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Fact Sheet: Private Prison Companies Encourage Mass Incarceration by Owning Facilities July 2016In the Public Interest
Democracy, Shared Prosperity, and the Common Good
In the Public Interest is a comprehensive research and policy center on privatization and responsible contracting.
In the Public Interest
Democracy, Shared Prosperity, and the Common Good
In the Public Interest is a comprehensive research and policy center on privatization and responsible contracting.
U.S. DOJ Says It Will End Use of Private Prisons
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced they plan to end the use of privately operated, for-profit prisons to incarcerate federal prisoners.
August 2016
For Private Prison Companies, There’s No Value in an Empty Prison
A private prison in rural New Mexico won't close until October, but the company that owns it is already shopping it to other government customers.
August 2016
Iowa’s Privatized Medicaid in “State of Emergency”
Just four months in, Iowa's Medicaid privatization may already be pushing the state's most vulnerable further to the margins.
August 2016
Without Planning and Oversight, Charter Schools Hurt Neighborhood Schools
Allowing charter schools to open with little consideration for other public schools and the surrounding community is fueling a crisis in American public education.
July 2016
It’s Been a Rough Few Weeks for the Private Prison Industry
In the past few weeks we’ve taken big steps towards getting our money back from the shareholders, executives, and Wall Street banks that profit from mass incarceration.
July 2016
Privatization Won’t Fix D.C. Transit
A public transit system should be judged by how it treats those that need it most, especially people with disabilities and our most marginalized communities.
July 2016
“School Choice” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
All of the rhetoric from charter school advocates about “school choice” only obscures the real choice.
July 2016
How Wall Street is Profiting off of the Crisis It Created
As public budgets have tightened, investors operating with little transparency or oversight have increasingly taken over many public services Americans rely on every day.
June 2016
The Nod to Wall Street Buried Deep In Paul Ryan’s “Anti-Poverty” Plan
House Speaker Paul Ryan released a new “anti-poverty” plan last week that would only make it tougher for poor and working families to get by. As expected, the plan cuts from public programs that help low- and [...]
June 2016
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Research Brief: How Private Prison Companies Increase Recidivism June 2016Academica’s Florida Real Estate Operations
"Academica's Florida Real Estate Operations" provides analysis of for-profit charter school operator Academica’s role as a landlord to schools in Florida.
June 2016
California’s Latest Gold Rush is Public Education
Billionaires and investors are doubling down on charter school expansion, even as evidence mounts that the schools destabilize public school districts.
June 2016
Corporations Could Soon Advertise in Our National Parks
The National Park Service's new corporate sponsorship plan stirs up a fundamental debate about our public goods—what they are and who owns them.
May 2016
Is Your Local Public Library Run by Wall Street?
What do 82 public libraries, a Texas beef processing company, and a string of Pizza Huts across Tennessee and Florida have in common? They’re all managed by the same private equity firm.
May 2016