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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.

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.

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Report: The Banks That Finance Private Prison Companies November 2016

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Buying Influence: How Private Prison Companies Expand Their Control of America’s Criminal Justice System October 2016

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Fact Sheet: GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America Spend Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Purchasing Smaller Companies September 2016

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Fact Sheet: Private Prison Companies Encourage Mass Incarceration by Owning Facilities July 2016

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Research Brief: How Private Prison Companies Increase Recidivism June 2016

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Cutting Corners in America’s Criminal Justice System April 2016

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Private Prison CEOs Continue to Make Much More than the Correctional Officers that Work for Them March 2016

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One Way We Could Tackle Mass Incarceration Today

If our criminal justice system stopped sending people to private jails and prisons, hundreds of millions in tax dollars a year could be spent on providing rehabilitation and alternatives to incarceration.
March 2016

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How Private Prisons Take Tax Dollars Away from Fixing Our Criminal Justice System February 2016

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Private Companies Profit from Almost Every Function of America’s Criminal Justice System January 2016