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This site contains over 2,000 news articles, legal briefs and publications related to for-profit companies that provide correctional services. Most of the content under the "Articles" tab below is from our Prison Legal News site. PLN, a monthly print publication, has been reporting on criminal justice-related issues, including prison privatization, since 1990. If you are seeking pleadings or court rulings in lawsuits and other legal proceedings involving private prison companies, search under the "Legal Briefs" tab. For reports, audits and other publications related to the private prison industry, search using the "Publications" tab.

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Israeli Supreme Court: Private Prisons Violate Human Dignity

Article • March 15, 2013

Filed under: Private Prisons

Israeli Supreme Court: Private Prisons Violate Human Dignity by "The very existence of a prison that operates on a profit making basis reflects a lack of respect for the status of (prisoners ...

HCJ 260505 Israel Supreme Court Ruling Against Private Prisons, US, 2009

Brief • July 19, 2009

Filed under: International Transfer, Private Prisons, International, Prisoners-International, Political Prisoners (International)

HCJ 260505 Israel Supreme Court Ruling Against Private Prisons, US, 2009 Academic Center of Law & Business, Human Rights Division v. Minister of Finance HCJ 2605/05 HCJ 2605/05 Petitioners: 1 ...