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Rural Towns Deserve Better Than Prison Jobs

Rural Towns Deserve Better Than Prison Jobs

Aug 4, 2021

Rural prison towns need jobs. There are better ones than guarding people in cages.

Tackling Prison Profiteers Will Take More Than Banning Private Prisons

Tackling Prison Profiteers Will Take More Than Banning Private Prisons

Feb 1, 2021

To fully address profit-driven punishment, the Biden administration will need to take aim at every tendril of the private prison industry — including immigration detention centers.

Teachers Urge Divestment from Private Prisons

Teachers Urge Divestment from Private Prisons

Mar 4, 2019

A recent report exposes how public pensions are intertwined with institutions that profit off mass incarceration.

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Jul 30, 2018

A Pennsylvania county goes up against a giant of the private prison industry and comes out victorious.

Who’s Profiting From America’s Private Juvenile Prisons?

Who’s Profiting From America’s Private Juvenile Prisons?

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One mother’s fight to shut down a private juvenile corrections facility in Louisiana known for its brutality and big profits.

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