For Private Prisons, Detaining Immigrants Is Big Business

Today, despite their mixed record, private prison companies are overseeing the vast majority of undocumented migrants.

by Sarah Weiser, Noah Madoff, Anne Checler via Retro Report on October 1, 2018

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During the reporting of this story, Retro Report reached out to GEO Group, CoreCivic, and ICE to ask for their perspectives on the issues raised in the piece, either through on-camera interviews or written statements. All three provided written statements in response:

GEO Group spokesman Pablo Paez’s response to Retro Report can be found here ».

CoreCivic Public Affairs Manager Rodney E. King’s response to Retro Report can be found here ».

ICE’s response to Retro Report can be found here ».