The Private Prison Industry
The private prison industry includes for-profit companies that provide correctional services. Most well-known are companies such as Corrections Corporation of America (CCA, which has rebranded as "CoreCivic"), the GEO Group and Management & Training Corp. (MTC), which own and operate prisons, jails and other detention facilities. CCA and GEO are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
A wide variety of other correctional services are also privatized, and thus monetized -- including prison medical care, mental health care, food services, transportation services, pharmaceutical services, telephone services, money transfer services, commissary/canteen services, video visitation, secure email services and more. Together these companies make up the private prison industry, which directly profits and benefits from incarceration.
Are you aware of private prison contract violations?
We are interested in hearing from whistleblowers, including current or former private prison employees, who are aware of contract violations or fraud by private prison firms. For example, contracts may require that private prison operators provide specific services or programs that they are not providing, or specific staffing levels they have failed to meet. If you have documentation about contract violations or fraud at private prisons, please contact us confidentially via our contact page. Note that whistleblowers may be entitled to financial compensation for exposing fraud by government contractors.
Sample Publications
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Breaking News
US investors confront home truths about private prison holdings
Trans Migrants Get Poor Health Care at Private Prison, Inspectors Find
New PR Group Pushes Private Prison Industry Talking Points
Delco council committed to deprivatizing prison
Proposal would forbid Nashville from entering, renewing contracts with private prisons
State's Payments to CoreCivic for Housing Inmates at Private Prison May Exceed Legal Limits
Trump administration sues California over private prison ban
Ex-prison health contractor won’t release records despite court rulings
Prison company gave Colorado 60 days to find a new place for its inmates
The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities
Despite Findings Of 'Negligent' Care, ICE To Expand Troubled Calif. Detention Center
Other Resources
Notable Reports/Articles
"I Worked In A Private Prison — They Are A Cancer On American Society"
August 2016 Dept. of Justice review of federal private prisons
ACLU report "Banking on Bondage"
Fordham law journal report on private prison cost savings/shifting
Mother Jones article - 4 months as an undercover private prison guard
Crime Does Pay!