prisons' Lays Out History of Private Correctional Facilities | KQED
Jan 4, 2024 - The U.S. private prison system incarcerates 126,000 people and provides beds for 65% of immigrant detentions. In her new book
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https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/22/trump-private-prisons-executive-order
What Will Trump’s Executive Order on Private Prisons Really Do? | The Marshall Project
Jan 22, 2025 - The order reverses Biden’s ban on private prison contracts with the Justice Department. Private immigrant detention never stopped and is expected to grow.
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