The U.S. DOJ is taking on debtors’ prisons
According to the U.S. DOJ, private probation companies have a “direct pecuniary interest in the management or outcome of a case.”
March 2016
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.
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 2016Featured Article
Private Companies Profit from Almost Every Function of America’s Criminal Justice System January 2016Private Prison Exec: “We have a bad education system.”
The private corrections industry, which makes more profit when more people are in the criminal justice system, is an obstacle to the changes many of us want to see.
January 2016
Minnesotans Say ‘No Thanks’ to Private Prison Company
Reopening Prairie Correctional Facility would be a costly mistake for both moral and economic reasons.
October 2015
Pope: ‘Money Must Serve, Not Rule’
Private corrections companies like Corizon make up a multibillion-dollar industry, and many have glaring track records of providing low-quality services that harm prisoners, communities, and taxpayers.
September 2015
Pope to Visit Jail Full of Private Contractors with Horrible Track Records
When prisoners experience harm or neglect in our criminal justice system, it is often by the hands of private companies.
September 2015
From the Blue Ridge Comes a Resounding No
With a vote of 'no' to privatization, Johnson County, TN, joins a growing list of communities taking common sense action on criminal justice.
August 2015
Nothing’s Free
Are Social Impact Bonds an effective way to make up for America’s failure to invest enough in public services or yet another path towards privatization?
August 2015
The Prison Lobby No One Sees
Our new report reveals how corrections conferences allow corporations to influence government officials in ways outside the public’s oversight.
August 2015
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Buying Access: How Corporations Influence Decision Makers at Corrections Conferences, Trainings, and Meetings August 2015Big questions surround AZ’s private prisons after another riot
The governor of Arizona has promised an investigation that will get to the bottom of what happened at Kingman. Unless he also plans to fully evaluate the costs and benefits (moral and economic) of allowing companies to [...]
July 2015
Abolish Profit Guarantees
Quotas do more to guarantee profits than guarantee public safety. Many thanks to Grassroots Leadership and American Friends Service Committee for their excellent work to bring an end to the Immigrant Detention Quota. [...]
April 2015
Payoff: How Congress Ensures Private Prison Profit with an Immigrant Detention Quota
This report provides an in-depth assessment of the inception and implementation of the quota, with a specific focus on the role played by for-profit, private prison corporations. [...]
April 2015